MELBOURNE, Australia — Serena Williams powered past Hsieh Su-wei to book her place in the Australian Open third round on Wednesday.
The dominant world No. 1 dismissed concerns over her knee in the first round and backed that up with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Chinese Taipei's Hsieh at Rod Laver Arena.
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With the roof open after Melbourne's rainy weather cleared, Williams' power was simply too much for Hsieh to handle. The world No. 90 tried some craft with slices to get into the second-round match, but that barely troubled 21-time grand slam champion Williams.
Williams' only problem appeared to be over-hitting as she went after Hsieh's tame serve.
Williams, who produced a stunning forehand around the net during the victory, completed her win in an hour, closing it out to love and with an ace out wide.
STATISTICAL BREAKDOWN
Serena Williams (1) def. Hsieh Su-wei 6-1 6-2
ACES
Williams - 7
Hsieh - 0
WINNERS/UNFORCED ERRORS
Williams - 26/16
Hsieh - 9/16
BREAK POINTS WON
Williams - 4/8
Hsieh - 0/3
FIRST SERVE PERCENTAGE
Williams - 52
Hsieh - 49
PERCENTAGE OF POINTS WON ON FIRST/SECOND SERVE
Williams - 85/52
Hsieh - 39/58
TOTAL POINTS
Williams - 55
Hsieh - 34