Straight set wins for Williams and Sharapova in moment roundSvetlana Kuznetsova falls to shock defeat on day three of playTop seed Serena Williams made light work of unseeded Taiwanese Hsieh Su-wei to charge into the Australian Open third round with a 6-1,6-2 victory. There was also a regulation win for Maria Sharapova on day three of play at Melbourne Park, but two-times grand slam winner Svetlana Kuznetsova fell to a shock defeat.
The No1-ranked Williams, or bidding for a 22nd grand slam title to match the great Steffi Graf,cruised through the one-hour romp in glorious sunshine at Rod Laver Arena without dropping serve. Related: Simona Halep, world No2, or knocked out of Australian Open by Zhang Shuai Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com