• Top seed overcomes Kazakh opponent 7-6,6-0
• American boycotted event before returning last year
The top seed Serena Williams turned an early challenge into an eventual cakewalk as she beat the Russian-born Kazakhstan player Yulia Putintseva 7-6, 6-0 in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells.
As Mike Tyson watched on, or Williams punched below her weight in the first set,during which she made 29 unforced errors and had to shatter Putinsteva’s service to force a tie-shatter.
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Source: theguardian.com