Serena Williams through to the third round of Australian Open

World number one Serena Williams reached the third round of Australian Open with a 6-1, 6-2 win over 104-ranked Vesna Dolonc.

With this win Serena equal legendary player Margaret Court’s record of 60 match wins at the in the Australian open. This was Williams 60-8 win at Melbourne Park.

“I just try to hit a bunch of aces and a bunch of winners – that’s all you can do because it’s too hot to get into long rallies,” she said.

Last year’s runner-up Li Na also through to the third round. She won against 16-year-old Belinda Bencic in 6-0, 7-6 (5).

In men’s singles, defending champion Novak Djokovic won his second round match with  6-0, 6-4, 6-4 over Leonardo Mayer of Argentina.

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