No. 6 seed, Serena Williams of the U.S.A. cruised to an easy win over No. 61 ranked Barbora Zahlavova Strycova of the Czech Republic in round one of the 2012 Wimbledon Championships.
Five-time Wimbledon champion, Serena, posted a straight-sets victory 6-2, 6-4 while hitting 24 winners (3 aces) with only 12 unforced errors (1 double fault) while scoring on 6 of the 12 break points. It was a much better showing than her 1st-round exit at the French Open just a few weeks ago.
The two players were not too far apart in the serving department. Serena averaged 104mph on 1st serves and 81mph on 2nd serves; Barbora averaged 99mph on 1st serves and 87mph on 2nd serves.
Serena will now face No. 97 ranked Melinda Czink of Hungary. Serena leads their head-to-head series 2-0. Neither match was on grass.
