Serena Williams overcame an inspired start from Russian qualifier Margarita Gasparyan to move through her first round match at Wimbledon in straight sets on Monday, 6-4, 6-1. With a gorgeous one-handed backhand and some ferocious down-the-line forehands, Gasparyan, who had never won a WTA-level match, gave Williams a very tough start - she jumped out to a 3-1 lead and even had a break point for 4-1 - but the World No.113 missed that opportunity with a missed forehand. And from there it was all Williams. The No.1-seeded five-time Wimbledon champion won 11 of the next 13 games to run away with it in straight sets, finishing it off with an emphatic overhead into the stands.
"She played really well," Williams said.
"She also had a few matches under her belt from the qualifying, so she was ready for the grass. She got off to a really fast start. She was playing really well today. "I would be lying if I said I wanted a hard match, of course, but I think it's good for me. At the end of the day, it's definitely good for me. But no one really wants to be in any sort of difficult match!"
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