Serena Williams into 3 round of the Internationaly BNL d'Italia 2016

ROME, Italy
Serena Williams little doubt about her clay court form after easing into the third round with a straightforward win over anna lena Friedsam 6-4, 6-3 at Internazionali BNL d'Italia.

"I feel pretty good," Williams said in her press conference before the match. "I wasn't feeling really good for the past several weeks and even the past few days. But right now I'm better.

"I will see how I'm doing when I step on the court for the first time, but overall I think I'm feeling a lot better."