Serena Williams win' s over kasatkina into Australian open 2016

MELBOURNE, Australia
Serena Williams was in fierce form on Rod Laver Arena on Friday night - ripping 27 winners in 44 minutes - to move smoothly through to Week 2 of the Australian open.

Taking on daría kasatkina, an 18-year-old Russian on the rise, the No.1-seeded Williams was almost flawless from start to finish, hitting more than triple the winners to unforced errors, 27 to 8, en route to a 6-1, 6-1 victory. Williams didn't face a single break point in seven service games in the match.

"Everything I've been trying to work on was kind of clicking today," Williams said afterwards.

"I thought I played pretty well in the other matches, though - my first match I thought I gave a great effort, and my second match, under the circumstances, I thought I played pretty well, I thought.

"Hopefully with each match I can just keep doing better."

Serena Williams vs daría kasatkina. Round 3 . Australian open 2016

MELBOURNE, Australia
Daría kasatkina' s 2016 has begun with a bang. The 18-year-old from Moscow opened her season by beating venus Williams in her first match at the asb clasic in Auckland, and Friday night she'll take on World No.1 serena Williams on the biggest stage of her career on Rod Laver Arena. The shy teenager says it's a dream come true.

"When I was young, I was just dreaming to play against them, somewhere at the Grand Slams, and now I can do it," she told reporters after beating fellow teen Ana konjuh in the second round. "So it's just great."