adminBastad — Serena Williams cruised into the quarterfinals of the Swedish Open in Bastad by beating Anna Tatishvili of Georgia 6-2, 6-3 yesterday.
The 16-time Grand Slam champion broke four times in the first set and twice in the second at the clay-court tournament. She had seven aces, while her opponent served nine double faults. Williams ousted Tatishvili in the first round of the French Open in May. The top-seeded Williams will face Lourdes Dominguez Lino on Friday.
Flavia Pennetta advanced when second-seeded Simona Halep of Romania retired with an undisclosed injury. The Italian was leading 4-6, 7-5, 2-0 at the time.
Also in the second round, Richel Hogenkamp beat Lesia Tsurenko 6-1, 2-6, 6-3.
Second round:
Serena Williams (USA x1) bt Anna Tatishvili (GEO) 6-2, 6-3; Richel Hogenkamp (NED) bt Lesya Tsurenko (UKR x6) 6-1, 2-6, 6-3; Mathilde Johansson (FRA) bt Andrea Gmiz (VEN) 7-5, 6-2; Flavia Pennetta (ITA) bt Simona Halep (ROM x2) 4-6, 7-5, 2-0 – retired — AP
Bongani Ndlovu
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