- American loses just three sets in Cincinatti Open victory
- Final major of year, the US Open, starts in two weeks
Serena Williams took just 65 minutes to beat Daria Gavrilova in the first round of the Cincinatti Open as she displayed ominous form just a fortnight out from the US Open, breaking the Australian’s serve twice in each set in the 6-1, 6-2 thumping.
The 23-time grand slam winner hit 27 winners to steamroll the world No 23 Gavrilova and bounce back from the most lopsided loss of her career two weeks ago – 6-1, 6-0 to Johanna Konta in San Jose – to set up a meeting with Czech eighth seed Petra Kvitova in the second round.
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