LONDON, (Reuters) – A seething Serena Williams took out her anger at being exiled from the main showcourts by pulverising hapless Russian Anna Chakvetadze 6-0 6-1 to reach the third round of Wimbledon yesterday.
Three-times champion Williams, whose day at the All England Club began by curtsying to Queen Elizabeth on the players’ terrace, was clearly not amused by Wimbledon organisers’ decision to banish her to the sunken Court 2.
She arrived for her match looking very angry and Chakvetadze was soon on the receiving end of a barrage of brutal groundstrokes.
Chakvetadze raised the loudest cheers from the crowd when she finally ended a losing streak of 11 games but the smile on her face was soon wiped off as Williams bashed down a winner to end the Russian’s torment after 49 fleeting minutes.