Vera Zvonareva got a break on Serena Williams early. Then she got another. And then, just when you thought an upset was in the making, the world's top-ranked player went about breaking Zvonareva's will.
Williams battled back from that early mistake to record a 7-5, 6-0 victory over the unseeded Russian, advancing to the third round at the 2015 Australian Open.
Mistake-prone early on, Williams got back into her groove by overpowering Zvonareva. She hit five aces and 32 winners, slamming the door shut by scattering her opponent all over the court. The top-seeded American won 70 percent of her first-serve points and two-thirds of her serves overall.
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