Serena blows away King on gusty day at U.S. Open


  • Tennis
  • Friday, 29 Aug 2014

NEW YORK (Reuters) - World number one Serena Williams blew past Vania King 6-1 6-0 and into the third round of the U.S. Open on a windswept day at Flushing Meadows on Thursday, then pulled a little double duty joining big sister Venus for a doubles win.

"I'm ready, fit and feeling good," said Serena. "We really enjoy playing together, she added of the 7-6 (0) 6-7 (4) 6-1 win over Hungary's Timea Babos and France's Kristina Mladenovic.

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