U.S. Open 2013: Serena Williams proceeds to 3rd round

Serena Williams in action against Galina Voskoboeva during their second round match at the U.S. Open, Aug. 29, 2013. PHOTO/Getty Images

Serena Williams advances to the third round of the U.S. Open after beating Galina Voskoboeva of Kazakhstan 6-3, 6-0 in a time of 69 minutes.

Williams was pushed only briefly against Voskoboeva, ranked 77th from Kazakhstan.

Serving at game point trailing 5-3, Voskoboeva drew Williams to the net, and as Williams reached for the ball, her feet slid out from under her and she fell hard, her racket slamming to the ground. Before she fell, however, she reached the shot to win the point. Two points later, she closed out the set.

The second set took all of 27 minutes. When it was over, Williams was sitting at the same table where Errani had cried earlier, being asked how she would advise the Italian, who said she was “destroyed by the pressure” of returning to the French Open this year, where she followed her 2012 appearance in the final with a run to the semifinals.

“I really wouldn’t know what to say,” Williams said. “I can only say that I think she’s doing a good job. I mean, sometimes you have a tough day at the office, and it doesn’t mean that you don’t handle the pressure well.” “I’m just trying to do the best I can,” Williams said. “Just always trying to get a little better.”

Her match against Voskoboeva of Kazakhstan had originally been scheduled for Wednesday but was held over because of rain. Williams meets against another Kazakh, Yaroslava Shvedova on Friday for her third round contest.

Source: Newswires