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Serena Williams eases through to second round

Williams hammers Gallovits-Hall
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Serena Williams reaches the Australian Open second round with a straight-sets victory over Edina Gallovits-Hall.

Serena Williams has progressed to the second round of the Australian Open with a straight-sets victory over Edina Gallovits-Hall.

The American third seed won the contest 6-0 6-0 in less than an hour despite struggling with an ankle injury.

Williams hurt her right ankle when she fell awkwardly to the ground after 19 minutes when she was leading 4-0 in the first set.

After getting treatment from the courtside WTA trainer, the 31-year-old returned to action and won the next four points before holding serve to win the opening set.

Williams continued to dominate the second set and won it 6-0 with ease, allowing her Romanian opponent to win just six points.

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