Serena Williams Looks Sharp Beating Michaella Krajicek at the US Open

Serena Williams looked as good as ever in her while Dutch Michaella Krajicek in straight sets at the US Open.

IN TOP FORM: Serena Williams returns a shot to Michaella Krajicek during their second-round Women's singles match at the US Open tennis tournament. Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images

Serena Williams, having played only five matches since taking almost a year of with injuries, looked as good as ever in her short match against Dutch Michaella Krajicek.

Williams showed no signs of rust, hit with tremendous power, and move as well as she did several years ago. Her stamina might be tested in future matches, but not Wednesday; Williams bested Krajicek 6–0, 6–1 in only 49 minutes.

Williams opened the match with an ace, perfectly setting the tone. She followed that with her only double fault of the match, then fired up another ace—of ten in the match— to get herself back on track.

Krajicek tried hard, serving with power and charging the net, but she was never in the match. Williams covered the whole court and returned almost everything, winning 25 of the first 35 points to take the first set without losing a game.

Williams hit 25 winners and only ten unforced errors and won 91 percent of her first-serve points. No player could stand against numbers like that.

Despite how well she played, Williams said after the match that she had room for improvement. “I feel like once I get to a point where I can’t do any better, then that’s when it becomes a problem. I never want to be satisfied and think I can’t improve. Hopefully I can get a lot better.”