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.”
Williams, now ranked 27th, was not concerned about the match, or any other upcoming. “Honestly I just hope to keep my errors down and keep making my shots, and hopefully I will be able to win five more matches. If not, I'm still happy to be here.”
Williams had nothing but praise for her prospective opponent.
“She's doing everything good. She moves her feet I think better than anyone on tour. She's always moving, and that's really enabled her to get ranked high where she is and have such a great year.
“You know, it's good for her, because she's had a whole year to prepare and she's been doing really great. I kinda feel I'm definitely going in as the underdog because she's won more tournaments and she's been doing a lot. I feel like I have nothing to lose in this match if I have to play her.”
