Serena sweeps into 3rd round; Kvitova crashes out

TIL Desk Sports/ Serena Williams overcame a spirited Nina Stojanovic 6-3, 6-0 on a sun-drenched Rod Laver Arena to reach the third round of the Australian Open for the 19th time on Wednesday.

 The American, again sporting her distinctive one-legged leotard, needed to find her best game at times in the first set against a Serbian 15 years her junior who was playing in her fourth Grand Slam.

Williams has won seven major titles at Melbourne Park alone, of course, and ramped up her serve to see off the danger before putting the pressure back on her opponent with some booming service returns.

In Another Match,  Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova was sent packing from the Australian Open on Wednesday after a 6-4, 1-6, 6-1 second-round defeat by Romanian Sorana Cirstea.

 Kvitova jumped out to a 2-0 lead but could not keep a lid on her errors as Cirstea converted each of her three breakpoint opportunities to claim the opening set.