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Serena prevails in a long rollercoaster ride with McHale, makes the third round at Wimbledon

If someone tells me the female game can't stand up to the men's game then they needed to watch this drama-filled Wimbledon second-round match between Serena Williams and Christina McHale that was impossible to call at any stage. Full of twists and turns, this encounter was a neutral's dream or a Williams/McHale's fan nightmare with the unpredictability!

After a fairly routine win against Amra Sadikovic, Williams was immediately given a wakeup call against McHale, by being broken in her first game which included a double fault. Trying to wrestle back the early initiative, Williams wasted four break points as McHale managed to hold serve to take a 2-0 lead.