Serena Williams opens her title defence with a 6-2 6-4 victory over Amra Sadikovic – it's her 80th win at #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/FDwgDA3fzG
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) June 28, 2016
Reigning champion Serena Williams won her 80th match at Wimbledon, beating Swiss qualifier Amra Sadikovic 6-2 6-4 in the first round.
The scoreline is straightforward, but in the post-match interview Serena emphasized that she doesn't underestimate her opponents and that the encounter was not easy. At moments it looked like Serena was not playing to win the match, but not to lose it, and her serve was off and slow for her standards, which was quite discussed on Twitter, my favorite comment being: "Did Serena rent out her serve this year?