LONDON: A loud and brash Red Arrows flypast over Wimbledon's Court One provided a timely distraction on Saturday that allowed the real Serena Williams to finally show up at the All England Club this year.Advertisement
But once the plumes of smoke left behind by the Red Arrows had painted the overcast sky a patriotic red, white and blue, the seven-times Wimbledon champion's competitive fires burned brightly and she screamed to a 6-3 6-4 win over Goerges to reach the second week of Wimbledon for the 16th time. Life certainly should not have been so difficult for Williams against her first two opponents this week - 161st ranked Giulia Gatto-Monticone or Slovenia's Kaja Juvan - considering they were both little-known qualifiers.
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