Second seed Serena Williams progressed to the second round of the Australian Open today with a 6-3 6-2 victory over China’s Yuan Meng.

Defending champion Serena Williams comfortably dispatched Yuan Meng of China 6-3 6-1 to move into the third round of the Australian Open on Wednesday.

ROGER FEDERER penned another elegant page in the tennis record books while Andre Agassi overcame a bout of nerves to prolong his own Wimbledon story yesterday.

JUAN Ignacio Chela revelled in his sweet win. A year ago the lanky Argentine was beaten by fierce rival Lleyton Hewitt in a spiteful third-round match at the Australian Open.