Venus dresses for success in Paris victory
The world number two’s serve, which had malfunctioned badly in her opening match, clicked into gear as she brushed aside Arantxa Parra Santonja 6-2 6-4 on Philippe Chatrier Court.
Having had major problems holding serve against Patty Schnyder, Williams was not broken once yesterday, setting up a clash with 26th seed Dominika Cibulkova. Williams wore the same self-designed black lace number she had unveiled against Schnyder, a see-through skirted bodice that would have left little to the imagination if not for a skin-coloured undergarment.