Williams through in straight sets

Venus Williams claimed her second consecutive straight sets win to start her Australian Open campaign as she eased past Austria's Sybille Bammer today.

Venus Williams claimed her second consecutive straight sets win to start her Australian Open campaign as she eased past Austria's Sybille Bammer today.

The 29-year-old has never won at Melbourne Park, but after losing just four games in her opening match against Lucie Safarova the sixth seed was again impressive in a 6-2 7-5 victory.

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