Serena recovers to make third round

Top seed Serena Williams recovered from a slow start to reach the third round of the Australian Open for the 14th time in 15 appearances on Thursday.

Williams, whose sole loss in the second round came on her debut in 1998, had to save three set points when trailing 5-3 in the opening set before reeling off 10 games in a row to beat Vera Zvonareva 7-5 6-0.