MASON (AP) — Serena Williams bounced back from the most lopsided loss of her career, cruising past Daria Gavrilova 6-1, 6-2 at the Western & Southern Open.
Williams needed just 65 minutes to dispatch Gavrilova.
She’ll face eighth-seeded Petra Kvitova in Tuesday’s second round.
Williams lost to Johanna Konta 6-1, 6-0 in San Jose, California, before withdrawing from last week’s Rogers Cup in Montreal.
On the men’s side, Novak Djokovic outlasted Steve Johnson, and Andy Murray lost.