Serena Williams looked solid in her first match since losing the Wimbledon final, defeating 20th-ranked Elise Mertens of Belgium 6-3, 6-3 on Wednesday at the WTA Toronto tournament.
The 37-year-old American, one crown shy of a record-tying 24th Grand Slam singles title, advanced in 75 minutes at her first US Open hardcourt tuneup event.
"I feel like my movement is great -- been working on my fitness, so I felt like it really was able to shine through today," Williams said.
"I'm loving going out there and I'm loving kind of running. So it's a good thing."
"I don't know what happened on the first time I got down. (She) just played really well. She's obviously a really good player. I just needed to just double down and get more focused."
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