Wimbledon 2013 | Serena Williams v Caroline Garcia | June 27, 2013
Serena Williams takes on Caroline Garcia this afternoon in the second round of Wimbledon 2013 (13:00 BST start). Serena Williams continues to be the dominant force in the WTA and her status as the favourite to win this year's Wimbledon title - if it was ever in doubt - has been strengthened by the unexpected exits of Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka on Wednesday. Serena Williams made a strong start to her campaign earlier in the week beating Mandy Minella 6-1 6-3, and should be ready for the challenge of Garcia. Serena Williams faced Caroline Garcia just a few weeks ago at the French Open. She took apart the young gun in straight sets in that clash, leaving the court as a 6-1 6-2 victor. Playing on grass is a different proposition entirely, but hardly a problematic one for the reigning Wimbledon and Olympic champion.
| Wimbledon 2013 | Serena Williams v Caroline Garcia | June 27, 2013 |
Credit is due to Caroline Garcia though. She's gone through qualifying and a tough first round clash against Jie Zheng without dropping a single set. She's clearly an adept player on the SW19 lawns and could well be capable of going a long way here at some point in her career. Following the result in Paris, and with Serena's outstanding form in mind, any prediction other than a Serena victory would be wild. Any talk of the surface being slippery doesn't necessarily hint towards an upset either. You only need to look back to the 2012 Madrid Masters and the controversial blue clay to see that Serena handles adverse conditions far better than most.
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