STANFORD, United States: Serena Williams put a worrying Wimbledon behind her on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila), launching her build-up to the US Open with a 7-5, 6-2 victory over Karolina Pliskova at Stanford.

The American world No.1, playing for the first time since her third-round singles exit at Wimbledon was followed by a dramatic doubles retirement, showed no sign of illness or rust as she rolled to victory over the 45th-ranked Czech in 64 minutes.

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