Venus Williams kicked off her defence of the WTA Acapulco Open title with a comfortable straight sets victory over Mathilde Johansson.

The top-seeded American was simply to strong for her Swedish rival as she raced to a 6-2 6-3 victory in the opening round.
And having arrived to the clay court tournament fresh from her hard court title success in Dubai, Williams was pleased to have come through the match unscathed.
""It was a really good first match,"" Williams said.
""I was just trying to get my rhythm on the clay and make the transition.""
(Source: Skysports)