Serena relieved to avoid curse of Court Two

0 Comments | AFP, June, 2008

LONDON (AFP) — Two-time Wimbledon champion Serena Williams admitted she was relieved to have avoided the curse of Court Two after beating Polish teenager Urszula Radwanska 6-4, 6-4 on Wednesday.

Williams, who won Wimbledon in 2002 and 2003, was in cruise control against the 17-year-old wildcard and never looked like becoming another victim of the infamous graveyard of former champions.

The American sixth seed has been unable to get past the quarter-final stage of Grand Slams since winning the Australian Open in 2007 but she remains a potent force on grass.

"I felt I played okay. I was a little tight out there and just didn't want to go out on Court Two," Williams said.

"I never really think about that (playing on Court Two), but that did kind of...