Serena Williams has marked her first European appearance of the season with a comfortable 6-3 6-1 victory over Elena Vesnina in the Madrid Open.
With several impressive serves, Serena, seeded ninth to move into round two with 14 aces.
The former world number one, who reached the third round the last time she played in Madrid in 2010, struck 40 winners past her Russian opponent, who was last week's Budapest Grand Prix runner-up, and is unbeaten in eight matches on clay this season as she builds towards the French Open, which starts on 27 May.
Meanwhile, her older sister Venus Williams lost 6-4 6-1 to Angelique Kerber in the first round.
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