Top-seeded Venus Williams won her first clay-court match of the season, defeating Mathilde Johansson of France 6-2, 6-3 to reach the second round of the Mexican Open on Tuesday.
Williams, the defending champion, is coming off a hard-court tournament victory at Dubai on Sunday. She seemed to have few problems beating the jet-lag and making the switch to the slippery clay.
"It was a really good first match," Williams said. "I was just trying to get my rhythm on the clay and make the transition."
Williams has never won the French Open, the only grand-slam event on clay. But she reached the 2002 final and sounded positive about …
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