Intro:

Serena Williams talks after her 6-2 6-3 win over Czech qualifier Andrea Hlavackova.

Script:

SOUNDBITE: (English) Serena Williams, defeated Andrea Hlavackova 6-2, 6-3

(Q. Obviously you pulled out of Rome with your injuries. How are you feeling with your first match under your belt now?)
"Not 100 per cent, but I was able to serve okay, I didn't serve as many aces as I normally do. The good thing is it gets better every day. Another day off tomorrow and hopefully if I can win another round it would be better."

SOUNDBITE: (English) Serena Williams, defeated Andrea Hlavackova 6-2, 6-3

(Q. Just talk us through getting hit by a ball on court. Are you okay? I mean, it ended up being a funny moment.)

"Yeah, I'm allegedly a professional tennis player, you know, and I was thinking, I'm going to hit a backhand, I will hit a forehand, and I will run around and hit a backhand. No, no, no, run around and hit a forehand. Next thing I know, it hit me in the back. So I was, like, embarrassed, at the same time I thought it was really funny. It happens to the best of us. Maybe not, but to me."