Williams through to second round at Aus Open

Melbourne: Serena Williams shook off some rust as she came through her opening match at the Australian Open with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Tamira Paszek on Tuesday.

Williams frequently yelped in frustration as some of her shots failed to come off in only her third official match since reaching the US Open final last September.

She completed victory with a service winner after 1 hour, 19 minutes in the last match of the second day, which finished at 12.52 PM local time.

Williams, the 13-time Grand Slam champion, is on a 15-match winning streak at Melbourne Park, having won back-to-back titles in 2009 and 2010 before missing last year's tournament with injury.