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Nothing automatic for Serena these days

By Greg Garber
Special to ESPN.com

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Work to be done PARIS -- In her professional debut, 14-year-old Serena Williams lost to No. 149-ranked Annie Miller 6-1, 6-1 in Quebec City. In the intervening 14 years, Williams has beaten each and every one of her 55 opponents who have been ranked No. 100 or worse. Moreover, she has never, ever lost in the first round of a Grand Slam. On Tuesday, Williams ran that streak to 38-0 with a victory over the Czech Republic's Klara Zakopalova, the world's No. 100-ranked playe ...

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