Serena Williams gave a glowing review of her first round opponent, WTA Rising Star Taylor Townsend
"Yeah, it's going to be a great match for me. She's such a great player. Extremely young. I have been able to see her play a little bit. She does everything really, really well. We're really good friends. We always talk and always text each other.
"It's going to be a really tough match for me. She's a lefty. I always wanted to be lefty - that just in general puts you on a whole new level as a player. She's a very aggressive player. She comes to the net. She makes her shots. You don't really see that in tennis so much. You see players that stay back and hug the baseline, as I do. But it's good, refreshing, and I think her game is the future of tennis.