MELBOURNE - Serena Williams put aside her concerns about the air quality at Melbourne Park as she breezed into the second round of the Australian Open on Monday to remain on course for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title. The air quality was officially rated good on Monday but Williams had not forgotten the choking smoke from Australia’s bushfires that greeted her when she arrived in Melbourne earlier this week. Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Serena Williams of USA plays a forehand during round one of the Australian Open Tennis at Melbourne Park Tennis Centre on January 20, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. “It’s literally every day, we are just waiting every day to see how the air quality would be ... Today, it seemed normal. Just have to focus on what happens and we’ll see what happens.”Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Serena Williams of the United States of America celebrates after winning a game during the first round of the 2020 Australian Open on January 20 2020, at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia.

Source: Huffington Post January 20, 2020 06:22 UTC