The US diva started 2013 in the same emphatic fashion Serena Williams ended 2012, with a one-sided rout of anoutclassed and outpowered opponent to charge into the Brisbane International quarter-finals.
On a day when the world's elite Serena Williams gave free tennis tips to kids at the Queensland Tennis Centre, she gave French world No.44 Alize Cornet a lesson with a 6-2 6-2 exhibition that lasted exactly 1 hour.
It was her 33rd win from her last 34 matches for William, a streak of undisputed dominance that stretches back to a 1st round shock at the French Open last May.
It wasn't the 31-year-old's full masterclass with the world No.3 looking to play within herself at times and making errors which showed she is not yet at her peak.
That is the scary thought for the rest of the world's best as she has hit the year looking as strong yet as relaxed as ever while the likes of Caroline Wozniacki, Petra Kvitova, Samantha Stosur and Maria Sharapova battle form and injury issues heading towards the Australian Open.
