London: Serena Williams hardly broke sweat in the Wimbledon heat as the world number one cruised into the third round with a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Hungary's Timea Babos on Wednesday.


US player Serena Williams returns against Hungary's Timea Babos during their women's singles second round match on day three of the 2015 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon. Pic/AFP 

With sweltering temperatures reaching a Wimbledon record 35.7C (96.2F), five-time champion Williams kept her cool to dispatch world number 93 Babos with 12 aces and 23 winners in just 59 minutes on Centre Court. The 33-year-old, bidding for a third Grand Slam title of the year, will play Britain's Heather Watson for a place in the last 16. "I'm definitely playing well, which I never say, but I had two really tough matches straight off the bat so I had to pick up my game," Serena said.