D'arcy And Goran

Serena Williams was not about to let Maria Sharapova make a match of this.So facing a break point early in the second set, Williams conjured up a backhand passing shot so good, so powerful, so precise, that Sharapova had no chance to reach it. Williams watched the ball land in, then raised a clenched left fist toward the night sky.In her first match at the U.S. Open since last year's loss in a chaotic, controversial final, Williams stretched her winning streak against Sharapova to 19 matches with a nearly flawless performance that produced a 6-1, 6-1 victory devoid of drama Monday night.Asked whether she could even imagine losing that many matches in a row across 15 years against one opponent, Williams paused for a moment, then replied: "Gosh, I never thought about it like that."She now leads their head-to-head series 20-2."Every time I come up against her," Williams said, "I just bring out some of my best tennis."Sure did this time; the whole thing lasted all of 59 minutes.Williams won twice as many points,