Serena Williams' Power Will Continue to Propel Her at 2013 French Open

There doesn't seem to be a player in the women's draw capable of slowing down the surging Serena Williams at the 2013 French Open.

As the top seed gears up for a third-round showdown with Romanian Sorana Cirstea, Williams is undoubtedly the woman to beat on the Paris clay.

Having won 26 straight matches overall, Williams is alone at the top of the sport and poised to continue rolling through the French Open draw thanks to her unrivaled power.

In her second-round victory over Caroline Garcia on Wednesday, Williams was absolutely stellar, smashing six aces, recording 27 winners and committing just nine unforced errors in an hour-long match. 

She lost just 32 points and three games in all. The 31-year-old was incredibly dominant on serve as well, dropping just seven service points for the match.

A huge reason for Williams' service success was of course her superior power, which is currently unrivaled in the women's game. Few players even come close to matching Serena's strength.

When she's oozing with confidence the way she was against Garcia, she's nearly impossible to beat.

The remarkable pace Williams is able to put on her serves has been well-documented and key to her winning Grand Slam titles at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open in the past year.

But when Williams is gaining control of the point quickly in the return game, she takes her game to an unreachable level. Against Garcia, Williams won 53 percent of her receiving points, outmuscling her opponent to win the point on most occasions. 

While Williams isn't invincible, she's getting close. There's not much any player can do against Serena at the moment. Neither of her first two opponents to start the tournament have even seen a single break point opportunity. 

It's safe to say that Williams' first two opponents at Roland Garros had no answer for her superior strength and power with the racquet.

And based on how well Williams has played since reclaiming the No. 1 ranking earlier this year, there doesn't look to be a woman on the planet—let alone the French Open draw—capable of finding an answer. 

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