Serena Williams and Caroline Wozniacki are heading into their singles matches today at the ASB Classic with high spirits after "having a blast" playing doubles together last night.
The pair took centre court to take on Nao Hibino and Makoto Ninomiya and proved too strong for the Japanese duo with a 6-2 6-4 win in 70 minutes.
The pair showed plenty of skill and laughter throughout the match and admitted afterwards the experience of playing together - a first for the two former World No.1s - was enjoyable.
"I had a blast, it's so good to play with her, it's like a dream come true," said Williams.
"It's amazing to be able to share the court with Serena and to be able to do it here," Wozniacki added.
"We were having a blast. Every time I would miss she would be like 'you did a great job'. We got in sync pretty fast. For me, this is probably the most fun I've had. This is great. I wish we had done this sooner."
Williams also said the match was good for her to see what the windy Auckland conditions were like this time around, after having a well-known issue with them in her shock early exit in 2017.
"Instead of just jumping out and playing singles, it was good to get a match," Williams said.
"I just tried to work with it. It wasn't that big of a deal today."
Williams is scheduled to play at 4:15pm today against qualifier Camila Giorgi before Wozniacki hits centre court against local Paige Hourigan immediately after.
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