PALO ALTO, (California), July 26: Wimbledon champion Venus Williams began her summer hard court season in stellar fashion, crushing Russia's Tatiana Panova in the second round of the $535,000 Palo Alto classic on Wednesday.``I didn't know much about but I took the opportunity to read an article about him after he won the British Open,'' said Williams.``I told my sister, Serena, `this Tiger Woods, he's the man we really have to be like him - dominating.''' all the other golfers were in awe of him in the way they were saying, `we can't win.' We definitely have to take a chapter from his book.''Serena was asked if she and her sister could dominate the women's tennis the way Woods commands golf. The No 3 ranked Williams said: ``I think so. It's all in the mind.''No 4 seed Monica Seles had a much tougher struggle on Wednesday, overcoming Meghann Shaugnessy 7-5, 6-3 in one hour, 40 minutes. Seles agreed that the Williams' sisters could take over the sport.``They have a fantastic chance of it, the way they're improving. Now that they have a trainer, they'll be able to better avoid all those injuries,'' Seles said.Playing in front of a sold-out crowd of well-wishers, the agile 20-year-old Williams put on a devastating serving display, smoking 10 aces and winning all 20 of her first serve points.The tall free swinger was equally effective off the ground, walloping backhand and forehands winners to all angles of the court. ``I was just having fun, hitting out, trying a lot of different things,'' said Williams. The diminutive yet muscular Panova, who barely stands over five feet tall, said that Williams was simply too powerful for her.``She played so tough and so great, I had no chance on some balls,'' the number 49-ranked Panova said. ``The last time I played her she made many more errors. Tonight, I saw a different Venus.''Williams next goal is to take the US Open title, a feat that has so far eluded her. In the next month leading up to the Open, Williams plans on stepping up her level.``I need to keep improving on my game, my serve and my consistency,'' said the No 2 seeded Williams. ``I'm giving up my marshmallow second serve. I don't want to have a big first serve and then follow it up with a krispy kreme. I'm not going to serve less than 85 mph on my second serve anymore. I'm going to go after it.Williams, who became the first Africa-American woman since Althea Gibson in 1958 to win Wimbledon, said she feels better than ever.``I'm serving better because I have the opportunity to practice my serve and I'm hitting the ball harder than normal,'' she said.Seles, a two time titlist here, was despondent after her performance, saying that it was the first time in her career that she let go of so many games when was ahead 40-0 on her opponent's serve.``It's good to know that I can pull out a match like this even though I couldn't feel the ball out there,'' said Seles, who last won a bay area crown in 1992.The 26-year-old Seles, who has won three titles this year but who has failed to advance past the quarterfinals at the Grand Slams, said she is attempting to key up for the US Open and the Olympics. Even though she hasn't been able to pull out a big three-set match at a Major this year, the former No 1 said that given full health, she could break through.``I can't jump over all the hurdles at one time,'' she said. ``It's not going to change overnight. I need to be patient.''
