Serena overwhelmed by Muguruza in round two of French Open

"I'm going to go home and work five times as hard to make sure I never lose again," Serena said. "I know for a fact I can play so much better than what I did

Jon Wertheim | May 28, 2014

Serena overwhelmed by Muguruza in round two of French Open /

Serena Williams looked nothing like her usual dominant self against No. 35 Garbine Muguruza. — Serena Williams looked nothing like her usual dominant self against No. 35 Garbine Muguruza :: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images

"I'm going to go home and work five times as hard to make sure I never lose again," Serena said. "I know for a fact I can play so much better than what I did today."

Garbine Muguruza let Serena Williams win only four games the entire second-round match. — Garbine Muguruza let Serena Williams win only four games the entire second-round match :: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images

Still, don't shortchange Schmiedlova and Muguruza. These are two of the brighter prospects in the WTA, uninhibited ballstrikers with the requisite size. Muguruza has already won a title this year and could be close to the top 20 by Wimbledon. Schmiedlova might be the best teenager in the world. Still, the social order is disintegrating. And Maria Sharapova -- now the favorite -- is doing cartwheels.

Published May 28, 2014

JON WERTHEIM

Jon Wertheim is a senior writer for Sports Illustrated and has been part of the full-time SI writing staff since 1997, largely focusing on the tennis beat , sports business and social issues, and enterprise journalism. In addition to his work at SI, he is a correspondent for "60 Minutes" and a commentator for The Tennis Channel. He has authored 11 books and has been honored with two Emmys, numerous writing and investigative journalism awards, and the Eugene Scott Award from the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Wertheim is a longtime member of the New York Bar Association (retired), the International Tennis Writers Association and the Writers Guild of America. He has a bachelor's in history from Yale University and received a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He resides in New York City with his wife, who is a divorce mediator and adjunct law professor. They have two children.