Wimbledon 2013: Top 5 women's third round matches to watch out for

Serena Williams (1) v Kimiko Date-Krumm (Head-to-head: First meeting)

This encounter validates once again that age is just a number. Serena Williams who is three months shy of her 32nd birthday is the oldest World No. 1 and the fourth oldest on the women’s tour but she comes up against someone who is 11 years older than her. Does it sound puzzling? Then another piece of fact is quite startling – the last time Kimiko Date-Krumm ever went past the Wimbledon second round was in 1996 when she had reached the semi-finals!

As the oldest woman ever to reach the Wimbledon third round in the Open Era, the Japanese is quite an inspiration and her game too is a throwback to the old times which is quite refreshing to see. With that game she had absorbed Venus Williams’ brutal power on these lawns in 2011 and nearly pulled off an upset in a memorable match. Serena perhaps hasn’t faced such an opponent before and the American who is on a sizzling 33-match winning streak, has admitted she will take her sister Venus’ advice for the upcoming clash. Serena perhaps knows the best how to quash any challenge but the match should be a delectable display.

Prediction: Serena wins in straight sets.