Her likely quarter final opponent will be Maria Sharapova, and despite her amazing record against the recent Roland Garros champ, Serena will need to be at her best to win through.
Simona Halep is the third seed and drawn to meet Williams in the semis but it may be elsewhere in this part of the draw that the real danger lies. A mouth watering third round clash is set to occur - Ana Ivanovic, winner on grass just a week ago, and Sabine Lisicki, finalist at Wimbledon last year. It was Sabine who ousted Serena on the way to the runner up trophy, and Ana who stopped the world number one at this years Aus Open.
The winner of this match could well find a way into the semi final at the expense of seventh seed Jankovic, and Halep.
The other side of the draw sees out of form players Li Na and Agnieszka Radwanska seeded second and fourth respectively, and I fancy that 2011 winner and sixth seed Petra Kvitova can be the beneficiary and take one of the semi final spots.
Aga should bounce back from her poor Eastbourne showing and a clash with Azarenka in the quarters could be a match to savour, with Vika on the comeback after a long injury layoff.
Dangerous unseeded players with wins just posted on grass are US pair Madison Keys and Coco Vandeweghe. Their isn't any limit to what they may achieve this Wimbledon, and quarter finals are not beyond their capabilities.
My predictions are for Serena Williams to play Sabine Lisicki in one semi final, and Agnieszka Radwanska to meet Petra Kvitova in the other. Although I wouldn't be all that surprised to see a completely different set of semi finalists, such is the increased evenness of the women's game.
I can't pick against Serena in any tournament she plays, providing she is fit, and so I fully expect her to prevail at Wimbledon 2014, in a difficult match provided by the left handed Petra Kvitova.
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