Genie’s Army did not march in great numbers, but the heiress apparent to Maria Sharapova as the glamour queen of tennis took a significant step towards the queen of Wimbledon on Tuesday night. Should Eugenie Bouchard ultimately face Serena Williams in the fourth round, what a royal clash of generations it would be, pitting the 32-year-old winner of five Wimbledon singles titles against a 20-year-old rapidly emerging  as one of the biggest draws in the game. Both women took positive strides, Williams battering Anna Tatishvili into a one-hour defeat with only three games wasted, while No 13 seed Bouchard won the pick of the first-round ties, scuffling past Daniela Hantuchova 7-5, 7-5. Victory: Eugenie Bouchard celebrates her 7-5, 7-5 victory over Daniela Hantuchova . Slam: Hantuchova tries to force the speed of the game on Court One on Tuesday . By the standards of this Canadian — . like her three siblings she was named after a royal — it was a muted . performance and a muted occasion. She is more familiar to whoops and . wolf whistles from crowds, not to mention the shower of stuffed toys . that tends to accompany her victories. There are social networks dedicated to planning the movements of ‘Genie’s Army’ around Europe. Not . at the All England Club, though. ‘I saw a few single members of Genie . Army — but it’s Wimbledon, so we’re a little bit more subdued here,’ she . said last night, cradling a stuffed Cinderella. ‘Because I’m a . princess,’ she explained. But generally the mood was heavier. The . woman with a soft touch and a hard streak — she has an on-court glare . and fist-pump not dissimilar to Sharapova’s — was far from her best . against a strong opponent. Hantuchova has fallen to No 35 in the world, . but she has been as high as No 5 and last year reached the . quarter-finals of the US Open. Retalliate: But the Canadian was too quick and strong for her Slovakian opponent . Gracious: The 20-year-old waves to the crowd after the victory . Ready to win: Bouchard poses for Sportsmail's exclusive photoshoot last week . The . Slovakian broke Bouchard three times and, indeed, led by a break in . each set. With a more dependable second serve,  Hantuchova would have . had a reasonable chance. Bouchard, . who won junior Wimbledon on this court two years ago and has this year . reached the semi-finals of the Australian and French Opens, added: ‘I . definitely feel like I didn’t play my best most of the match, but I . raised my  level at some big points... at 5-5 in both sets. ‘I . felt like I was a bit inconsistent. The first match of a tournament, . especially a Grand Slam,  is always a bit nervy. I think  there was a . bit of nervous tennis out there.’ VIDEO Wimbledon Day 2 review .
Bouchard beats Daniela Hantuchova 7-5, 7-5 on day two at Wimbledon .
Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova also win on Tuesday .
Genie’s Army did not march in great numbers, but the heiress apparent to Maria Sharapova as the glamour queen of tennis took a significant step towards the queen of Wimbledon on Tuesday night. Should Eugenie Bouchard ultimately face Serena Williams in the fourth round, what a royal clash of generations it would be, pitting the 32-year-old winner of five Wimbledon singles titles against a 20-year-old rapidly emerging  as one of the biggest draws in the game. Both women took positive strides, Williams battering Anna Tatishvili into a one-hour defeat with only three games wasted, while No 13 seed Bouchard won the pick of the first-round ties, scuffling past Daniela Hantuchova 7-5, 7-5. Victory: Eugenie Bouchard celebrates her 7-5, 7-5 victory over Daniela Hantuchova . Slam: Hantuchova tries to force the speed of the game on Court One on Tuesday . By the standards of this Canadian — . like her three siblings she was named after a royal — it was a muted . performance and a muted occasion. She is more familiar to whoops and . wolf whistles from crowds, not to mention the shower of stuffed toys . that tends to accompany her victories. There are social networks dedicated to planning the movements of ‘Genie’s Army’ around Europe. Not . at the All England Club, though. ‘I saw a few single members of Genie . Army — but it’s Wimbledon, so we’re a little bit more subdued here,’ she . said last night, cradling a stuffed Cinderella. ‘Because I’m a . princess,’ she explained. But generally the mood was heavier. The . woman with a soft touch and a hard streak — she has an on-court glare . and fist-pump not dissimilar to Sharapova’s — was far from her best . against a strong opponent. Hantuchova has fallen to No 35 in the world, . but she has been as high as No 5 and last year reached the . quarter-finals of the US Open. Retalliate: But the Canadian was too quick and strong for her Slovakian opponent . Gracious: The 20-year-old waves to the crowd after the victory . Ready to win: Bouchard poses for Sportsmail's exclusive photoshoot last week . The . Slovakian broke Bouchard three times and, indeed, led by a break in . each set. With a more dependable second serve,  Hantuchova would have . had a reasonable chance. Bouchard, . who won junior Wimbledon on this court two years ago and has this year . reached the semi-finals of the Australian and French Opens, added: ‘I . definitely feel like I didn’t play my best most of the match, but I . raised my  level at some big points... at 5-5 in both sets. ‘I . felt like I was a bit inconsistent. The first match of a tournament, . especially a Grand Slam,  is always a bit nervy. I think  there was a . bit of nervous tennis out there.’ VIDEO Wimbledon Day 2 review .
the heiress apparent to Maria Sharapova as the towards the queen of Wimbledon on Tuesday night. Should Eugenie Bouchard ultimately face Serena Daniela Hantuchova 7-5, 7-5. Victory: Eugenie