US Open: Venus Williams enters Round 4

Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams cruised into the fourth round of the US Open on Saturday with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over 26th-seeded German Laura Siegemund

Venus Williams. Pic/AFP

New York: Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams cruised into the fourth round of the US Open on Saturday with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over 26th-seeded German Laura Siegemund.

Venus Williams. Pic/AFP

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Williams, who won back-to-back US Open titles in 2000 and 2001, will vie for a quarter-final berth against Czech 10th seed Karolina Pliskova, who beat 17th-seeded Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-2, 6-4.

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