Defending champion Williams cruises into third round


  • Tennis
  • Friday, 30 Aug 2013

Serena Williams of the U.S. hits a return to Galina Voskoboeva of Kazakhstan at the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York August 29, 2013. REUTERS/Mike Segar

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Serena Williams took another emphatic step in defence of her U.S. Open title by crushing Galina Voskoboeva of Kazakhstan 6-3 6-0 on Thursday to reach the third round of the year's final grand slam.

The top-seeded American took a short while to get accustomed to breezy conditions on Arthur Ashe Stadium court before winning 10 of the last 11 games in a 69-minute rout.

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