US Open 2014: Petra Kvitova move into third round at the Flushing Meadows

Serena Williams eased past compatriot Vania King 6-1, 6-0 to record her 80th US Open win on Thursday.

Updated: August 29, 2014 2:49 AM IST

By AFP

US Open 2014: Petra Kvitova move into third round at the Flushing Meadows

Petra Kvitova_Second Round US Open 2014

NEW YORK, August 28: Third-seeded Czech Petra Kvitova defeated compatriot Petra Cetkovska 6-4, 6-2 to reach the US Open third round on Thursday. The Wimbledon champion fired 23 winners past her 63rd-ranked fellow Czech and goes on to face either American 27th seed Madison Keys or Serb qualifier Aleksandra Krunic for a place in the last 16.

Serena Williams eased past compatriot Vania King 6-1, 6-0 to record her 80th US Open win on Thursday but former world number one Ana Ivanovic became the second top 10 seed to suffer a shock early exit. World number one Williams, chasing a third successive New York title, her sixth in total and an 18th major, fired 25 winners past King and broke serve six times, wrapping up victory on a windswept Arthur Ashe Stadium in just 56 minutes.

It was her second win over an American at the tournament this week after beating teenager Taylor Townsend and next she will face another in Varvara Lepchenko for a place in the last 16.

Former world number one Victoria Azarenka is ready to put a season of injury behind her, and where better to start than the US Open. Azarenka was a finalist at Flushing Meadows the past two years, falling both times to Serena Williams.

But the Belarusian’s 16th seeding this year is the lowest it’s ever been at the tournament — a sign of the struggles with foot and knee injuries that have cost her much of the season. She’s through to the third round however, following up a scrappy three-set win over Japan’s Misaki Doi with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over 44th-ranked American Christina McHale.

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