US Open: Serena Williams defeat Kaia Kanepi to book her place in the last eight.

Serena Williams eased into the last eight of the US Open with a 6-3 6-3 victory over Kaia Kanepi.The top seed in New York reached the 38th Grand Slam quarter-final but surprisingly her first of 2014 as she overpowered her opponent from Estonia after 65 minutes on court.

"I finally made a quarter-final this year! Glad to do it in New York."
Serena Williams

Williams has looked totally focused on the job in hand this tournament and did not lose a point in her first three service games of the match.

Kanepi, a big hitter herself, stood toe-to-toe with her rival but once Williams made the breakthrough for 5-3, the first set was gone.

The American then managed to break again at the start of the second, though there was an embarrassing moment for the two-time defending champion when she completely fluffed a smash and dropped her serve to love.

She was also broken when serving for the match in the eighth game, though it proved to only be a temporary setback for the two-time champion.

Williams instead clinched victory on Kanepi's serve, setting up a clash with 11th seed Flavia Pennetta in the next round.

source: skysport