US Open: Nadal, Federer, Azarenka, Williams cruise into 3rd round

The big names in the Men's and Women's Tennis , Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams, Roger Federer, Victoria Azarenka, played on the Day 4 of US Open Tennis, the final grandslam of the year held in the Flushing Meadows, New York.

RAFAEL NADAL. No.2 seed

Rafa Nadal remains undefeated on hardcourts this year by crushing Rogerio Dutra Silva of Brazil 6-2 6-1 6-0 to storm into the third round of the U.S. Open on Thursday (Friday, PHL time).

The second-seeded Spaniard improved his hardcourt mark to 17-0, a run that has brought him tournament titles at Indian Wells, Montreal and Cincinnati among his nine trophies in 2013.

Nadal faced only one break point in the 92-minute rout on Arthur Ashe Stadium's center court, ripping 30 winners to just nine.

World number two Nadal, who missed the 2012 U.S. Open because of a knee injury, will next play Ivan Dodig of Croatia.

ROGER FEDERER. No.7 seed

Roger Federer had no trouble in the second round of a Grand Slam tournament this time. The 17-time major champion beat Carlos Berlocq 6-3, 6-2, 6-1 in 95 minutes Thursday at the U.S. Open. It was in the second round that the Swiss great was shocked by Sergiy Stakhovsky at Wimbledon.

The 48th-ranked Berlocq has never made it past the second round at a Grand Slam event and is 0-17 against top-10 opponents. Federer is seeded seventh at Flushing Meadows, his worst since 2002. But he hasn't dropped a set through two victories.

SERENA WILLIAMS. No.1 seed

Serena Williams took another emphatic step in defense of her U.S. Open title by crushing Galina Voskoboeva of Kazakhstan 6-3 6-0 on Thursday (Friday, PHL time) 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.

Williams, 31, has dropped just four games in four sets at Flushing Meadows this year, slamming the door on the 77th-ranked Voskoboeva by limiting her to nine points in the second set.

The world number one will next meet Voskoboeva's compatriot Yaroslava Shvedova, a 6-2 6-3 winner against Patricia Mayr-Achleitner of Austria

VICTORIA AZARENKA. No.2 seed

Victoria Azarenka charged into the third round of the U.S. Open on Thursday (Friday, PHL time) with a 6-3 6-1 win over Canada's Aleksandra Wozniak.

Last year's U.S. Open runner-up, Azarenka had some problems with her serve on a windy day and was broken three times. But the world number two was always in control of the match and cruised to victory in a little over an hour.

Her opponent in the third round is Alize Cornet of France, the 26th seed, who beat Croatia's Ajla Tomljanovic 6-2 6-2.

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