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The 2004 winner was rarely troubled by the player who shocked 16th seed and 1997 champion Martina Hingis in round three, the Belorussian dropping the first five games.

Azarenka enjoyed a much better start to the second set, breaking fourth seed Kuznetsova and saving five break points in a seven-deuce game for a 2-0 lead.

But she could not maintain her advantage, allowing the fourth seed to win the next three games.

Kuznetsova recorded the decisive break with a forehand winner in the eighth game. She rallied from 15-40 down to close out the contest on her fifth match point.

The 22-year-old Russian awaits either Agnes Szavay of Hungary or Ukrainian Julia Vakulenko in the last eight.

The only other top-10 seed left in the bottom half of the draw is Kuznetsova's compatriot Anna Chakvetadze, the sixth seed. The 20-year-old will take on 16-year-old Austrian Tamira Paszek in a night match.

Playing in her first US Open, Paszek edged number 11 seed Patty Schnyder 4-6 6-4 7-6 (7/1) in the third round. The winner will face either 18th seed Shahar Peer of Israel or number 30 seed Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland in the quarter-finals.

Peer beat 13th seed Nicole Vaidisova in the third round, while Radwanska pulled off the shock of the tournament with a 6-4 1-6 6-2 triumph over second seed and defending champion Maria Sharapova.

Szavay beat Vakulenko in straight sets 6-4 7-6 (7-1) to set up a clash with Kuznetsova.