Serena continues smooth progress

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The win means Williams will face number 12 seed Nicole Vaidisova in the next round after the Czech saw off Japan's Ai Sugiyama in straight sets.

Azarenka did little to impede Williams' progress as the American powered down a total of 14 aces in an impressive performance that lasted 72 minutes.

Williams broke Azarenka's serve in the eighth game of the opener before holding her own serve to take a set in which the American banged down six aces to force her Belarusian opponent onto the back foot.

The 26-year-old continued to hold the upper hand in the second set, securing another break of serve in the fifth game before closing out the match.

Last year's beaten finalist, Maria Sharapova, booked her spot in the fourth round with a 6-3 6-0 win over fellow Russian Elena Vesnina.

Sharapova will face another compatriot in the next round when she takes on Elena Dementieva after she overcame Israel's Shahar Peer 6-2 6-0 in her third-round match earlier in the day.

It took Sharapova 52 minutes to take the first set before a devastating performance in the second gave her what turned out to be a comfortable win.

Vesnina, who made 28 unforced errors throughout the match, had no answer to Sharapova's power and the former Wimbledon champion breezed through the second set, winning it in just 29 minutes.