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Agence France-Presse

Serena Williams sped past another milestone Saturday en route to the US Open fourth round as men’s contender Stan Wawrinka clawed his way into the last 16.
World number one Williams dominated Sweden’s Johanna Larsson 6-2, 6-1 to surpass Martina Navratilova for most grand slam wins by a woman with 307.
Not only has she surpassed Navratilova, she matched Roger Federer’s mark for men.
“To be up there with both men and women is something that’s super-rare, and it actually feels good,” said Williams, who said she was “really excited” to reach 307.
“Obviously I want to keep that number going higher,” added Williams, who will get her chance when she takes on Kazakhstan’s Yaroslava Shvedova for a quarter-final berth.
In the one hour it took to subdue Larsson, Williams appeared untroubled by the shoulder injury that has slowed her since her Wimbledon triumph.
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“It definitely feels solid,” she said. “I’m doing a lot of work on it so I can keep it in this position.”
While Williams encountered little resistance as she moved a step closer to an Open Era record of 23 grand slam titles – and Margaret Court’s all-time record of 24 – it was another story for the top men’s seeds in action.
Wawrinka, a two-time grand slam winner and twice a semi-finalist in New York, had the closest call, saving a match point in a 4-6, 6-3, 6-7 (6-8), 7-6 (10-8), 6-2 victory over Britain’s Dan Evans.
The 31-year-old third seed saved the match point at 5-6 in the fourth set tiebreaker, breaking the will of his 64th-ranked opponent.
“I was lucky to get through, saving match point,” said Wawrinka after reaching the last 16 in Flushing Meadows for a fifth straight year.
Wawrinka next faces either Australian Nick Kyrgios or Ukrainian Illya Marchenko, who closed out the night’s action on Arthur Ashe stadium.
Nishikori, who has dropped a set in each of his matches so far, next faces either big-serving Croatian Ivo Karlovic or US qualifier Jared Donaldson.
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Juan Martin del Potro, whose career was nearly derailed by injuries after his 2009 US Open triumph, fired 37 winners in a 7-6 (7-3), 6-2, 6-3 victory over Spanish 11th seed David Ferrer.
He next faces eighth-seeded Austrian Dominic Thiem, who celebrated his 23rd birthday with a 1-6, 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 victory over Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain.
Women’s fourth seed Agnieszka Radwanska advanced with ease, dispatching France’s Caroline Garcia 6-2, 6-3 to set up a meeting with Croatian Ana Konjuh, a 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 winner over American Varvara Lepchenko.
Hungarian Timea Babos put a scare into Romanian fifth seed Simona Halep, surging back in the second set and taking a 3-1 lead in the third before falling 6-1, 2-6, 6-4.
Halep, who fell in the semi-finals to eventual champion Flavia Pennetta last year, will play Spain’s Carla Suarez Navarro for place in the quarter-finals.
Suarez, also celebrating a birthday Saturday as she turned 28, defeated Russian Elena Vesnina 6-4, 6-3.
Sixth seed Venus Williams, whose seven Grand Slam titles include US Open crowns in 2000 and 2001, coasted into the round of 16 with a 6-1, 6-2 win over German Laura Siegemund, setting up a meeting with 10th-seeded Karolina Pliskova, a 6-2, 6-4 winner over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.


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In a hurry: record-setting Serena Williams races into US Open fourth round with straight sets win

Serena Williams serves to Johanna Larsson of Sweden during the match where she broke the record for most grand slam wins by a woman with 307. Photo: AFP

Serena Williams, left, greets Johanna Larsson, of Sweden, after winning their third round match of the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

(160904) -- NEW YORK, Sept. 4, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Serena Williams of the United States hits a return to Johanna Larsson of Sweden during a women's singles third round match at the 2016 U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, the United States, Sept. 3, 2016. Serena Williams won 2-0. (Xinhua/Bao Dandan)

Sep 3, 2016; New York, NY, USA; Simona Halep of Romania hits a forehand against Timea Babos of Hungary (not pictured) on day six of the 2016 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Halep won 6-1, 2-6, 6-4. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

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The world number one dominates Sweden’s Johanna Larsson 6-2, 6-1 to surpass Martina Navratilova for most grand slam wins by a woman with 307


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In a hurry: record-setting Serena Williams races into US Open fourth round with straight sets win

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}The world number one dominates Sweden’s Johanna Larsson 6-2, 6-1 to surpass Martina Navratilova for most grand slam wins by a woman with 307

The world number one dominates Sweden’s Johanna Larsson 6-2, 6-1 to surpass Martina Navratilova for most grand slam wins by a woman with 307