25 Jan 2009

Williams through to fourth round

5:38 pm on 25 January 2009

The second seed Serena Williams has advanced to the fourth round of the Australian Tennis Open in Melbourne after a straight sets victory over China's Peng Shuia.

The woman who knocked out the sixth seed Venus Williams, Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain, also made it through to the final 16 after a win on Saturday afternoon.