Ivanovic and Venus on course for US Open showdown

ANA IVANOVIC and Venus Williams remained on course for a head-to-head with easy victories at the US Open in New York yesterday.

Both players are scheduled to face each other in the fourth round and Ivanovic kept her part of the bargain with a second round 6-3 6-1 victory over France’s Aravane Rezai in the opening match at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Wimbledon champion Williams followed her on to the show court and beat unseeded Romanian Ioana Raluca Olaru 6-4 6-2.