No svet for Kuznetsova

SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA is taking advantage of her wide-open draw at the US Open.

The fourth-seeded Russian breezed into the quarter-finals of the year’s last major yesterday with a 6-2 6-3 triumph over 18-year-old Victoria Azarenka of Belarus in the first match of the day at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

A surprise champion in 2004, Kuznetsova was the only seeded player to advance past the third round in her quarter of the draw.