Serena and Davenport breeze into last 16

Serena Williams remained on course to become the first woman to win three straight major titles since Steffi Graf in 1996 by crushing Nathalie Dechy in her third round tie at the US Open.

Williams won 6-1 6-1 and will now play Daja Bedanova, seeded 20, for a place in the quarter-finals.