Clijsters coasts through

World number one Kim Clijsters, still searching for her first Grand Slam title, has coasted to a 6-2 6-4 victory over American number 17 seed Meghann Shaughnessy at the US Open.

Belgian Clijsters was helped by 34 unforced errors by Shaughnessy that accounted for over 50 per cent of the points she won. She also never faced a break point.