Venus Williams of the USA cruised easily through her 3rd round match against Mandy Minella on Friday at the 2010 U.S. Open. It was the 12th time in 12 trips that Venus reached the 4th round at Flushing Meadows.
The No. 3 seeded Williams easily eliminated the 185th-ranked qualifier of Luxembourg 6-2, 6-1. She won 18 of 21 points at the net and finished with a 29-5 edge in winners. She will, however, have a more serious test in the fourth round against 16th-seeded Shahar Peer, who beat 19th-seeded Flavia Pennetta, 6-4, 6-4 in round 3.
Minella gained some attention at this US Open, having come here winless against players in the top 50 (0-5 career). However, she managed to beat No. 34 Tsvetana Pironkova and No. 47 Polona Hercog advancing her to the third round match against Williams. With Williams knocking her off, it ends a good run for her at the US Open.
