Kuznetsova marches on to quarter finals

The Russian got up easily and went on to eliminate the 18-year-old from Belarus. Kuznetsova next plays another unseeded opponent, Agnes Szavay of Hungary. Szavay moved on by defeating Julia Vakulenko of Ukraine 6-4, 7-6 (1).

On the men’s side, fifth seed Andy Roddick advanced to the quarters when Tomas Berdych retired while trailing 6-7, 0-2.

If it’s the quarter finals of a Grand Slam tournament, it must be time for Serena Williams vs Justine Henin. They have been at the forefront of women’s tennis the past few years — and they sure can’t seem to escape each other lately. When Williams and Henin square off Tuesday, they will be playing at that stage in a third consecutive major.

“We both have a lot of character and a lot of personality. We have been very strong mentally on the court in the last few years. She won Grand Slams; I did. She’s been No. 1 and I’ve been,” said Henin, who currently tops the rankings. “Now let’s go and play, and we’ll see what’s going to happen.”

She beat Williams at the French Open on clay and at Wimbledon on grass, although the American won their meeting in the final at Key Biscayne, Florida, on hard courts in March, saving two match points in the process.

If Williams can get past Henin this time, she could find another, even more familiar foe in the semi-finals: older sister Venus. Both siblings were downright dominant against recent Grand Slam finalists Sunday, with Serena Williams beating Wimbledon runner-up Marion Bartoli 6-3, 6-4, a few hours before Venus Williams reached the quarter finals by eliminating French Open runner-up Ana Ivanovic 6-4, 6-2.

The siblings could meet in the semi-finals. They have met more than a dozen times overall, with Serena holding a 5-1 advantage in Grand Slam finals.

Much like Henin-Williams, Jankovic-Williams has been lopsided lately at the majors: Jankovic has won their past three matches, including Wimbledon in 2006 and the French Open this year. “I’ve definitely improved since then and gotten healthier,” Venus said.

Third seeded Novak Djokovic of Serbia recovered from his four-hour, 44-minute victory over Radek Stepanek on Friday to ease past Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro 6-1 6-3 6-4 on Sunday night. “I was serving really well and he broke me only one time,” said Djokovic, who hit 74 per cent of his first serves. “I’m really happy with the way I played.”

Other third-round winners included Stanislas Wawrinka, Juan Ignacio Chela, Carlos Moya and Juan Monaco