Venus, preclassified number 12, was able to win to the fifth head of series, the Serb Ana Ivanovic by 6-4 and 6-2.

Winner of Wimbledon, was near its maximum level and confirmed its dominion on Ivanovic, to that defeated in each one of its last four encounter, obtaining his happens hardly to the following round in 80 minutes.

I have much respect by her like player, so it knew that it had to play well, because it is very good

His next rival will be another Jelena Serb Jankovic, third favorite in the US Open, that defeated to the Austrian Sybille Bammer, nineteenth preclassified, by 6-4, 4-6 and 6-1.