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American Jessica Pegula continued to underline her title credentials at the US Open with a routine victory against Spain’s Jessica Bouzas Maneiro in the third round.<\/b><\/p>\n
The sixth seed wrapped up a dominant 6-3 6-3 win in 70 minutes at Arthur Ashe Stadium.<\/p>\n
Pegula has yet to drop a set in New York and the strength of her service game has been illustrated by the home hope winning 89% of her first serve points.<\/p>\n
Pegula, who is through to the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the first time this year, will next face rising star Diana Shnaider.<\/p>\n
The 20-year-old Russian, seeded 18th, breezed past Italy’s Sara Errani in a 6-2 6-2 win that saw her land 31 winners.<\/p>\n
Shnaider has surged up the world rankings this year after winning her first three WTA Tour titles and reaching the third round of Wimbledon.<\/p>\n
Earlier on Saturday, Italian fifth seed Jasmine Paolini beat Kazakhstan’s Yulia Putintseva 6-3 6-4.<\/p>\n
French Open and Wimbledon runner-up Paolini, 28, has now made the second week of all four majors in 2024.<\/p>\n
She will face Karolina Muchova next after the Czech, who knocked out two-time champion Naomi Osaka in the last round, claimed a comfortable 6-4 6-2 win against Russian Anastasia Potapova.<\/p>\n
Muchova reached the semi-finals at Flushing Meadows last year before suffering a wrist injury that required surgery and sidelined her for 10 months.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n