Melbourne: Serena Williams raced into the last-16 of the Australian Open with a powerhouse display that left Hungary's Greta Arn stunned after a 6-1, 6-1 drubbing on Rod Laver Arena in the opening night match on Saturday.
Five-time Australian champion Williams, who came into the tournament with a left ankle injury, seems to be bothered less and less by the ailment as she progresses through the rounds.
The 13-time Grand Slam champion landed only half of her first serves but still cantered to victory in 59 minutes.
Arn produced same late resistance to prise a couple of break points from the American when trailing 4-1 in the second set, but surrendered the match meekly with a double-fault on the first of three match points.
Williams faces world number 56 Ekaterina Makarova in the fourth round after the Russian upset countryman and seventh seed Vera Zvonareva in straight sets, 7-6 (7), 6-1, earlier on Saturday.
Williams' next likely biggest threats to a sixth Australian title will be two Wimbledon champions - 2004 winner Maria Sharapova in the quarter-finals, and 2011 titlist Petra Kvitova in the semis.
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