It was an efficient performance from the fourth-seeded Russian.
New York: Former champion Svetlana Kuznetsova booked a quarter-final berth at the US Open on Monday, beating Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 6-2, 6-3 on Monday.
It was an efficient 74-minute performance from the fourth-seeded Russian, champion in 2004, who set up a meeting with Hungarian Agnes Szavay or Julia Vakulenko of Ukraine.
The 18-year-old Azarenka, who beat another former champion, Martina Hingis, in the previous round, looked overawed as Kuznetsova cruised through the first set.
Azarenka then lifted her game and led 2-0 in the second but Kuznetsova won six of the next seven games to reach the last eight for the first time since her 2004 triumph.
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