Serena juggernaut rolls into Aussie Open last 16

Last updated on: 19 January,2019 09:50 am

Williams defeated world number 57 Yastremska 6-2, 6-1 and next faces either sister Venus.

MELBOURN (AFP) - Serena Williams swatted aside Ukrainian teenager Dayana Yastremska in straight sets Saturday to power into the Australian Open last 16 as she chases a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title.

Williams defeated world number 57 Yastremska 6-2, 6-1 and next faces either sister Venus, who is unseeded this year, or world number one Simona Halep.