Women's US Open action

US Open, Flushing Meadows, New York

Third round

Men's singles pictures

(2) Venus Williams (USA) bt Martina Muller (Ger) 6-1 6-2

Venus Williams' power is too much for Muller as she brushes aside her German opponent in just 41 minutes

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(6) Monica Seles (USA) bt Yoon-Jeong Cho (Kor) 6-1 5-7 6-3

Monica Seles comfortably takes the opening set before losing her way in the second with a succession of errors

Cho is unable to sustain the pressure though, and her challenge falls apart as Seles takes the final set 6-3

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(9) Martina Hingis (Swi) bt Amanda Coetzer (Rsa) 6-3 6-4

Martina Hingis' comeback remains on course but her two-set win over Amanda Coetzer is unconvincing

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(10) Amelie Mauresmo (Fra) bt (23) Patty Schneider (Swi) 6-1 6-4

Tenth seed Amelie Mauresmo easily overcomes Patty Schnyder on her way to a spot in the fourth round

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(3) Jennifer Capriati (USA) bt (30) Meghann Shaugnessy (USA) 6-2 6-2

Third seed Jennifer Capriati cruises into the last 16 with her sixth consecutive defeat of Meghann Shaugnessy