Flushing Meadows, NY - Five-time champion Serena Williams was a third-round winner Saturday at the U. Parker Ehinger Jersey .S. Open, where another high seed was eliminated. Williams defeated fellow American Varvara Lepchenko 6-3, 6-3 at Ashe Stadium. Lepchenko had won only six games total in two previous matches against the world No. 1 star. Meanwhile, Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova failed to advance to the fourth round. The third-seeded Czech lost 6-4, 6-4 to Serbian qualifier Aleksandra Krunic. Kvitova committed six double faults and 34 unforced errors in becoming the fifth top-10 seed to exit in the first week. Krunic, 21, is making her second main draw appearance at a Grand Slam after losing in the first round of this event last year. She will next face Victoria Azarenka. Williams will next play Estonias Kaia Kanepi, who beat 15th-seeded Spaniard Carla Suarez Navarro 7-5, 6-0. Kanepi was a quarterfinalist at this Grand Slam tournament in 2010. The 16th-seeded Azarenka improved to 6-0 lifetime against Elena Vesnina with a 6-1, 6-1 thrashing of the Russian. Azarenka, who lost to Williams in the last two U.S. Open finals, registered her 100th win at a Grand Slam. Veteran Italian Flavia Pennetta, Russian Ekaterina Makarova and Aussie Casey Dellacqua also reached the round of 16. The 11th-seeded Pennetta routed American wild card Nicole Gibbs 6-4, 6-0 to set up a meeting with the 29th-seeded Dellacqua, a three-set winner over Czech Karolina Pliskova. Makarova, the 17th seed, beat Kazakhstans Zarina Diyas in straight sets. She will play the winner of the night-session match between seventh-seeded Canadian Eugenie Bouchard and 30th-seeded Czech Barbora Zahlavova Strycova. Anquan Boldin Jersey . Viewers in the Canadiens region can watch the game on TSN Canadiens at 7:30pm et/4:30pm pt. The game can also be heard on TSN Radio Montreal 690. The Calgary Flames will see if they can take their recent hot streak on the road when they shoot for a sixth consecutive win Monday night in Montreal. Nick Boyle Jersey . With the Nets winning streak in jeopardy, Williams scored 23 points, 11 in the final six minutes, to lead Brooklyn to a 104-99 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Wednesday night.PANAMA CITY - Mexicos Carlos Ortiz won the Panama Claro Championship on Sunday for his first Web.com Tour title, closing with a 6-under 64 for a four-stroke victory. The 22-year-old former North Texas player finished at 12-under 268 at Panama Golf Club and earned $112,500 to jump from seventh to second on the money list with $171,500. "I still cant believe it," Ortiz said. "I started kind of shaky. I was pretty nervous, I can admit it. ... I knew if I could shoot under par I would have a chance. The only thing I wanted was to have a chance on the back nine. I had it and I took it." His earnings total should be more thhan enough to guarantee a spot on the PGA Tour next season as a top-25 finisher on the money list. Bradley Bozeman Jersey. "Thats always been a lifetime dream," Ortiz said. "Its what we all work so hard for." Jason Gore was second after a 66. Daniel Berger, Derek Fathauer and Aron Price, the second-round leader, tied for third at 7 under. Berger and Fathauer shot 67, and Price had a 70. Alex Cejka, the winner of the season-opening Colombia Championship and second last week in the Brazil Champions, tied for 11th at 4 under after a 69. He earned $13,750 to push his tour-leading total to $235,150. ' ' '
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