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After two days of rain delays
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Serena storms into last eight in Paris


 

Originally published on 01/06/16 00:00

Despite the cold, damp weather on Court Philippe Chatrier, Williams showed no signs of being hampered by the slow conditions, as the world No.1 and defending champion powered to a 6-1 6-1 victory over Ukrainian Elina Svitolina in just 62 minutes.

“I didn't play my best in the third round and I really wanted to come out and do a lot better and prove that I can do better than that," said Williams, who hit 27 winners during the match.

Williams will now face the unseeded Yulia Putintseva in the quarter-finals after the Kazakh upset No.12 seed Carla Suarez Navarro 7-5 7-5 on Court 2.

"I have been waiting for like two or three days for my fourth-round match,” said Putintseva after reaching her first Grand Slam quarter-final. “Of course it was getting nervous and all this stuff because of the weather. I had to change my hotel, as well, because my reservation finished. But I'm happy that in the end the wait was worth it.

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