Serena Williams has beaten fellow American Nicole Gibbs to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open in Melbourne.
The world number two won 6-1 6-3 in 63 minutes on Saturday.
She is chasing a 23rd Grand Slam singles title.
The 35-year-old six-time champion will play Czech’s Barbora Strycova, who also beat France’s Caroline Garcia 6-2 7-5.
Meanwhile, Russia’s Ekaterina Makarova came through a dramatic match to beat Slovakia’s Dominika Cibulkova 6-2 6-7 (3-7) 6-3.
She goes on to face Britain’s Johanna Konta, who trashed Caroline Wozniaki 6-3 6-1.
Croatia’s Mirjana Lucic-Baroni also advanced to the last 16 for the first time with a 3-6 6-2 6-3 win over Greece’s Maria Sakkari.
