Venus and Serena Williams moved closer to a quarterfinal showdown at the US Open after sailing into the fourth round of the year's final grand slam with emphatic victories on Saturday.
Venus overwhelmed Ukrainian Alona Bondarenko 6-2, 6-1, while younger sister Serena blew past Japan's Ai Sugiyama with an identical scoreline.
"I'm definitely at my best now," seventh seeded Venus boasted after her 56-minute rout under sunny skies at the National Tennis Center.
Neither Venus nor fourth seeded Serena have lost a set during this year's tournament and are the only women left in the draw that have won the US Open previously.
Serena refused to say she was at the top of her game but she appeared close to it during her 66-minute demolition of Sugiyama, where she landed 71 percent of her first serves and never faced a break point.
In the last 16, Venus will face ninth seed Angnieska Radwanska of Poland, who made headlines at last year's US Open by sending Maria Sharapova out of the tournament in the third round.
Serena will face either Severine Bremond of France or Italian Tathiana Garbin, both unseeded. She admitted she was "disappointed" at the chance to play Venus in the quarters and not further down the road.
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