NEW YORK: Sixth seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova reached the fourth round of the $18.5 million US Open by beating Russian countrywoman Anastassia Rodionova 6-3, 6-0 here on Friday.
 
The 2004 US Open champ will next play the winner of a match between Czech Nicole Vaidisova and Serbia's Jelena Jankovic for a place in the last eight.