Serena Williams won 10 games in a row to defeat countrywoman Vania King and reach the third round of the US Open.
The world No.1, who is bidding to win a third straight title at Flushing Meadows, needed just 56 minutes to triumph 6-1, 6-0.
Williams, who was wearing a shocking pink leopard-print dress, said: "It's so hard to play in the wind. I'm really happy to get through a solid match with the conditions today."
The 32-year-old next meets Varvara Lepchenko, her third successive American opponent.
Ana Ivanovic became the second top-10 player to crash out as she fell 7-5, 6-4 to Czech Karolina Pliskova in round two.
Victoria Azarenka looked much sharper than in her first-round match, winning 12 of the last 14 games in a 6-3, 6-2 victory over America's Christina McHale.
Eleventh seed Flavia Pennetta, a semi-finalist last year, made smooth progress with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over America's Shelby Rogers.
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