Byline: Wayne Coffey
NEW YORK _ She began her summer with a triumphant run through Wimbledon, ending it with her fourth silver plate. Venus Williams does not look much less formidable in Queens, where she spent two more sets in long-limbed cruise control Friday night, crushing another opponent and cruising into the fourth round of the U.S. Open.
"I just want to take that experience from Wimbledon and bring it right here," Williams said, moments after her 6-1, 6-2 takeout of No. 21 Alona Bondarenko of Ukraine.
The warm-up phase of the Open women's draw, and too many dreadfully lopsided early round matches to count, is over. At least one would hope so. Next up for ...