But the former No. 1 broke again for 5-2.
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Despite some powerful exchanges, Larsson was unable to keep pace with Williams who took the first set in 36 minutes before upping the stakes in the second set to blow the world No.47 away.
Serena Williams surpassed Martina Natratilova for the most women’s Grand Slam match wins, with a dominant 6-2, 6-1 victory over Sweden’s Johanna Larsson in the fourth round of the US Open.
Not only has she surpassed Navratilova, she matched Roger Federers mark for men.
She added: ‘To be up there with both men and women is something that’s super rare, and it actually feels really good’.
The reporters also asked Serena about her shoulder injury that she sustain during her last Wimbledon triumph.
“When I was more patient and waited for the right balls to go for I played much, much better and dictated more of the points”. “I’m doing a lot of work on it so I can keep it in this position”.
Fifth-seeded Simona Halep smashed her racket in frustration en route to a 6-1 2-6 6-4 victory over 34th-ranked Timea Babos.
In the years after it was revealed in 2011 Williams had the autoimmune disease Sjogren’s syndrome, she struggled often in majors. “If she’s playing I think good that day, then it’s tough”. Its always something special, thats for sure, said Wawrinka, who had his left ankle taped after twisting it during the match.
“I’m also really happy with the match, how I got through”.
Ana Konjuh will be tested by world no. 4 Agnieszka Radwanska, her highest ranked opponent in her two-year career, in the round of sixteen.
She won her first ever Grand Slam singles match, sixteen year ago, in 1998 at the Australian Open.
As for Pliskova, the elder Williams said: “We play kind of a similar game”.
Murray takes on Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, a 6-4, 6-1, 3-6, 6-2 victor over Portugal’s Joao Sousa, for a quarter-final berth.
Kyrgios, the 14th seed from Australia soldiered on after receiving treatment at the end of the second set before opting out at the end of the third.
“(Saturday) was a more straightforward win, but not flawless”, the No. 6-seeded Williams said.
Suarez celebrated her 28th birthday with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Russian Elena Vesnina.
Polish fourth seed Radwanska accounted for Caroline Garcia in straight sets, while fifth-seeded Romanian Halep survived to beat Timea Babos in NY.
Williams, who will face No. 10 seed Karolina Pliskova in the fourth round, has had little trouble since a first-round scare against Kateryna Kozlova during which she lost the second set before capturing the third, 6-4.
Venus Williams – the sixth seed – starred under the lights at Arthur Ashe Stadium, blitzing Laura Siegemund 6-1 6-2.
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The American powered to 4-1 lead in no time before breaking to love for a 5-1 advantage that became the set when Larsson fired a backhand long and Williams will next meet Yaroslava Shvedova after she beat China’s Shuai Zhang 6-2 7-5.
