Nadal, Murray, Clijsters, Venus into US tennis Open last 16 | Bangkok Post: breakingnews

Rafael Nadal's bid for a career Grand Slam and Andy Murray's quest for his first Grand Slam title moved a step closer to a US Open semi-final collision course with impressive triumphs on Friday.

Venus Williams returns a shot against Mandy Minella of Luxembourg during the US Open in New York City. Williams, with injured world number one sister Serena watching from the stands, ripped Luxembourg's Mandy Minella 6-2, 6-1 in 74 minutes to book a fouth-round matchup against Israel's Shahar Peer.

Reigning women's champion Kim Clijsters breezed into the last 16 along with US third seed Venus Williams, whose injured world number one sister Serena was on hand to watch her elder sibling for the first time this week.