Defending champions Erin Routliffe and Canadian Gaby Dabrowski are through to the third round of the women's doubles at the US Open.
The Kiwi-Canadian partnership defeated Poland's Alijca Rosolska and American Catherine Harrison in straight sets 7-5 6-4 in just under an hour and a half on Saturday (Sunday NZ Time) in New York.
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World No 1 Routliffe and third ranked Dabrowski played well in patches and did enough to win the match, which is their eighth consecutive victory at the tournament.
Early in the first set Rosolska and Dabrowski both lost service games and Harrison suffered the same fate at 4-4, to allow Routliffe to serve for a one-set lead.
She and Dabrowski got out to a 40-0 in that game but then lost the next five points to give the break back.
Rosolska made it three breaks of serve in a row as she and Harrison failed to win a point in the next game and this time Routliffe and Dabrowksi were able to consolidate the break and take the first set.
There was another break for Routliffe and Dabrowski early in the second set and that was all the defending champions needed to see their way through to the third round or round of 16.
They will now face the unseeded pair of Jacqueline Christian (Romania) and Italian Angelica Moratelli for a place in the quarterfinals early on day seven of the tournament.