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Venus Williams into third round with straight-sets win over Oceane Dodin

Venus Williams has reached the third round for the seventh Grand Slam tournament in a row.

The 37-year-old Williams got broken while serving for each set but played well enough to hold off her big-hitting opponent, beating 20-year-old Oceane Dodin of France 7-5, 6-4 at the US Open.

Williams has won two of her seven major titles at Flushing Meadows, in 2000 and 2001.