Serena Williams vs. Yaroslava Shvedova: Score and Reaction from 2016 US Open

Top-seeded Serena Williams made quick work of Yaroslava Shvedova, advancing to the quarterfinals of the 2016 U.S. Open in straight sets, 6-2, 6-3, Monday in Flushing Meadows, New York.

It's a historic win for Williams, who now has 308 victories in Grand Slam events, which is the most of the Open Era, per Stuart Fraser of the MailOnline. 

Shvedova offered little resistance in the first set as Williams rolled to an early lead. WTA Insider shared her stats from the opening frame:

Williams' service game was particularly excellent. She dropped just four total points on serve through the entire set.

The six-time U.S. Open champion also opted for a more aggressive approach, cutting down the angles for Shvedova by getting to the net. The strategy paid off, as Williams won seven of her eight points at the net. The replay below, courtesy of U.S. Open Tennis, was one example of her dominance in action:

Shvedova had no answer for the onslaught and committed 10 unforced errors, twice as many as her opponent.

The second set was largely more of the same. Shvedova couldn't make up any ground against Williams' serve, which eliminated any hope she had of making a comeback. The 28-year-old earned one break-point opportunity but couldn't capitalize.

Williams succeeded in wrapping up points quickly. She didn't allow Shvedova to gain any momentum by staying alive in points. Even with the wind becoming somewhat of a factor in the second set, Williams worked the angles well to move the Russian across the baseline constantly.

It was an even more impressive performance from Williams, since she took the court at Arthur Ashe Stadium only moments after her sister Venus lost to Karolina Pliskova in three sets. It was a hard-fought match that went to a tiebreaker in the final set.

Serena didn't let that impact her play whatsoever, and ESPN's Jemele Hill tweeted her surprise at how quickly she wrapped up the match:

Williams will play Simona Halep in the quarterfinals. The two have played on eight occasions, with Williams owning a 7-1 head-to-head advantage. Halep's lone win came at the 2014 BNP Paribas WTA Finals, which Williams avenged in the final of the event.

The 22-time Grand Slam champion is still prone to the occasional hiccup. Before making the trip to New York for the U.S. Open, she lost to Elina Svitolina in the third round of the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Williams remains the best player on the women's tour when she's at her peak, though, and as FiveThirtyEight's Carl Bialik noted, her service game is untouchable at the moment: 

Dismissing Halep completely would be foolish. She reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon and made it to the semifinals of last year's U.S. Open.

Still, Williams will be the heavy favorite to make the semifinals, and a 23rd Grand Slam title is more than attainable if she can get past Halep.

Post-Match Reaction

"It's really exciting," Williams said on the court of setting the Grand Slam wins record, per CBSSports.com's Colin Ward-Henninger. "This is where it all started, so it's always so magical out here for me—but 308 sounds pretty good."

Any fans hoping to find out the secret to Williams' success on serve will be disappointed, per Nick McCarvel for USA Today: "I've never served this consistently. I'm not going to ask questions. I'm going to just keep serving."

Match stats are courtesy of the U.S. Open's official website.