Marina Erakovic has won her way into the final round of qualifying at the US Open tennis championships.
Erakovic, 17, from Auckland, beat 167th ranked Russian Elena Vesnina 6-2 6-1.
The New Zealand No 1 will now play world No 1 doubles player Virginia Ruano Pascual, of Spain, who has a ranking of 110 in singles.
Ruano Pascual is the eighth seed in qualifying and was ranked 28 in the world in 1999.
She has won three WTA singles and eight Grand Slam doubles titles.
Erakovic is ranked 235.
- NZPA
Tennis: Erakovic into final round of US Open qualifying
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