Novak Djokovic marched on to the third round of the 2014 U.S. Open tennis tournament after dominating Paul-Henri Mathieu of France on Thursday at the Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York.

The top-seeded Djokovic was hardly threatened as he played will full confidence for the entire match en route to a clinical 6-1, 6-3, 6-0 win against his French opponent despite the windy condition inside the stadium.

"I feel that I'm hitting the ball very well," said Djokovic, who has not dropped a set in the tournament. "Under the circumstances I think I came up with a very good performance. Stayed mentally tough and not allowed myself to get frustrated because of the wind and conditions that were obviously very tough for both of us."

With the win, Djokovic, who is looking to reach the finals of the event for the fifth consecutive time, set up a showdown with local bet Sam Querrey, who is one of only three Americans left in the draw.

Djokovic knows that he will be playing in front of a crowd that will be cheering for Querrey, but he is confident that his experience will be a factor in their upcoming third-round showdown.

"Sam is playing in front of his crowd. I'm sure that he's going to have some good support," Djokovic said. "But on the other hand, if we get to play on center court maybe night session, that's where my experience kicks in, I think. I have had a lot of matches, night sessions if we get to play, as I said, and I'll try to neutralize his serve that is his big weapon."

Meanwhile, Serena Williams remained on track to win her third straight U.S. Open title after cruising to a 6-1, 6-0 win against compatriot Vania King to reach the third round of the tournament.

Williams, who has not lost in her last 16 matches at Flushing Meadows, is looking to become the first woman to win three consecutive titles in the event since Chris Evert won four straight from 1975 to 1978.

On the other hand, CiCi Bellis was not as fortunate as she was in the opening round, losing to Zarina Diyas 6-3, 0-6, 6-2 in their second round match.

"Maybe it didn't turn out how I wanted it to, but thank you, everybody, for coming out and watching," said Bellis, who, at 15 years old, became the youngest player to win a U.S. Open match on Tuesday. "It was amazing. I mean, I never thought I'd be here."

Complete results of Thursday's matches are available here, while video highlighter can be seen on this link.

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