Fifth seed Svetlana Kuznetsova [ Images ] came safely through her fourth round meeting with Austrian teenager Tamira Paszek, winning 6-3, 6-2 at Wimbledon [ Images ] on Tuesday.

Paszek, aged 16 and competing in her first Wimbledon, had disposed of 12th seed Elena Dementieva [ Images ] on Monday but did little to trouble Kuznetsova.

The 2004 US Open [ Images ] champion displayed a range of powerful groundstrokes and was confident coming into the net, breaking the world number 54 in her first service game with a forehand volley.

A 30-minute rain break between sets did nothing to help Paszek, who was broken immediately when Kuznetsova sent a backhand down the line and again for 5-2 when she could not return a mighty forehand from the Russian.

Kuznetsova will face the winner of the match between compatriot Maria Sharapova [ Images ] and American Venus Williams [ Images ] in the last eight.