Samantha Stosur matched her best result at Wimbledon as she stormed into the third round with a dominant win over Russian Olga Puchkova on Thursday.

In another impressive display of power and precision, the Australian 14th seed eased to a 6-2 6-2 win over 86th-ranked Puchkova.

In doing so Stosur reached the third round of the grass-court grand slam for just the second time in 11 attempts, following her only previous appearance in round three in 2009.

Stosur will get a chance to progress to the fourth round for the first time when she faces 23rd-seeded German Sabine Lisicki, a 2011 semi-finalist at the All England Club, on Saturday.

The reward for doing so would be a likely last-16 showdown with top seed Serena Williams.

After opening her campaign with a comprehensive win over Slovakian teen Anna Schmiedlova, Stosur spoke of a feeling a new clarity playing on grass, traditionally her least-favoured surface.

She certainly appeared clear-minded in making a brilliant start against Puchkova.

Serving and returning well, Stosur raced to a 4-0 lead.

The Russian claimed two games, both breaks as she struggled badly on serve.

The second set was equally one-sided, with Stosur in total control throughout as she completed a professional performance in under and hour.

Lisicki defeated Russian Elena Vesnina 6-3 6-1 on Thursday.