Serena Williams, in red, kept alive her hopes of a 24th Grand Slam with victory over fellow American Sloane Stephens to reach the last 16 of the US Open in New York City ©Getty Images

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Serena Williams made a slow before overwhelming her rival to win 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 ©Getty Images
Serena Williams made a slow before overwhelming her rival to win 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 ©Getty Images
Alexis Ohanian and Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr., husband and daughter of Serena Williams, were among the few spectators allowed to watch at the Arthur Ashe Stadium ©Getty Images
Alexis Ohanian and Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr., husband and daughter of Serena Williams, were among the few spectators allowed to watch at the Arthur Ashe Stadium ©Getty Images
Sloane Stephens won the US Open in 2017 but had no answer to Serena Williams in their first meeting for five years ©Getty Images
Sloane Stephens won the US Open in 2017 but had no answer to Serena Williams in their first meeting for five years ©Getty Images


Serena Williams, as befitting the queen of tennis, sported some fancy footwear during her match against Sloane Stephens ©Getty Images
Serena Williams, as befitting the queen of tennis, sported some fancy footwear during her match against Sloane Stephens ©Getty Images
Next up for Serena Williams is Greece's Maria Sakkari, who beat her at the Western and Southern Open last week, and who defeated America's Amanda Anisimova, 6-3, 6-1 today ©Getty Images
Next up for Serena Williams is Greece's Maria Sakkari, who beat her at the Western and Southern Open last week, and who defeated America's Amanda Anisimova, 6-3, 6-1 today ©Getty Images


Bulgaria's Tsvetana Pironkova has been the surprise of this US Open so far this year and beat another seed today, the 18th-ranked Donna Vekic from Croatia.©Getty Images
Bulgaria's Tsvetana Pironkova has been the surprise of this US Open so far this year and beat another seed today, the 18th-ranked Donna Vekic from Croatia.©Getty Images
Russia's Daniil Medvedev, last year's US Open runner-up, has reached the last 16 without dropping a set after beating America's JJ Wolf 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 today ©Getty Images
Russia's Daniil Medvedev, last year's US Open runner-up, has reached the last 16 without dropping a set after beating America's JJ Wolf 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 today ©Getty Images
Another Russian in the fourth round is Andrey Rublev, who beat Italy's Salvatore Caruso 6-0, 6-4, 6-0.©Getty Images
Another Russian in the fourth round is Andrey Rublev, who beat Italy's Salvatore Caruso 6-0, 6-4, 6-0.©Getty Images
Sunset falls over Flushing Meadows as the US Open continues to take place without any spectators because of the COVD-19 pandemic ©Getty Images
Sunset falls over Flushing Meadows as the US Open continues to take place without any spectators because of the COVD-19 pandemic ©Getty Images