US renowned tennis player, Serena Williams matched an early threat to defeat her fellow American counterpart, Sloane Stephens to qualify for the last 16 of the US Open on Saturday.
Williams, the third seed, lost the first set convincingly before rallying to dominate the next two, triumphing 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 inside a near-empty Arthur Ashe Stadium.
The 38-year-old player, gunning for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles title, will play Greece’s 15th seed Maria Sakkari for a place in the quarter-finals.
With fans barred from this year’s Flushing Meadows event due to the COVID-19 pandemic, several top players took advantage of suites they have been assigned to watch two of their rivals in action.
Sofia Kenin and Naomi Osaka — the second and fourth seeds respectively — took in the three-setter, as did the fifth seed in the men’s draw, German Alexander Zverev, was spotted munching on sushi.
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