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US Open 2020: Serena Williams in all-American battle against Sloane Stephens

Serena Williams could be set for her stiffest challenge so far at this year's US Open when she faces fellow American and 2017 champion Sloane Stephens for a place in the last 16.

The pair have played each other six times, with 38-year-old Williams coming out on top on five occasions, including at the 2013 US Open, which she won.

However, this is their first meeting since the 2015 French Open.

"She's a great competitor," said the 23-time Grand Slam singles winner.

"You can't win a Slam and not be really, really, really, really good.