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Serena Williams is set to play in the third round of the U.S. Open following her win on Wednesday.
The tennis superstar, 40, defeated world number two Anett Kontaveit of Estonia in the second round of the tournament at the Arthur Ashe Stadium, securing her place in the next stage of the competition.
Williams, who shares daughter Olympia with husband Alexis Ohanian, recently revealed that she plans to retire to focus on her family and business pursuits after this grand slam and some of Hollywood's biggest names have been turning up to see her play her final U.S. Open.
Earlier in the tournament, famous faces like Hugh Jackman, Anthony Anderson, Queen Latifah and Vogue editor Anna Wintour were spotted cheering Williams on from the stands.
Newsweek has everything you need to know about when Williams is next playing at the U.S. Open and how you can watch.
When Is Serena Williams Next Playing at the U.S. Open?
Williams will next play on Friday, September 2, at approximately 7 p.m. ET. She will take on Croatian-Australian Ajla Tomljanović for her her third match of the tournament.
Tomljanović, 29, is ranked number 46 in the world. She advanced to the third round after defeating Russia's Evgeniya Rodina in three sets.
Before her match with Rodina, Tomljanović was questioned about the prospect of facing Williams but, at the time, she didn't want to get too far ahead of herself.
"For me, the next one is going to be a really big task just because I've been in a few situations where I've had a non-seed and someone would say it's a good draw and it would kick me in the a**e because I would think about it," she said, according to Yahoo! Sport.
"So I'm taking that as an opportunity but at the same time I'm trying to approach it like I haven't done before so I'm not even thinking about [Williams]. But it would be cool because I've never faced her so I don't want her to retire and me not ever have played her," she added.
Tomljanović reached the quarter-finals of Wimbledon in July but was knocked out of the competition by eventual champion Elena Rybakina.
How To Watch Serena Williams Play at the U.S. Open
Williams and Tomljanović's match will be broadcast on ESPN. The event is being screened on TV via ESPN and ESPN2, and is streaming live on ESPN3, ESPN+ and the ESPN App.
Speaking about the upcoming match against Tomljanović, Williams said: "I have seen a few games of hers in the last few weeks. We are talking about a strong player with powerful tennis. She has had many injuries in the course of her career and she has always recovered, so I respect her a lot.
"It will be a good match and I hope to be able to give my best as always."
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