Luck is clearly and strongly on the side of America's Williams sisters who have smoothly moved into the fourth round of the ongoing US Open, while other top seeds have crashed out. But this can go on for only one more match. In the third round of the 2008 US Open on Saturday, August 30, both Venus and Serena Williams bagged similar 6-2, 6-1 victories.

Just one more win, the two will next face one another in the quarter final round. This is splendid as four of the top 10 players have already dropped out, including the top seed Ana Ivanovic. The William sisters happen to be the only two ex-champions therefore who are still going strong. While Venus beat 27th seeded Alona Bondarenko of Ukraine at the Arthur Ashe Stadium, sister Serena defeated 30th-seeded Ai Sugiyama at the same court five hours later.