Serena Williams is on track to win her seventh US Open title.
The American recorded an easy straight sets victory over Czech Karolina Muchova in their fourth round matchup.
Meanwhile second seed Ashleigh Barty is also through to the next round after beating Maria Sakkari.
Karolina Pliskova edged past Tunisia's Ons Jabeur to also make it to the next stage of the tournament.
Al Ain v Al Hilal ACL semi-final postponed due to weather
The Asian Champions League semi-final first leg between Al Ain and Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal has been postponed due to the weather, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said on Tuesday.
Perfect Palmer hits four as Chelsea thrash woeful Everton 6-0
Chelsea midfielder Cole Palmer scored four goals, including a hat-trick in the first 30 minutes, as his side hammered Everton 6-0 on Monday to maintain their push for a European spot and leave the visitors still hovering above the relegation zone.
England's highest wicket-taking spinner Underwood dies at 78
Former England bowler Derek Underwood has died at the age of 78, his former team Kent County Cricket Club said on Monday.
Pollard backs under-fire Pandya as Mumbai lose again
Mumbai Indians batting coach Kieron Pollard has no doubts that their fans will be singing Hardik Pandya's praises again despite the team's faltering Indian Premier League (IPL) campaign under the all-rounder.
Nadal still the ultimate test on clay, says Tsitsipas
Rafael Nadal could return to action this week in Barcelona and play just his second event of an injury-hit season and while the Spaniard lacks match practice Stefanos Tsitsipas said it would be no surprise to see him battling for the title in the final.
