Serena Williams entered the U.S. Open with concern she wouldn’t win a match.

Now there’s thought Williams can win the tournament.

The Serena Show continues Friday night at what will surely be a rollicking Arthur Ashe Stadium when the unseeded 40-year-old legend plays her third-round match against Ajila Tomljanovic of Australia, trying to postpone retirement at least a couple of more days.

Williams turned back the clock in Wednesday’s night’s tennis party with a smashing performance over No. 2 seed Anett Kontaveit, playing scintillating tennis in the deciding third set.

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Serena Williams overshadows all, from the world No. 1 to the other Americans in the U.S. Open field. And every one of them understands it.

Top-seeded Iga Swiatek drilled American Sloan Stephens 6-3, 6-2 on Thursday to set up a third-round date with another U.S. woman, Lauren Davis. And while there won’t be a referendum on the state of American tennis until Williams retires, that time is coming.

Swiatek is a two-time French Open champion with a WTA Tour-leading 50 victories this year, but the Pole has still flown under the radar. Or more accurately, in Williams’ shadow, like everybody else.

“Maybe a little bit, yeah, for sure. … But I’d say it doesn’t really matter for me,” said Swiatek, hoping to face Williams in the final. “I mean, Serena totally deserves it and it’s pretty obvious for me that she’s going to be in the spotlight in this tournament. That’s kind of her time right now.”

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Serena and Venus Williams, in what will likely be their final doubles match together, took on Lucie Hradecka and Linda Noskova in Round 1 of the U.S. Open.

Following two sets that went back-and-forth between the two pairs, Hradecka and Noskova defeated the Williams sisters in straight sets 7-6, 6-4.

While there was no on-court interview for Serena and Venus Williams, the match's victors Linda Noskova and Lucie Hradecka spoke following their triumph.

Noskova, a 17-year-old who said that she's had Serena Williams' poster above her bed for years and four years ago swooned over seeing Serena play at the French Open, gushed about the experience of competing — and defeating — a player she admires so much.

Noskova referred to the match as “a special moment."

"I was really lucky," she added.

Serena and Venus Williams fell to Lucie Hradecka and Linda Noskova in straight sets 7-6, 6-4.

While the sisters had a real comeback chance in the second set after a hard-fought first set, the Czech duo clinched two consecutive games to finish off Serena and Venus in what will likely be their final match together.

Serena Williams will continue her U.S. Open Friday night in her Round 3 singles match.

During a high-energy second set, Serena and Venus Williams rallied back from an early deficit to tie the set up 4-4.

The Williams sisters must win this set to keep their U.S. Open second round contention alive.

After NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell was spotted at Arthur Ashe to watch Serena Williams Wednesday night, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver took in Serena's Thursday night doubles match alongside her sister Venus.

After falling 7-6 in the first set against Lucie Hradecka and Linda Noskova, Serena and Venus Williams now trail the Czech duo 3-0 in the second set.

If the sisters do not turn the game around, they will exit the U.S. Open doubles tournament after Round 1.

During a video in between the first and second sets featuring Venus Williams, the 42-year-old said that she is not ready to retire from tennis, but will let fans know when she is.

"When it’s my last, I’ll have a little whisper in your ear," Williams said in the video.

In their first U.S. Open doubles match since 2014, Serena and Venus Williams lost the first set in their Round 1 match against Lucie Hradecka and Linda Noskova 7-6, following some well-placed shots by Noskova during the tiebreaker.

Following hard-fought 10th and 11th games, Serena and Venus Williams lead Linda Noskova and Lucie Hradecka 6-5 heading into a seventh point, which could determine the first set of this Round 1 matchup.

Serena and Venus Williams' half sister Isha Price was spotted watching next to Serena's husband Alexis Ohanian and their mother Oracene Price.