Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova will meet in the first round of the US Open next week. Williams, who is seeking her record-tying 24th Grand Slam title, is 19-2 all-time against Sharapova.
Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova will meet in the first round of the US Open, which begins Monday: ASSOCIATED PRESS
Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova have never met at the US Open, but that will change in a hurry this year. The two tennis icons were drawn Thursday to meet in the first round of the year's final Grand Slam, which begins Monday. "Oh, that's definitely going to be at night, I'll tell you that," ESPN's Mary Joe Fernandez said on air during the draw unveiling."It's great, it's as if Madison Avenue is making the draw," 2003 US Open champion Andy Roddick said."Those are the kind of matches we want to see here at the US Open. It's a show, it's New York City, it's what we want to see here at the US Open.
The No. 8 seed this year, Serena is seeking her 24th career Grand Slam title, which would tie Margaret Court for first on the all-time list.to win the title even though she has yet to win one since becoming a mother and returning to the WTA tour in early 2018. Williams comes into the Open having battled back issues recently.
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