Serena Williams, who is aiming for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title at this year's US Open, was handed a difficult path to the final after being drawn on Thursday in the same quarter as older sister Venus and world No 1 Simona Halep.

Serena, a six-time champion in New York who is seeded 17th, will start her campaign against Polish world number 60 Magda Linette and could face Venus in the third round before a possible fourth-round showdown with Romanian top seed Halep.

In her last bid to match Australian Margaret Court's record haul of Grand Slam titles, the 36-year-old Williams, who missed last year's US Open due to her pregnancy, came up one win shy as she fell to German Angelique Kerber in the Wimbledon final.

In the men's draw Rafael Nadal, who last year won his third crown at Flushing Meadows, starts his defence against fellow Spaniard and long-time Davis Cup teammate David Ferrer, while second seed Roger Federer meets Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka. Place bet on today's tennis games and Win Big, [url]NaijaBet.COM[/url]

Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic, who could face Federer in the last eight, starts against Hungary's Marton Fucsovics.

Defending women's champion Sloane Stephens will...............................................................READ MORE





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