American Serena Williams will face Montenegrin Danka Kovinic (80th) in the first round of the US Open, which could be her last tournament before retiring, according to the draw made on Thursday in New York.
The poster could be tricky for the tennis legend, crowned six times at Flushing Meadows, facing a player who spent two rounds at the Australian Open this season - beating the winner of the last US Open, the Briton Emma Raducanu - and at Roland-Garros.
If the 40-year-old American, ranked 410th in the world, qualifies, she could then meet Estonian Anett Kontaveit, 2nd player in the world.
