The last grand slam event of the year, the US Open, will commence this coming Monday, August 28, 2017 and there are a lot of things we need to watch out for specially for the Women's Tournament.
Aside from the fact that eight women are vying for the WTA No. 1 ranking at the end of this tournament, the one we need to fully watch out for is the first round encounter of Simona Halep from Romania and Maria Sharapova of Russia.
This is the first grand slam appearance of Sharapova since she was banned from participating in any tennis tournament due to alleged doping last 2015. Also, she was given a wildcard entry to the main draw by the US Open committee.
For Halep, she has been vying for the top ranking for several times in the past few months, three times to be exact wherein she was only one win away to reach a career high milestone - at Wimbledon, French Open and Cincinnati Open. This is the fourth chance of Halep to attain the top ranking and considering that she is only five points behind from the reigning World No. 1, Karolina Pliskova of Czech Republic.
To better expand her lead for the No. 1 ranking, Halep should beat Sharapova during the first round encounter this coming Monday. However, Halep had never won a match against Sharapova for the past six matches they played with.
This match should be a thrilling encounter for both players. Let's just tune in and wait for the results!
