Serena Williams' first opponent at what is expected to be the last tournament of her career, the US Open, will be Danka Kovinic.
Play begins Monday; first-round matches will be held that day and Tuesday. There was no immediate word on when Williams will compete.
The 23-time Grand Slam champion, who turns 41 on Sept. 26, announced this month that she was preparing to step away from her playing career. She did not explicitly say when she planned to stop but made it sound as if the US Open would mark her farewell.She is just 1-3 this season, having recently returned to singles action after a year away following a first-round injury exit at Wimbledon in 2021.
Her first match back came at the All England Club in late June, and she lost her opener there in a third-set tiebreaker to 115th-rankedKovinic is a 27-year-old from Montenegro who is 80th in the WTA rankings this week and has been as high as 46th. Williams and Kovinic have never played each other in singles.
After winning a match at a tournament in Toronto, Williams was eliminated in straight sets there by Tokyo Olympics gold medalist
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