Serena Williams faces Maria Sharapova in the US Open first round tonight (12am BST) and there could be fireworks.
Maria Sharapova: A profile
There seems to always be one stand-out first round match that catches the attention of any Grand Slam tournament.
At Wimbledon last month it was 15-year-old Cori ‘Coco’ Gauff being drawn to face tennis legend Venus Williams, and it certainly didn’t disappoint.
And the US Open has thrown up an equally fascinating tie, albeit for very different reasons.
Both Williams and Sharapova have been going toe-to-toe for nearly 15 years, with their first clash being at the Miami Open in 2004.
