Highlights 1 US Open will be Sharapova's first major tournament appearance since serving a 15-month doping suspension. 2 Romania's Simona Halep is the second seed at the US Open. U.S. Open hopeful Simona Halep said she was not surprised to learn that she drew a tough first-round match-up against former world number one Maria Sharapova since such luck has become the norm for the tournament's number two seed. It has been a trying year for the world number two, who has been frustratingly close to assuming top spot from Karolina Pliskova but has been unable to seal the deal. "I'm not thinking any more," she said of the possiblity of becoming world number one.

Source: India Today August 27, 2017 08:03 UTC