Lady luck decided to treat tennis fans to a proper special in the first round of the Cincinnati Masters with Serena Williams set to play Emma Raducanu.
The young Brit grew up watching Williams as Serena was already a 4x grand slam champion by the time Raducanu was even born. Now, in 2022, they'll meet on the court in what will be Serena's second-to-last tennis event ever.
The moment the matchup became public knowledge hashtags started trending on social media with fans excited to see the matchup play out. Other players have noticed as well with Jessica Pegula being asked about it following her win in Toronto. Pegula is excited about it as it's a player on her way out and one on her way in:
"Serena's kind of on her way out. And Emma's already won a Slam, but still on her way in. And it will just be kind of cool to see the two of them out there. I'm sure it's kind of cool for her, at least she gets to play Serena. Serena isn't going to play after the US Open so that will be exciting."
She further added:
“That's a nice popcorn match I guess for everyone. Serena hasn't been playing that much. Emma at least got a little momentum in DC, lost a tough match to Giorgi here. It will be interesting.
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