By Jilawatan

Sania Mirza opens her US Open campaign against world No. 64 Olga Gov
ortsova of Belarus as the last Grand Slam of the year begins on Monday. The one-to-one record between the world number 71 Sania and her Belarussian rival is tied 1- 1. If Sania clears the first hurdle, she may run into 10th seed Italian Flavia Pennetta in the
second round. Meanwhile, Somdev Dev Varman is one step away from qualifying for
the singles main draw after reaching the final round of qualifiers following his win 6-3, 6-7(6), 6-3 over Igor Sijsling. He will next play Poland’s Jerzy Janowicz.