WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — Serena Williams is using her special injury-protected No. 1 ranking to get into the U.S. Open field.
She is ranked 172nd this week, and only the top 105 players have been granted direct entry into the field for the year’s last major championship, which starts Aug.
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