Aug 19, 2017; Mason, OH, USA; Karolina Pliskova (CZE) returns a shot against Garbine Muguruza (ESP) during the Western and Southern Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports
NEW YORK (Reuters) - In a normal year, winning the U.S. Open would be a big enough carrot in itself to encourage the world’s best to give everything for the title.
But there is little normal about this year’s U.S. Open, with eight women going into the final grand slam of the year with a chance to come out the other side as the world number one.
