Tennis-Kovinic who? Unknown from Montenegro prepares to send Serena into retirement

FILE PHOTO: Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - May 28, 2022 Montenegro's Danka Kovinic in action during her third round match against Poland's Iga Swiatek REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol

(Reuters) - Montenegro's Danka Kovinic will find herself in an unfamiliar place in the tennis spotlight on the sport's biggest stage on Monday playing the part of potential party pooper at Serena Williams's U.S. Open retirement bash.

Since turning professional in 2010, Kovinic has yet to crack the top 40 in the world rankings and is still chasing a maiden WTA Tour title but for a few hours on Monday the 27-year-old will have the attention of the tennis world.