NEW YORK: Serena Williams, bidding for a calendar-year Grand Slam and her fifth consecutive major title, joined fellow world number one Novak Djokovic atop the US Open direct entry lists announced Wednesday.
The US Tennis Association said the world's 99 top-ranked men and 100 of the top 101 women -- China's 29th-ranked Peng Shuai absent with a back injury -- will be in the field when the year's final Grand Slam event begins next month at Flushing Meadows.
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