Leading hope Maria Sharapova has been handed a wild card entry into the main draw of the US Open.
The winner of the event in 2006, Sharapova can be backed currently at 15/2 with Sky Bet for more glory at Flushing Meadows this year.
Wimbledon winner Garbine Muguruza and Victoria Azarenka head the market on 6/1 with British hope Johanna Konta rated an 8/1 chance.
Former world number one Sharapova returned from a doping ban in April but has struggled with injury, which ruled her out of trying to qualify for Wimbledon.
While both the French Open and the All England Club had opted not to hand Sharapova a wild card for their 2017 championships, the United States Tennis Association confirmed on Tuesday she would be given an invitation to Flushing Meadows.
The 30-year-old last played at the US Open in 2014 but will be unseeded for this year's event in New York.
Sharapova, who is 148 in the latest world rankings, sat out the Rogers Cup in Toronto and will also be will be absent in Cincinnati this week as she focuses on being fully fit for the final Grand Slam of 2017, which is set to start on August 28.
