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Serena Williams is about to win her 24th personal Grand Slam record in New York.
Williams, back on the field after a minor back injury in Canada, faced long-time rival Maria Sharapova in the first round of the women's singles at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Both players played an intense match between Sharapova and the decisive advantage at one point. In the end, Williams outshot his opponent for the win.
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30. Goran Ivanisevic – $ 19,878,007
Nationality: Croatian
Grand Slam titles: 1 (Wimbledon)
Global titles: 22
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29. Stefan Edberg – $ 20,630,941
Nationality: Swedish
Grand Slam titles: 6 (2 Australian, 2 Wimbledon, 2 US Open)
Global titles: 41
(Photo by Julian Finney / Getty Images)
28. Andy Roddick – $ 20,640,030
Nationality: American
Grand Slam titles: 1 (US Open)
Global titles: 32
(REUTERS / Kevin Lamarque)
27. Lleyton Hewitt – $ 20,849,000
Nationality: Australian
Grand Slam titles: 2 (1 Wimbledon, 1 US Open)
Global titles: 30
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26. Justine Henin – $ 20,863,335
Nationality: Belgian
Grand Slam titles: 7 (1 Australian Open, 4 French Open, 2 US Open)
Global titles: 43
(REUTERS / Toby Melville)
25. Ivan Lendl – $ 21,262,417
Nationality: Czech and American
Grand Slam titles: 8 (2 Australian Open, 3 French Open, 3 US Open)
Global titles: 94
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24. Martina Navratilova – $ 21,626,089
Nationality: Czech and American
Grand Slam titles: 18 (9 Wimbledon, 4 US Open, 3 Australian Open, 2 French Open)
Global titles: 167
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23. Steffi Graf – $ 21,895,277
Nationality: German
Grand Slam titles: 22 (7 Wimbledon, 6 Open of France, 5 US Open, 4 Open of Australia)
Global titles: 107
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22. Lindsay Davenport – $ 22,166,338
Nationality: American
Grand Slam titles: 3 (1 Australian, 1 Wimbledon, 1 US Open)
Global titles: 55
(Photo by Matthew Stockman / Getty Images)
21. Yevgeny Kafelnikov – $ 23,883,797
Nationality: Russian
Grand Slam titles: 2 (1 Australian, 1 French open)
Global titles: 26
(Photo by Phil Cole / Getty Images)
20. Svetlana Kuznetsova – $ 24,484,712
Nationality: Russian
Grand Slam titles: 2 (1 French Open, 1 US Open)
Global titles: 18
(Photo by Mitchell Layton / Getty Images)
19. Kim Clijsters – $ 24,442,340
Nationality: Belgian
Grand Slam titles: 4 (3 US Open, 1 Australian Open)
Global titles: 41
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18. Martina Hingis – $ 24,749,074
Nationality: Swiss
Grand Slam titles: 5 (3 Open from Australia, 1 Wimbledon, 1 US Open)
Global titles: 43
(Photo by Clive Brunskill / Getty Images)
17. Boris Becker – $ 25,080,956
Nationality: German
Grand Slam titles: 6 (3 Wimbledon, 2 Australian, 1 US Open)
Global titles: 49
(Photo by Bradley Kanaris / Getty Images)
16. Petra Kvitová – $ 26,983,358
Nationality: Czech
Grand Slam titles: 2 (2 Wimbledon)
Global titles: 25
(Photo by Chaz Niell / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
15. Agnieszka Radwaanska – $ 27,626,407
Nationality: Polish
Grand Slam titles: 0
Global titles: 20
(Photo by Maddie Meyer / Getty Images)
14. Tomas Berdych – $ 28,931,999
Nationality: Czech
Grand Slam titles: 0
Global titles: 13
(Photo by Alex Grimm / Getty Images)
13. Victoria Azarenka – $ 29,088,041
Nationality: Belarusian
Grand Slam titles: 2 (2 Open from Australia)
Global titles: 20
(Photo by Al Bello / Getty Images)
12. Caroline Wozniacki – $ 30,880,173
Nationality: Danish
Grand Slam titles: 1 (Open from Australia)
Global titles: 29
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11. Andre Agassi – $ 31,152,975
Nationality: American
Grand Slam titles: 8 (4 Australian Open, 2 US Open, 1 Wimbledon, 1 Roland Garros)
Global titles: 60
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10. Stan Wawrinka – $ 31,378,297
Nationality: Swiss
Grand Slam titles: 3 (1 Australian Open, 1 French Open, 1 US Open)
Global titles: 16
(Photo credit must match TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP / Getty Images)
9. David Ferrer – $ 31,230,696
Nationality: Espanol
Grand Slam titles: 0
Global titles: 27
(Photo by Alex Pantling / Getty Images)
8. Maria Sharapova – $ 38,076,119
Nationality: Russian
Grand Slam titles: 5 (2 French Open, 1 Wimbledon, 1 US Open, 1 Australian Open)
Global titles: 36
(Photo by Chaz Niell / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
7. Venus Williams – $ 40,775,048
Nationality: American
Grand Slam titles: 7 (5 Wimbledon, 2 US Open)
Global titles: 49
(Photo by Rob Newell – CameraSport via Getty Images)
6. Pete Sampras – $ 43,280,489
Nationality: American
Grand Slam titles: 14 (7 Wimbledon, 5 US Open, 2 Australian Open)
Global titles: 64
(Photo by Clive Brunskill / Getty Images for IPTL 2014)
5. Andy Murray – $ 60,931,985
Nationality: Scottish
Grand Slam titles: 3 (2 Wimbledon, 1 US Open)
Global titles: 45
(Photo by Mohammed Elshamy / Anadolu Agency / Getty Images)
4. Serena Williams – $ 86,383,301
Nationality: American
Grand Slam titles: 23 (7 Wimbledon, 7 Australian, 6 US Open, 3 French Open)
Global titles: 72
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3. Rafael Nadal – $ 102,326,975
Nationality: Espanol
Grand Slam titles: 17 (11 French Open, 2 Wimbledon, 3 US Open, 1 Australian Open)
Global titles: 80
(Photo by Mohammed Elshamy / Anadolu Agency / Getty Images)
2. Novak Djokovic – $ 115,310,890
Nationality: Serbian
Grand Slam titles: 13 (6 Australian Open, 4 Wimbledon, 2 US Open, 1 French Open)
Global titles: 70
(Photo by Mohammed Elshamy / Anadolu Agency / Getty Images)
1. Roger Federer – $ 117,507,812
Nationality: Swiss
Grand Slam titles: 20 (8 Wimbledon, 5 US Open, 6 Australian Open, 1 French Open)
Global titles: 98
(Photo by Mohammed Elshamy / Anadolu Agency / Getty Images)
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If Williams wins this year's US Open Championship, she will be tied with Margaret Court with most of the titles of all players.
This year's Open also marks the 50th anniversary of the National Junior Tennis League, founded by Arthur Ashe, Charlie Pasarell and Sheridan Snyder.
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