The Serena Williams effect is going strong.

The first round action of tennis’ final 2022 Grand Slam brought a handful of stunning eliminations — including men’s world No. 5 Stefanos Tsitsipas and women’s defending champ Emma Raducanu — but all eyes are on one player who’s still in contention: Serena, of course.

Today’s Scroll has the lowdown on everything you need to know before the final tennis Grand Slam of the season and likely of Serena Williams’ career, the US Open, begins tomorrow in NYC. Let’s hit the court.