Next week Alison (WTA-96) will be in action at the US Open, the fourth grand slam tournament of the year. In the first round she will play against Chinese Saisai Zheng (WTA-85).
They already faced each other once in 2010, Zheng won their encounters in a juniors tournament. In the second round Ali might face 30th seed Julia Goerges (WTA-32) or Annika Beck (WTA-136).