Rory McIlroy turns his hand to tennis at an exhibition event in New York . New golf no.1 'wins ' rally against Russian superstar Maria Sharapova . Sharapova beats McIlroy 's girlfriend 6-3 6-4 . TL;DR The Dane was struggling at a set and 5-4 down to Maria Sharapova when she lightheartedly asked McIlroy , who was among the audience , for his help . The world's top golfers are set for a showdown on Sunday as the world No. 2 and reigning U.S. Open champion Tiger Woods plays defending champ Phil Mickelson of Northern Ireland in Sunday's final round
Rory McIlroy turns his hand to tennis at an exhibition event in New York . New golf no.1 'wins ' rally against Russian superstar Maria Sharapova . Sharapova beats McIlroy 's girlfriend 6-3 6-4 . TL;DR The world's top golfers are set for a showdown on Sunday as the world No. 2 and reigning U.S. Open champion Tiger Woods plays defending champ Phil Mickelson of Northern Ireland in Sunday's final round