FALLON READY FOR THE DOG EAT (HOT)DOG EXCITEMENT OF THE BIG APPLE

Sherrock making her debut in New York and can’t wait to see the Statue of Liberty and eat a hotdog like in the movies

QUEEN of the Palace Fallon Sherrock cannot wait for her first bite in the Big Apple – from a hot dog with all the trimmings.

Sherrock has never been to the United States, but next week she will play in the Professional Darts Corporation’s World Series at New York’s iconic Madison Square Garden.

She has had to wait two years for her big break as the tournament was twice deferred by Covid.

But Sherrock, who shot to fame at the PDC World Championship at Alexandra Palace in December 2019, wants to prove she is still worth a billboard in Times Square.

The former Bletchley hairdresser, 27, will be going toe-to-toe on the oche in a field containing big guns Michael van Gerwen, Peter Wright and Gerwyn Price.

But first she wants to sample Manhattan’s famous rocket fuel.

Sherrock said: “I’ve never been to New York – the only place I’ve been to beyond Europe is Asia. I just want to go to Mcdonald’s and buy a hot dog from a hot dog stand, the ones I’ve seen in the movies.

“I want to see the Statue of Liberty and stuff like that because I don’t know whether I’ll ever get the chance to go again.

“It is still important to show I have that game in me and to show it on that big stage. They are all going by what I did a few years back – I played well in the Grand Slam and the Worlds last year, but I didn’t get over that line.

“I can’t get distracted, I need to put my game-face on and pick up a few wins.”

Sherrock provided more glimpses of her potential to upset the Big Applecart when she reached the final of the Nordic Darts Masters last year, coming from 8-2 down to beat Dimitri van den Bergh 11-10 in the last four before scaring MVG in the final.

And her run to the Grand Slam of Darts quarter-finals, where Wright had to pull out the stops to win 16-13, was sprinkled with stunning finishes and brinkmanship.

But a new rival in the women’s game has announced herself – 18-year-old Beau Greaves, the Lakeside ladies world champion – and Sherrock knows she needs to rock New York.

She said: “It’s always nice to have competition, it gears you up.

“It was always Lisa Ashton and now Beau’s done really well. If you drew her, you’d have to play your A game. She’s always been that standard, but no one got to see it that much. Now she’s been back to Lakeside and won that – it’s a great achievement.”