The prestigious US Open 2024 will begin on Monday with top tennis players around the globe battling for the coveted trophy. Draws took place on August 22 and fans are in a treat for some big battles in the closing stages of the last grand slam of the season.
Novak Djokovic will be under the limelight as he returns to action after historic gold in the men’s singles at the Paris Olympics 2024. The Serbian achieved a long-awaited ‘Career Golden Slam’ in Paris to fulfil his trophy cabinet with every possible title there is in tennis.
Once again, the world no.2 is set to enter the US Open as a big favourite but faces tough competition after a not-so-impressive show on ATP tours and in the first three majors in 2024. The rising stars Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz are both tipped to be on the level of Djokovic at the US Open 2024 which is pushing for a new growing rivalry in modern tennis.
Sinner claimed the Australian Open 2024 and then Alcaraz emerged victorious at Roland-Garros and Wimbledon to keep Djokovic on his toes for the 25th Grand Slam title. The Serbian defeated Alcaraz in one of the most thrilling finals at the Olympics to level the head-to-head score but will be under pressure chasing his record-equalling fifth US Open title.
In the women’s singles, pundits have picked a three-way battle for the US Open 2024 title. The current world no.1 Iga Swiatek, the defending champion and home favourite Coco Gauff and the world no.2 Aryna Sabalenka are set to mount a title challenge in New York.
Sabalenka recently won the Cincinnati Open defeating the crowd favourite Jessica Pegula in the final to boost her bid for the US Open title. She finished as a runner-up in the last edition after a loss against Coco Gauff in the final. The 20-year-old Gauff won her maiden Grand Slam title at the US Open last year and once again is the crowd’s favourite.
Swiatek was knocked out by Sabalenka in the Cincinnati Open after the Pole’s early and shock exit at the Paris Olympics 2024. But the four-time Roland-Garros champion remains a strong contender to win her second major in New York.