Coco Gauff will return to the United States for the first time as a reigning champion. (Photo / Pamela Smith)
(Associated Press)
There is still time for the US Open, the last big home of the year of tennis. The winners in Simple 2023, Coco Gauff and Novak Djokovic, both come back to defend their titles. Will Djokovic go through the competition again to win his 25th major in spirit flexion? Will Coco Gauff be able to push a female field for women? Read the rest for an overview of the US 2024 open.
Notable absences
Rafael Nadal is not able to give 100%: The largest tennis star in Spain withdrew from the United States open in early August, saying only that he would not be able to give everything to the tournament. He has not yet retired, but it is the inevitable destination when Nadal travels these last stages of his professional tennis trip.
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Andy Murray retired: The beloved player, who has never abandoned despite an injury after an injury, retired after a wonderful race at the Paris Olympic Games with the partner of Double Jack Draper. It is the first major tournament without him, and it is frankly quite bizarre. His presence has always been a symbol to which there were tennis stars outside the three large ones, and it became impossible to root in the second half of his career when he fought with injuries. We miss you, Andy.
Key scenarios
Novak Djokovic against Carlos Alcaraz: These two began to build a very entertaining rivalry. They have faced several finals in recent years, More recently in Paris at the 2024 summer Olympic Games. Djokovic was able to win his very first Olympic gold medal, the only honor that had escaped him throughout his career, while Alcaraz, playing his first Olympic Games, simply had it that day.
When these two come together on the field, you can expect any magic at fireworks at the front of Alcaraz's eyebrows. Even if we have already seen them play against each other, it is the match that everyone wants to see: the goat against the phenomenon.
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Jannik Sinner's positive tests: The news of The two positive tests of the sinner for Clostebol was quite shocking, just like the determination that he was not at fault for having ingested the prohibited substance. Several players said they did not think it was just that the sinner was not suspended or prohibited. It will be interesting to see if the players mention it during the tournament, and if that ends up affecting the game of Sinner.
Can Coco Gauff defend his title? Gauff won her very first Grand Slam title to the US Open in 2023, and she continued to improve in all areas. She reached the semi-finals for the first time at Australian Open and the French Open earlier this year, but this progress was strangely blurred by its performance less than large At the Olympic Games. La Gauff, 20, which is about to compete in its US Open seventh, does not need redemption, but if it wants it, it will find it at Billie Jean King Tennis Center.
It could be another large open female tournament: If the troubles that Gauff had in Paris follow her in Queens, we could see another champion for the first time. But in the same position is Iga Swiatek, the WTA n ° 1 for a long time, which also crashed early at the Olympic Games on its favorite surface. And Swiatek also won a US Open trophy before. The only coherent thing about Swiatek, Gauff and other best -classified women is their lack of consistency, so it really looks like the anyone who wins.
The 10 best men's seeds
1. Jannik Sinner (Italy)
2. Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
3. Carlos Alcaraz (Spain)
4. Alexander Zverev (Germany)
5. Daniil Medvedev (Russia)
6. Andrey Rublev (Russia)
7. Hubert Hurkacz (Poland)
8. Casper Ruud (Norway)
9. Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria)
10. Alex de Minaur (Australia)
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There are no American men in the top 10, but there are five sitting just outside. Taylor Fritz is ranked 12th, Ben Shelton is 13 years old, Tommy Paul is 14, Sebastian Korda is 16 years old and Frances Tiafoe is 20 years old.
Male drawing
Jannik Sinner: Not only will the sinner be under a media microscope and his players' colleagues after his positive screening tests, but he enters this tournament with an injury. He has been dealing with hip problems since the clay court season and was forced to withdraw from the Olympic Games. Although it is more rested than the other Olympic competitors (Alcaraz, Djokovic, Alexander Zverev and Daniil Medvedev have all played in Paris), it's meaningless if his hip has an impact on his room.
Taylor Fritz: After an excellent performance at the Paris Olympic Games, he feels like Fritz is going up. He briefly broke into the Top 10 of ATP in January, but has been stable at n ° 12 since and is the best classified American man on ATP. If he wants to make the jump to a solid competitor, it is then that he should do it. But this is certainly the time, because his American compatriot Ben Shelton is hot on his heels at n ° 12 and improves better and better each tournament.
Top 10 women
1. Iga Swit (porch)
2. Aryna Sabalenka (Bélarus)
3. Coco Gauff (USA)
4. Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan)
5. To Themology Peace (Italy)
6. Jessica Pegula (USA)
7. Qinwen Zheng (China)
8. Barbora Krejcikova (Czech Republic)
9. Maria Sakkari (Greece)
10. Jelena Ostenpenko (Latvia)
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In addition to Gauff and Pegula in the top 10, three American women are sown between 11 and 15 years old: Danielle Collins (11), Emma Navarro (13) and Madison Keys (14).
Female
Danielle Collins: After announcing his intention to retire at the end of the 2024 season, Collins was in tears. The Open of the United States will be his last big home of all time, and it will be worth seeing the 30-year-old American playing his heart on the big stage one last time.
IGA Swiatek: It is a few difficult months for the IGA. She lost early at the Olympic Games, then recently again at the Cincinnati Open. She has always found her way of defeats, stopping them before they crash, but she will have to recover her confidence if she wants to dominate competition as everyone knows.
