Prize money, seeds, schedule: All to know about the 2024 US Open tennis
Al JazeeraWhat are the main talking points? The world’s top tennis athletes will look to get their hands on the year’s last Grand Slam trophy when the US Open 2024 gets under way in New York on Monday. Novak Djokovic will aim to extend his lead in men’s all-time singles Grand Slam title wins to 25 when he defends his title, while home favourite Coco Gauff will look to shake off a poor run of form in major tournaments and keep the women’s singles crown she won in 2023. Men’s singles : Jannik Sinner Novak Djokovic Carlos Alcaraz Alexander Zverev Daniil Medvedev Andrey Rublev Hubert Hurkacz Casper Ruud Grigor Dimitrov Alex de Minaur Women’s singles : Iga Swiatek Aryna Sabalenka Coco Gauff Elena Rybakina Jasmine Paolini Jessica Pegula Qinwen Zheng Barbora Krejcikova Maria Sakkari Jelena Ostapenko World No. Gauff under the weight of pressure: Despite a poor run at majors this year, Gauff says she perceives the pressure of being home favourite and defending champion as a “privilege” and will head into the tournament with a new motto: “If you defend, that means you won something before.” Despite a poor run at majors this year, Gauff says she perceives the pressure of being home favourite and defending champion as a “privilege” and will head into the tournament with a new motto: “If you defend, that means you won something before.” Non-Olympians hope rest will pay off: A number of top tennis athletes opted out of having a shot at Olympic glory with the hopes of using the time to prepare themselves for the final Grand Slam of the year.