The draw for the U.S. Open to set the singles is Thursday, Aug. 22, and matches in the main draw begin next Monday, Aug. 26.
The 2024 U.S. Open begins Monday, Aug. 26 and ends Sunday, Sept. 8.
The matches will be on the Disney channels: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN+ and ABC. Typically, early-round coverage begins at 10 a.m. Mountain time and runs until around 5 p.m.
MENS
Jannik Sinner
Novak Djokovic
Carlos Alcaraz
Alexander Zverev
Daniil Medvedev
Andrey Rublev
Hubert Hurkacz
Casper Ruud
Grigor Dimitrov
Álex de Miñaur
WOMENS
Iga Swiatek
Aryna Sabalenka
Cori Gauff
Elena Rybakina
Jasmine Paolini
Jessica Pegula
Qinwen Zheng
Barbora Krejcikova
Maria Sakkari
Jelena Ostapenko
Aryna Sabalenka and Carlos Alcaraz are listed as the money-line favorites to win the singles championships at the U.S. Open. Here are the odds:
MEN
WOMEN
Aryna Sabalenka. +275.
Iga Swiatek. +350
Cori Gauff. +850
Elena Rybakina. +900
Jessica Pegula. +1400
Naomi Osaka. +2300
Mirra Andreeva. +2500
The US Open is played at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows in New York City on hard courts. There are retractable roofs on the two largest courts, Arthur Ashe Stadium and Louis Armstrong Stadium.
Aug. 26-27: First Round (Women and Men)
Aug. 28-29: Second Round (Women and Men)
Aug. 30-31: Third Round (Women and Men)
Sept. 1-2: Fourth Round (Women and Men)
Sept. 3-4: Quarterfinals (Women and Men)
Sept. 5: Women’s Semifinals
Sept. 6: Men’s Semifinals
Sept. 7: Women’s Final
Sept. 8: Men’s Final
Gauff won her first Grand Slam title at last year’s U.S. Open at age 19, defeating Sabalenka 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the final. Djokovic won his record 24th major singles championship with a 6-3, 7-6 (5), 6-3 victory over Daniil Medvedev in the final. The 36-year-old Djokovic became the oldest male champion in New York in the Open era.
The purse is $75 million, an increase of $10 million from last year. The two singles champions each will receive $3.6 million, up from $3 million.
Bret Bloomquist can be reached at bbloomquist@elpasotimes.com; @Bretbloomquist on Twitter.
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