The US Open has introduced its singles wildcards for 2024, led by former champions Dominic Thiem, Naomi Osaka, Stan Wawrinka, and Bianca Andreescu.
People Chris Eubanks, Zachary Svajda, Learner Tien, and Matthew Forbes be part of Thiem and Wawrinka on the boys’s facet, whereas McCartney Kessler, Amanda Anisimova, Alexa Noel, and Iva Jovic spherical out the ladies’s facet alongside Japan’s Osaka and Canada’s Andreescu.
Reciprocal preparations with the French and Australian Opens see Chloe Paquet and Taylah Preston be part of the ladies’s quotient, whereas Alexandre Muller and Tristan Schoolkate spherical out the boys’s.
Thiem received the event in 2020, beating Germany’s Alexander Zverev within the eerie surrounds of an empty Arthur Ashe stadium throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. Thiem, a former world No 3 who has introduced that he’ll retire from tennis in Vienna this autumn, has struggled with a persistent wrist damage and is at present ranked No 211.
Wawrinka, who beat Novak Djokovic to win the 2016 version, is at present ranked No 141.
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Osaka, who this week admitted to feeling out of her physique and disconnected from enjoying tennis, received the US Open in 2018 and 2020, beating Serena Williams within the former ultimate to win the primary of her 4 Grand Slam titles.
Canadian Andreescu additionally beat Williams to win the 2019 version, and has been on the comeback path alongside Osaka this yr, with the previous getting back from the start of her daughter in January and the latter getting back from a stress fracture in her again. Osaka is at present world No 90, with Andreescu world No 166.
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Of the house hopes, Tien and Anisimova stand out. Tien, 18, received a outstanding 28 matches in a row at Challenger and ITF (one and two rungs beneath the primary ATP Tour) this spring and summer time. He’s ranked No 232 on this planet.
Anisimova, 22, who reached the French Open ultimate as a 17-year-old in 2019, has been on her greatest run since getting back from an eight-month break from tennis for burnout and psychological well being causes. She reached the ultimate of the WTA 1000 event in Toronto, dropping to American No 2 and world No 6 Jessica Pegula in three units and shifting again inside the highest 50.
The primary draw begins Monday August 26 on the Billie Jean King Nationwide Tennis Centre in Flushing Meadows. Coco Gauff and Novak Djokovic are the defending ladies’s and males’s singles champions.
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