The US Open will get underway in New York subsequent week as the ultimate grand slam of the tennis season takes place at Flushing Meadows.
There are storylines all over the place as Serena Williams appears to be like set to play in her closing match earlier than calling time on her profession and Emma Raducanu defends her title following final yr’s gorgeous triumph.
On the lads’s facet of the draw, Novak Djokovic’s anticipated absence and harm issues for Rafael Nadal have led to one of the vital huge open grand slams in latest reminiscence, with Daniil Medvedev the defending champion.
No participant has defended the US Open since Williams in 2014, and the likes of Carlos Alcaraz and Coco Gauff might be seeking to make their grand slam breakthrough as Andy Murray embarks on one other main bid.
Right here’s all the things that you must know forward of the US Open draw.
When does the US Open begin?
The US Open foremost draw will get underway on Monday 29 August. The match will run for 2 weeks. The ladies’s singles closing might be performed on Saturday 10 September and the lads’s singles closing might be performed on Sunday 11 September.
What TV channel is it on within the UK?
The US Open might be proven reside on Amazon Prime within the UK, with all matches from the match obtainable to stream on Prime Video which is accessible on Sensible TVs and the Prime Video app in addition to on-line. Should you’re not an Amazon Prime Video subscriber begin a free 30-day trial right here.
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When is the US Open draw and the way can I watch?
The US Open foremost draw will happen on Thursday 25 August. The draw time has but to be confirmed however the ceremony often takes place at round 5pm BST. It is going to be obtainable to look at reside on the US Open web site.
Who’re the highest seeds?
Males’s draw
1. Daniil Medvedev
2. Rafael Nadal
3. Carlos Alcaraz
4. Stefanos Tsitsipas
5. Novak Djokovic*
6. Casper Ruud
7. Felix Auger-Aliassime
8. Cameron Norrie
9. Hubert Hurkacz
10. Andrey Rublev
11. Taylor Fritz
12. Jannik Sinner
13. Pablo Carreno Busta
14. Matteo Berrettini
15. Diego Schwartzman
16. Marin Cilic
Girls’s draw
1. Iga Swiatek
2. Anett Kontaveit
3. Maria Sakkari
4. Paula Badosa
5. Ons Jabeur
6. Aryna Sabalenka
7. Simona Halep
8. Jessica Pegula
9. Garbiñe Muguruza
10. Daria Kasatkina
11. Emma Raducanu
12. Coco Gauff
13. Belinda Bencic
14. Leylah Fernandez
15. Beatriz Haddad Maia
16. Jelena Ostapenko
What are the chances?
Males’s winner
Djokovic* – 6/4
Medvedev – 9/4
Nadal – 5/1
Alcaraz – 7/2
Kyrgios – 7/1
Tsitsipas – 14/1
Auger-Aliassime – 20/1
Fritz – 25/1
Norrie – 40/1
Murray – 50/1
Girls’s winner
Swiatek – 3/1
Halep – 7/1
Rybakina – 11/1
Gauff – 12/1
Osaka – 14/1
Raducanu 16/1
Andreescu – 20/1
Pegula – 20/1
Jabeur – 22/1
Fernandez – 33/1
Williams – 40/1
*Djokovic is anticipated to withdraw from the US Open however this has but to be confirmed
