Five Talking Points Ahead Of The US Open Tennis Championships

27.08.2024 - 16:35 sports.ndtv.com

The US Open brings down the curtain on the 2024 Grand Slam season with newly minted Olympic gold medallist Novak Djokovic aiming to add to his cache of major titles after failing to do so since bagging No.

24 at Flushing Meadows last year. Out to stop him will be Italian Jannik Sinner, the Australian Open winner who seized Djokovic's world number one ranking this year, and Spain's third-ranked Carlos Alcaraz -- who succeeded Djokovic as French Open champion then dominated Djokovic in the Wimbledon final.

The women's draw, headlined by world number one Iga Swiatek, looks wide open. With defending champion Coco Gauff struggling to find consistency, the array of contenders includes Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka, Wimbledon winner Barbora Krejcikova and Olympic gold medallist Zheng Qinwen.

Let's have a look at five talking points before the US Open begins in Monday: Can Djokovic keep Slam streak alive? It's been seven years since Novak Djokovic finished a season without a single Grand Slam title, but the 37-year-old Serb isn't ready to pass the torch to a new generation just yet.

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Jannik Sinner won his second Grand Slam title of 2024 on Sunday when he swept aside Taylor Fritz in the US Open final, shattering American hopes of a first male champion at the majors in 21 years. World number one Sinner, who won his maiden Slam at the Australian Open in January, became the first Italian man to triumph in New York with a 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 victory. For 23-year-old Sinner, it was a 55th match win of the season and sixth title. After his 21-year-old rival Carlos Alcaraz pocketed the French Open and Wimbledon titles to take his majors collection to four, the two men have cemented their places as the powerhouses of tennis's new era.

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