The prestigious U.S. Open, the final Grand Slam tournament of the tennis season, kicks off on Monday. With stars like Coco Gauff and Novak Djokovic in the spotlight, there is much to look forward to. Both players will defend their titles from the previous year, where Gauff secured her first Grand Slam trophy and Djokovic achieved his 24th title.
Who was the last player to win at least two consecutive championships at Flushing Meadows? The new roof over Arthur Ashe Stadium was added in 2016. Who lost the first U.S. Open match played indoors? The U.S. Open was the first major sporting event to offer equal prize money to both female and male participants. In which year did the U.S. Tennis Association (U.S. Tennis Association) start paying both the women’s and men’s singles champions the same amount?
Iga Swiatek will be seeded number 1 at the U.S. Open after maintaining her position at the top of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) rankings for over 115 weeks. Who has spent the most weeks ranked number 1 in the WTA? Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, who have faced each other 40 times, have never met at the U.S. Open. How many times did they compete in this tournament?
Aryna Sabalenka came close to winning both hardcourt Grand Slam titles last year, but who was the last woman to win both the Australian Open and U.S. Open in the same season? If Carlos Alcaraz wins the U.S. Open, he would become the only player since Rod Laver’s calendar-year Grand Slam in 1969 to have won in Paris, London, and New York in the same season. Who is the other player he could be compared to?
The U.S. Open promises to be an exciting tournament filled with drama and remarkable performances. It will be interesting to see if Gauff and Djokovic can successfully defend their titles and what historical achievements will be demonstrated by the players on the grand stage.