Iga Świątek and Novak Djokovic are the favorites entering the U.S. Open following Thursday's draw.
The U.S. Open draw took place Thursday morning and the favorites to win the final Grand Slam of the tennis calendar are as expected. Defending champion Igais the favorite on the women’s side and Novak Djokovic is just ahead of defending champion Carlos Alcaraz on the men’s side.is seeking her fifth Grand Slam title to go with her three French Open titles, including this year’s title and the U.S. Open she won last year.
Djokovic gets the edge ahead of Alcaraz despite Alcaraz beating Djokovic in the Wimbledon final just over a month ago. Alcaraz is the defending champion, but Djokovic wasn’t in the field last year. Djokovic has won six of the past nine Grand Slams he has entered , so it makes sense for him to remain the favorite for now.
Italian Jannik Sinner made the quarterfinals at last year’s U.S. Open and is coming off a semifinal appearance at Wimbledon. He is being given a lot of respect in the odds because it falls off a cliff after him. Alexander Zverev is next in line in the odds to win the tournament and his odds are more than twice as long as Sinner’s. The men’s game is all about the favorites right now.
Sloane Stephens, 2017 U.S. Open champion, faces French Open semifinalist Beatriz Haddad Maia in a marquee first-round match.
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