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10 players to watch as action gets under way at Flushing Meadows
Burton Mail
|August 23, 2025
THE final grand slam of the year, the US Open, gets under way at Flushing Meadows tomorrow.
Aryna Sabalenka and Jannik Sinner will bid to successfully defend their titles and strengthen their grip on the world number one rankings.
Here, we pick out 10 to watch in New York.
JANNIK SINNER
The Italian can make it four grand slam titles from the last five tournaments with another victory in Queens. Stopping a run of defeats against his big rival Carlos Alcaraz in the Wimbledon final was a huge moment for the 23-year-old, who appears to have recovered from the illness that hampered him in Cincinnati.
CARLOS ALCARAZ
The Spaniard’s first slam title came at the US Open when he was 19, but that remains his only major victory on hard courts. Last year he crashed out in the second round and he will be highly motivated to challenge for the trophy again. The Wimbledon final is Alcaraz’s only loss since April.
NOVAK DJOKOVIC
This story is from the August 23, 2025 edition of Burton Mail.
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