Defending champions Emma Raducanu and Daniil Medvedev are returning to Flushing Meadows hoping to retain their US Open titles, but there are plenty more storylines ahead of this year's final grand slam. Here's everything you need to know.
For all the will in the world, Williams is unlikely to challenge deep in the second week given her indifferent form, leaving the women's draw typically wide open.In fact, since Williams won her last title, the 2017 Australian Open, there have been 15 different champions in 22 slams.
In comparison, that same period in the men's draw has seen just five different winners — and only two of them have been anyone other than the Federer-Nadal-Djokovic triumvirate.Since her 37-match-winning run that culminated in her French Open title, 21-year-old's form has been middling, winning just six of her 10 matches. So she is not an overwhelming favourite.
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