It is less than two weeks until the last grand slam of 2024 gets underway in New York with the US Open.
Over the past six weeks, players have made the switch from grass courts, to clay at the Olympics and now the hard court season in North America.
The ‘big three’ in the men’s singles – Jannik Sinner, Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz – are the favourites for the title and it could come down to which two players are placed in the same half of the draw and are projected to meet in the semi-finals.
In the women’s singles, defending champion Coco Gauff has not won a title in 2024 but will be backed by her home crowd amid competition from Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina.
On Wednesday, the United States Tennis Association announced its wildcard recipients. Click here to find out who got them.
When does the US Open start and end?Â
The US Open starts on August 26 and finishes on August 8.
When does US Open qualifying start?
The qualifying tournament starts on August 19 and finishes on August 22.
When is the US Open draw?
The singles draw will take place on August 22.Â
When do the US Open finals take place?Â
The women’s final takes place on September 7 at 9pm. The men’s final is the following day at 7pm.
Where is the US Open held?
The home of the US Open is the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York.
How to watch the US Open on TV and streaming in the UK
Sky Sports has the broadcasting rights to show the US Open live from Flushing Meadows.
Gigi Salmon will present the coverage alongside the likes of Tim Henman, Laura Robson, Karthi Gnanasegaram and Jonathan Overend.
How to watch the US Open on TV in the US
ESPN have the broadcasting rights to show the tournament.
Former champions Naomi Osaka, Bianca Andreescu, Dominic Thiem and Stan Wawrinka have received singles main draw wildcards into the US Open.
Japan’s Osaka, who won the tournament in 2018 and 2020 returned to competition in January after the birth of her daughter and has advanced to the third round or better at four WTA 1000 events this season.
Canada’s Andreescu, the 2019 winner, returned to action this year after missing nine months due to a back injury and reached the French Open third round in her first event back.
Wawrinka, who won the most recent of his three Grand Slam titles at the 2016 US Open, the wildcard allows him to make his 72nd main draw appearance in one of the game’s four blue-riband events, which puts him fifth on the all-time list.
And Austrian Thiem, champion in 2020, who announced that he will retire following the 2024 season due to a wrist injury, has also been given a wildcard.