This year’s U.S. Open will mark a changing of the guard and point the way toward the game’s next superstars.
at the former. Expect the atmosphere to be electric and emotional, no matter who comes out on top—but if Serena wins that match, she’ll likely face the Open’s second seed, Anett Kontaveit of Estonia, in round two. Kontaveit might not be quite as formidable as she comes off on paper, though: She’s struggled to return to the tour after a bout of COVID. Anything’s possible here.
Whether or not Serena makes it through the early rounds, we’ll thankfully be seeing more of her: Over the weekend, the Open granted her and sister Venus a wild-card entry to play doubles—and though they haven’t played doubles at the Open since 2014, and haven’t teamed up in a Grand Slam since 2018, they’ve won 14 Grand Slams together. Doubles play begins on Wednesday, with Serena and Venus’s first match—against the Czech pair of Lucie Hradecka and Linda Noskova—on Wednesday or Thursday .
Let’s go out on a limb here: This is Serena’s tournament, but we’re tapping Coco Gauff to win it this year—she’s been perfecting her game, her, and her nerves for exactly this moment. With the crowd on her side and a favorable route to the later rounds, this is her time. As for the men, first things first: There’s no Federer , no Alexander Zverev , no Djokovic .
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