Jannik Sinner Aryna Sabalenka chasing rare repeats as US Open gets underway
Jannik Sinner, Aryna Sabalenka chasing rare repeats as US Open gets underway
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alt="Both Aryna Sabalenka and Jannik Sinner (above) are attempting to become the first players to successfully defend their titles for more than a decade."/>Both Aryna Sabalenka and Jannik Sinner (pictured) are attempting to become the first players to successfully defend their titles for more than a decade.
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US Open (Tennis)NEW YORK – Defending champions Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka are chasing rare repeat US Open triumphs as the final Grand Slam of the season gets under way in New York on Aug 24.
Women’s world No. 1 Sabalenka opens the defence of her 2024 crown on the Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre’s Arthur Ashe Stadium showcourt against unseeded Swiss player Rebeka Masarova in one of the highlights of the opening day of the singles, which is being held on a Aug 24 for the first time in history.
Italy’s world No. 1 Sinner, meanwhile, begins his bid for back-to-back titles on Aug 25, when he takes on unseeded Czech Vit Kopriva.
Both Sabalenka and Sinner are attempting to become the first players to successfully defend their titles for more than a decade.
No woman has repeated at the US Open since Serena Williams won the last of a hat-trick of titles in 2014, following wins in 2013 and 2012.
On the men’s side, it has been 17 long years since a successful title defence, with Roger Federer’s 2008 victory capping a remarkable run of five straight championships.
Sabalenka believes difficulty in repeating is part of the challenge of Flushing Meadows fortnight, where everything is noisier, flashier and simply bigger than other Grand Slams.
“I think it’s a lot of pressure, definitely,” the Belarusian
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