Defending champions Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka, who each high the tennis rankings, led 10 former winners of the U.S. Open who had been on the entry lists for this 12 months’s event that had been introduced.
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The fields embrace 18 previous Grand Slam singles champions, the U.S. Tennis Association stated.
Direct entry into the remaining main event of the tennis season was based mostly on the rankings via July 14. The cutoff was at No. 101 for the males and No. 99 for the ladies.
Sinner earned his fourth Grand Slam title when he beat No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz in the Wimbledon remaining. Sabalenka misplaced in the semifinals to Amanda Anisimova, who at No. 7 is certainly one of 4 American ladies ranked in the high 8.
The U.S. led all nations with 30 gamers (16 ladies, 14 males) incomes direct entry.
Players who used a particular or protected rating to qualify included Nick Kyrgios, Petra Kvitova and Sorana Cirstea. Play in the major draw begins August 24.
