.Even though Iga Swiatek is easily No. 1 on the planet, there is really a respectable amount of on the WTA Tour at the moment. 3 various ladies have won the initial three majors in 2024: Aryna Sabalenka (Australian Open), Swiatek (French Open), and Barbora Krejcikova (Wimbledon). Add the Paris Olympics right into the formula as well as it's four various victors (Qinwen Zheng). Moreover, 5 different females have succeeded the U.S. Open title over the past 5 seasons. In the last one decade, simply Naomi Osaka has succeeded it twice.All of that need to make for an interesting event. Sabalenka and Swiatek are the favorites, yet a whole lot of other opponents are in the mix.Here are my preferred picks to succeed the 2024 united state Open women's songs label.
Aryna Sabalenka.
Sabalenka is actually effectively rested as well as enthusiastic, having skipped Wimbledon because of a shoulder concern just before skipping the Olympics. The Belarusian is back along with a revenge on N. United States challenging courts. She is actually coming off a name in Cincinnati title, where she defeated both Swiatek and also Jessica Pegula. Sabalenka was runner-up at the U.S. Open in 2014 don't be amazed if she goes one action further.
Jessica Pegula.
Pegula's planning for the U.S. Open was ideal. The 30-year-old United States won the Toronto label before finishing runner-up to Sabalenka in Cincy. An indigenous New Yorker, Pegula will certainly enjoy notable home-court perk at this activity. She met the quarters at Flushing Meadows in 2022 as well as merely might go all the way this time around.
Paula Badosa.
Badosa is an interesting longshot play. The Spaniard has come to a head as high as No. 2 in the world, so there is no doubt she has the ability to gain a slam. Badosa is actually back coming from trauma and also in stellar type, succeeding the Washington, D.C. title in advance of a semifinal operate in Cincinnati (lost to Pegula in three collections). The 26-year-old has an ideal draw at the Billie Jean King National Ping Pong Facility, where she meet certainly not encounter Sabalenka till the partially and also Swiatek until the final.Ricky adds to 10sballs. com as well as additionally sustains his own ping pong web site, The Grandstand. You can follow him on Twitter at @Dimonator.