.Although Iga Swiatek is actually pleasantly No. 1 on earth, there is really a good quantity of equality on the WTA Trip currently. Three various females have actually succeeded the first three majors in 2024: Aryna Sabalenka (Australian Open), Swiatek (French Open), and Barbora Krejcikova (Wimbledon). Include the Paris Olympics in to the formula and it's 4 different victors (Qinwen Zheng). Furthermore, five various females have actually gained the U.S. Open headline over the past 5 periods. In the last 10 years, simply Naomi Osaka has actually succeeded it twice.All of that ought to produce an interesting competition. Sabalenka and also Swiatek are the preferences, however a whole multitude of other contenders are in the mix.Here are my preferred picks to succeed the 2024 USA Open ladies's single people label.
Aryna Sabalenka.
Sabalenka is effectively rested and also inspired, having actually skipped Wimbledon as a result of a shoulder issue prior to skipping the Olympics. The Belarusian is actually back along with a counterattack on Northern United States difficult courts. She is actually going over a title in Cincinnati title, where she finished off both Swiatek and Jessica Pegula. Sabalenka was runner-up at the USA Open last year do not be amazed if she goes one step further.
Jessica Pegula.
Pegula's prep work for the united state Open was actually ideal. The 30-year-old United States succeeded the Toronto label prior to finishing second best to Sabalenka in Cincy. A native New Yorker, Pegula will certainly appreciate considerable home-court advantage at this occasion. She reached the fourths at Flushing Meadows in 2022 and also simply may go all the way this moment around.
Paula Badosa.
Badosa is an appealing longshot play. The Spaniard has actually peaked as high as No. 2 around the world, so there is actually no doubt she has the ability to succeed a bang. Badosa is back coming from injury as well as in excellent type, gaining the Washington, D.C. headline ahead of a semifinal run in Cincinnati (shed to Pegula in three collections). The 26-year-old has an advantageous draw at the Billie Jean Master National Tennis Facility, where she get to know certainly not face Sabalenka till the semis and Swiatek up until the final.Ricky provides to 10sballs. com and also maintains his personal tennis website, The Grandstand. You may follow him on Twitter at @Dimonator.