.Despite The Fact That Iga Swiatek is actually conveniently No. 1 worldwide, there is actually a suitable volume of equality on the WTA Tour presently. Three various ladies have won the very first 3 majors in 2024: Aryna Sabalenka (Australian Open), Swiatek (French Open), as well as Barbora Krejcikova (Wimbledon). Add the Paris Olympics right into the equation and also it is actually four different winners (Qinwen Zheng). Furthermore, 5 various females have won the U.S. Open title over the past 5 times. In the last one decade, merely Naomi Osaka has won it twice.All of that need to make for an intriguing event. Sabalenka and also Swiatek are the preferences, however a whole host of other opponents remain in the mix.Here are my favored picks to win the 2024 USA Open women's singles label.
Aryna Sabalenka.
Sabalenka is actually well relaxed and enthusiastic, having actually skipped Wimbledon due to a shoulder trouble prior to neglecting the Olympics. The Belarusian is back with a counterattack on N. United States difficult courts. She is going over a name in Cincinnati title, where she defeated both Swiatek and Jessica Pegula. Sabalenka was actually runner-up at the U.S. Open in 2015 do not be amazed if she goes one action further.
Jessica Pegula.
Pegula's preparation for the U.S. Open was best. The 30-year-old American succeeded the Toronto headline just before completing runner-up to Sabalenka in Cincy. An indigenous New Yorker, Pegula will certainly take pleasure in significant home-court benefit at this activity. She achieved the fourths at Blush Meadows in 2022 and only might go all the way this time around.
Paula Badosa.
Badosa is actually an appealing longshot play. The Spaniard has actually come to a head as high as No. 2 around the world, therefore there is certainly she possesses the skill to succeed a slam. Badosa is actually back from injury as well as in excellent form, gaining the Washington, D.C. headline in advance of a semifinal operate in Cincinnati (lost to Pegula in 3 collections). The 26-year-old possesses an advantageous draw at the Billie Jean King National Ping Pong Center, where she encounter certainly not encounter Sabalenka till the semis and Swiatek until the final.Ricky adds to 10sballs. com and additionally preserves his own ping pong website, The Grandstand. You can observe him on Twitter at @Dimonator.