US Open: Here’s how it works in New York – options, coverage, night session

They start on Monday (August 26, 2024). US Open as last grand slamTennis season 2024 tournament We answer the most important questions about hard court competition in New York.

Who is the favorite at the US Open?

Everyone is there: world number one Janick Sinner too Wimbledon-Champion Carlos Alcaraz and Olympic champion Novak Djokovic. Alexander Zverev is also preparing for his appearance Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows (Queens, New York City) before. It is very likely that the winner of the US Open will come from this group of top players.

Rafael Nadal is also listed, but as it stands now he should have no chance of winning on the eve of his career. None of the top players are missing among the women either: last year’s winner Coco Gauff is taking part, as is Wimbledon winner Barbora Krejcikova. Iga Swiatek, WTA best, and the Australian Open-Aryna Sabalenka winner also in the beginning. All of them are among the favorites.

Where will the US Open be broadcast?

The Pay-TV-Sailor “Spears” and “Sportdeutschland.TV” will be the Matches transferred from New York. On sportschau.de you can find the most important games in the live ticker.

What are the prospects for the Germans in New York?

Alexander Zverev is the only representative of the German Tennis Association who is among the favorites. Jan-Lennard Struff, 32nd in the world ranking, is the last player to be seeded, Dominik Koepfer and Daniel Altmaier are also participating. Yannick Hanfmann and Maximilian Marterer are hoping to get one of the twelve starting places for the qualifications, as are the German players Henri Squire (184th in the world ranking) and Rudolf Molleker (No. 217).

Tatjana Maria, 69th in the WTA world ranking, is Germany’s number one among women. For them, it would be a sense of achievement to have already survived the first round;

What about the night session?

Compared to previous years, there should be no changes in 2024. The late matches at the US Open have been both a blessing and a curse – and therefore always controversial. Some of the players are standing until late at night local time CourtTo prevent this, there were demands that the Night Session it’s just one game instead of two. “Maybe we should pay a little more attention to the health of the players, because after all we have to play week after week,” Swiatek said on the subject last year.

However, the organizers decided not to make a change. The reason: Local fans wouldn’t go to Flushing Meadows for the early games, so they should at least offer them a longer night session. A reduction would be “unfair to the fans” and an earlier start “wouldn’t really be an option because it’s hard for New Yorkers to get here even at 7 p.m.,” tournament director Stacey Allister said.

How much prize money is there?

Here, too, there are no changes compared to 2023. The winner and runner-up can look forward to three million dollars each, and the loser of the final will receive still half. Whoever starts is guaranteed $81,500, followed by $123,000 (2nd round), $193,000 (3rd round), $284,000 (round of 16), $455,000 (semi-finals) and $755,000 (semi-finals).

With a total of 65 million dollars, the highest prize is paid at the US Open. At Wimbledon, despite an increase, there was “just” $59 million for the players, at the French Open $54 million and at the Australian Open $53 million.