Carlos Alcaraz, Iga Swiatek Tabbed As U.S. Open Betting Favorites

Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek — each of whom gained the U.S. Open in 2022 — have been tabbed as betting favorites for this 12 months’s event starting Aug. 26, per betting web site bookmaker.eu

Alcaraz, 21, is searching for his third Grand Slam title of 2024 after successful Roland Garros and Wimbledon earlier than dropping to Novak Djokovic within the gold-medal match on the Paris Olympics.

Alcaraz (+142) is adopted within the odds by world No. 1 Jannik Sinner (+250), the Australian Open champion, and Djokovic (+282), the 24-time Grand Slam champion and newly-minted Olympic winner.

Daniil Medvedev (+1001), who gained his lone main on the 2021 U.S. Open, is the fourth favourite, adopted by 2020 runner-up Alexander Zverev (+1602).

Alcaraz is 450 factors behind Sinner within the ATP stay race to the season finale in Turin, the separate year-to-date standings that function a measuring stick for the year-end primary battle.

“Clearly being No. 1 is a objective each time that I am (behind) and the race is a crucial rating for me,” Alcaraz stated. “On the finish of the 12 months for those who finish the race No. 1 within the rankings it is fairly comparable, so you are going to finish No. 1.

“So I am actually targeted on that. I am targeted on going to each event, enthusiastic about taking part in nice tennis, doing a very good end result simply to get higher within the race. This 12 months, ending the 12 months as primary is one in all my essential objectives proper now.”

Among the many girls, five-time main champion and world No. 1 Swiatek is the favourite (+300), adopted two-time main winner Aryna Sabalenka (+376), defending U.S. Open champ Coco Gauff (+750) and former Wimbledon winner Elena Rybakina (+750).

Gauff was upset Thursday within the second spherical of the Cincinnati Open by Yulia Putintseva and can drop to No. 3 on this planet behind Swiatek and Sabalenka.

Gauff is adopted by her doubles associate Jessica Pegula (+1051), whereas four-time main winner Naomi Osaka is at +1900.