The 2019 Tennis US Open starts on 26 August, with the 139th edition of the tournament taking place on the outdoor courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York.
There is over $50,000,000 in prize money available to the various competitors at the 2019 US Open, with the men’s singles and women’s singles tournaments attracting the most coverage and we’re looking forward to seeing the world’s best players compete on the hard courts.
Djokovic Strong Favourite to Win
Novak Djokovic clearly loves playing hard court tennis. While he’s been more successful in the Australian Open than the US Open, the Serbian still has three triumphs at New York thus far and the latest of these occurred twelve months ago when beat Juan Martin del Potro in the final.
Djokovic will now return to the United States in a confident mood and bookmaker bet365 offer 5/4 that he lands a fourth title in New York. All the signs point towards a strong performance from a player who seems injury-free during 2019 and seems to be playing tennis to a very high level.
At the time of writing, the 32-year-old has won the past three Grand Slam tournaments and it’s possible that he’ll be looking to land an incredible sixth major on the bounce come this event.
Quite simply, Djoker has an amazing record in the US Open where he always features at the business end of the competition. Since reaching the final in 2007, he has not been any worse than a losing semi-finalist and he has lost in five finals in addition to those three triumphs.
Can Nadal Win US Open for a Fourth Time?
Novak Djokovic isn’t the only one bidding to land a fourth US Open title, with Rafael Nadal also looking for number four in New York and he’s currently trading at 4/1 with bet365.
The Spaniard won his first US Open title in 2010 before claiming further wins in 2013 and 2017, with Nadal having now played a full three seasons without having to be absent through injury.
Nadal lost to Djokovic in the 2019 Australian Open final and it was a fairly meek surrender from the King of Clay on that occasion, with the Spaniard managing to land just eight games as part of a straight sets defeat.
Federer Trading as Third Favourite to win US Open
Roger Federer is available at 11/2 to win the 2019 US Open, with the Swiss having played some brilliant tennis as part of a renaissance in previous years and he’ll be bidding to finish the year strongly.
Federer won five consecutive US Open titles between 2004-2008, although he has since failed to land any additional crowns at Flushing Meadow, with a final appearance in 2015 and that ended with a four set defeat at the hands of Djokovic.
Alexander Zverev is fourth favourite at 11/1 and will surely eventually break his Grand Slam duck, while the presence of Andy Murray is in doubt considering the injury problems he has had.