Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus poses with the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup alongside Jannik Sinner of Italy with the Norman Brookes Problem Cup in the course of the draw for the 2025 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 09, 2025, in Melbourne, Australia.
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Defending champions Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka, who each high the tennis rankings, led 10 former winners of the U.S. Open who had been on the entry lists for this yr’s event that had been introduced.
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The fields embody 18 previous Grand Slam singles champions, the U.S. Tennis Affiliation mentioned.
Direct entry into the ultimate main event of the tennis season was based mostly on the rankings by July 14. The cutoff was at No. 101 for the boys and No. 99 for the ladies.
Sinner earned his fourth Grand Slam title when he beat No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz within the Wimbledon closing. Sabalenka misplaced within the semifinals to Amanda Anisimova, who at No. 7 is considered one of 4 American ladies ranked within the high 8.
The U.S. led all international locations with 30 gamers (16 ladies, 14 males) incomes direct entry.
Gamers who used a particular or protected rating to qualify included Nick Kyrgios, Petra Kvitova and Sorana Cirstea. Play in the principle draw begins August 24.
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