NEW YORK — Defending champions Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka, who each high the tennis rankings, led 10 former winners of the US Open who had been on the entry lists for this 12 months’s event that had been introduced Tuesday.
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 primarily based 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 ultimate. Sabalenka misplaced within the semifinals to Amanda Anisimova, who at No. 7 is certainly 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 Aug. 24.