US Open
TV & Satellite Week|August 24, 2024
Sky Sports’ Tim Henman previews the New York action
US Open

From Mon, Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Tennis & Sky Sports+ Flushing Meadows stages the final Grand Slam of the year as Novak Djokovic and Coco Gauff defend their singles titles in New York.

Following his Olympics triumph, Djokovic will renew his rivalry with Carlos Alcaraz, who has won the past two Slams, as the evergreen Serb aims for a record-extending 25th Slam and his 100th title in total – a mark only achieved by Jimmy Connors and Roger Federer.

Meanwhile, home favourite Gauff will face Aryna Sabalenka, the reigning Australian Open champion, French Open title holder Iga Świątek, and Wimbledon winner Barbora Krejčíková.

With this year’s event offering the biggest prize money in tennis history (each singles champion will receive $3.6million), we asked former tennis ace and Sky Sports expert Tim Henman for his predictions…

This story is from the August 24, 2024 edition of TV & Satellite Week.

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