The US Open returns to New York City, where history will be made in the upcoming week. Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner look to continue their dominance over male tennis.
Also, 18-year-old dark horse Mirra Andreeva has a good chance to break through and give Gauff, Swiatek, and company a run for their money. Get our best bets for the 2025 US Open below. Best of luck with all your action in this phenomenal tournament.
After a disappointing Wimbledon finals performance against Jannik Sinner, Carlos turned a corner at the Cincinnati Masters, winning 10 of 12 sets en route to the finals, where he defeated Sinner in a walkover.
After watching how the New York crowd rallied behind the 22-year-old at Arthur Ashe during his mixed doubles match, I think the crowd will get behind him next week and power the superstar to another major title.
His breakthrough came right there in Queens in 2022, and since then,he has won a total of five majors. After an early out in this tournament last year, it is redemption time for Alcaraz, who is looking to win his second major this year.
Daniil looked his age during mixed doubles play, and while that doesn’t tell much of the story, the former champion has been trending in the wrong direction.
Since 2024 Wimbledon, where he finished as a semifinalist, the Russian saw the quarterfinals of US Open play last season and then failed to get past the second round in all majors this calendar year.
Potentially facing some tough outs early in the tournament, Medvedev is a player I will continue to fade until he proves to break out of this incredibly poor form.
The 18-year-old is next up on the women’s side, and this US Open could be the moment for Andreeva to put her name on the map. Alcaraz, Osaka, Gauff, and Raducanu are some names to do just this over the last handful of years.
Mirra looked sharp in mixed doubles and is currently ranked 5th in the world with a quarterfinal finish at Wimbledon and Roland Garros, a Round of 16 finish in Australia, and a career breakthrough at Indian Wells, defeating Swiatek and Sabalenka en route to a singles title in the desert. At +1100 odds, I will take the long shot to make noise in the Big Apple.
Osaka has one of the most incredible statistics of any active tennis player. She has four majors all won on hard surfaces, and outside of that, she hasn’t reached past the 3rd round in any other major events.
Failing to even get into the Round of 16 since the 2021 Australian Open, I’m fading Osaka this tournament.
Playing against opponents such as Paolini, Gauff, Badosa, Navarro, and others of this caliber during the first few rounds, I need to see more from Naomi to be confident in picking her to pull off a big upset.