Top Seeds to Clash at US Open With Sinner, Djokovic, and Alcaraz in the Mix

The Grand Slam tournament begins on Aug. 24 in Queens.

Carlos Alcaraz of Spain and Novak Djokovic of Serbia pose with their trophies after the final of the Western & Southern Open at Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio, on Aug. 20, 2023. Matthew Stockman/Getty Images

As the calendar flips from August to September, most sports fans know that means that football season has arrived. But this time of the year is also associated with one of the most popular sporting events in the world: the United States Tennis Open. The 2024 U.S. Open will be the 144th version of the Grand Slam tournament, and it will start on Aug. 26 before wrapping up on Sep. 8.

The Billie Jean King Tennis Center in Queens, N.Y., will host the last major tournament of the year, with the men’s singles one of the featured attractions. While men’s tennis is infamous for the dominance of a select few in any given era, there’s been nothing but parity in recent years at the U.S. Open.