The world’s top tennis athletes will look to get their hands on the year’s last Grand Slam trophy when the US Open 2024 gets under way in New York on Monday.

Novak Djokovic will aim to extend his lead in men’s all-time singles Grand Slam title wins to 25 when he defends his title, while home favourite Coco Gauff will look to shake off a poor run of form in major tournaments and keep the women’s singles crown she won in 2023.

The tournament will begin under the shadow of the latest doping scandal in the game as men’s top seed Jannik Sinner has been cleared to play despite failing two doping tests in recent weeks, causing a stir among fellow players with Djokovic questioning the “lack of standardised protocols” in tennis.

Defending champions of the US Open?

Men’s singles: Novak Djokovic (Serbia)

Women’s singles: Coco Gauff (US)

Men’s singles (top 10):

1. Jannik Sinner (Italy)
2. Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
3. Carlos Alcaraz (Spain)
4. Alexander Zverev (Germany)
5. Daniil Medvedev (Russia/no flag)
6. Andrey Rublev (Russia/no flag)
7. Hubert Hurkacz (Poland)
8. Casper Ruud (Norway)
9. Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria)
10. Alex de Minaur (Australia)

Women’s singles (top 10): 

1. Iga Swiatek (Poland)
2. Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus/no flag)
3. Coco Gauff (US)
4. Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan)
5. Jasmine Paolini (Italy)
6. Jessica Pegula (US)
7. Qinwen Zheng (China)
8. Barbora Krejcikova (Czech Republic)
9. Maria Sakkari (Greece)
10. Jelena Ostapenko (Latvia)