How Coco Gauff\u2019s new coach once helped Aryna Sabalenka fix her service woes<\/a><\/p>\n\u201cAryna Sabalenka; for me, she is the favorite. Very consistent in results, but having missed some of her finals, she may carry a few doubts. Still, her baseline is incredibly high.<\/p>\n
\u201cIga Swiatek; after a difficult clay season, Wimbledon gave her the confidence back. That makes her dangerous in New York.<\/p>\n
\u201cCoco Gauff; if she arrives with confidence, she is absolutely among the contenders.<\/p>\n
\u201cSabalenka, Swiatek and Gauff have shared most of the biggest titles lately. If they play to their standard, they will once again be the favourites.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mouratoglou also picked out his dark horses and he started with shock the shock winner of the WTA 1000 tournament in Montreal.<\/p>\n
\u201cVictoria Mboko; she just won her first WTA 1000,\u201d he added. \u201cHer season has been nothing short of unbelievable, and her confidence right now is 10 out of 10. She can absolutely go all the way in New York.<\/p>\n
\u201cNaomi Osaka; back in a Masters 1000 final for the first time in years. Her tennis is back to a very high level, her motivation is 10 out of 10, and her confidence is high again. A four-time major champion, she knows how to win on the big stage.<\/p>\n
\u201cMirra Andreeva; maybe not at her best right now, with doubts and a difficult period. But she\u2019s already top 10 at such a young age, incredibly ambitious, and I believe she will win a Slam one day. Why not New York?<\/p>\n
\u201cSo yes, there are clear favourites. But there are also dangerous players who could create a huge surprise at this year\u2019s US Open.\u201d<\/p>\n
The bookies have Swiatek as a narrow favourite to prevail at the US Open after her stunning return to form, but this title is wide open.<\/p>\n
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