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Who Will Rule the 2026 U.S. Open?

Who Will Rule the 2026 U.S. Open?

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The U.S. Open, the final tournament of the tennis season, is
getting underway. The world’s best players are heading to the
U.S.T.A. Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, N.Y.,
to battle it out for the chance to play a championship match at
Arthur Ashe Stadium, the largest tennis arena in the world.

The players come freighted with great expectations, previous
victories and defeats, aches and pains, personal dramas and
professional rivalries, all of which they will carry with them
out on the court when they play. Tennis is a game that exposes a
lot about its players, which is one of the things that makes it
so beloved around the world.

In this episode of the “Sunday Daily,” the host Natalie Kitroeff
talks with Matthew Futterman, a senior tennis writer for The
Athletic and the author of “The Cruelest Game: Chasing Greatness
in Professional Tennis,” about this year’s crop of players.
They’ll dig into the biggest rivalries and dramas brewing in the
tournament ahead.

On Today’s Episode:

Matthew Futterman, a senior tennis writer for
The Athletic, and the author of “The Cruelest Game: Chasing
Greatness in Professional Tennis.”

Background Reading:

“U.S. Open Men’s Title Contenders: Jannik Sinner Cut, Carlos
Alcaraz In and a U.S. Man’s Big Chance?”

Photo credit: Al Bello/Getty Images.

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