In 2021, 3 Grand Slam tournaments including Australian Open, Roland Garros and Wimbledon were officially completed. Currently, the felt ball village will turn to the United States, where the last Grand Slam tournament of the year is US Open. The tournament was held at the National tennis center Billie Jean King (Usta Billie Jean King National Tennis Center) in New York City.
This year's US Open will include men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women and men and women. The application has the presence of 128 players, while this figure in the double content is 64.
Currently, the defending champion of men's singles at the US Open is Dominic Thiem. In the final of 2020, the Austrian player excellently defeated Alexander Zverev to be crowned.
Meanwhile, in the women's application, the reigning “queen” of the US Open is Naomi Osaka. Last year, the Japanese star won convincingly against Victoria Azarenka to win the championship. This is also the third Grand Slam title in the career of the world's No. 2 female tennis player.
Today (August 31), matches in the first round of US Open 2021 The application will continue. In particular, the focus of attention is the competition between Novak Djokovic vs Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune. Two players will meet around 06:00 am on September 1.
In 2021, Djokovic was the most successful player when acquiring all three Grand Slam titles including Australian Open, Roland Garros and Wimbledon. Meanwhile, his opponent Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune is only 18 years old and is currently ranked 145 in the ATP rankings. With the level and class inferior in all aspects, Nodskov Rune is considered hard to overcome the first round.