Daily Express Sports US crunches the numbers and assesses the contenders for the women’s US Open title at Flushing Meadows as a number of the game’s best aim to lift the trophy at the end of the two-week tournament.
As the tennis world rolls into New York for perhaps the biggest and brashest of the Grand Slams, the women’s US Open draw looks fascinating with potential champions at every stop on the main draw.
World No. 1 Iga Swiatek is the defending champion and took her career total to four Grand Slams with a third French Open title in four years. A native of Poland, she is a worthy favorite despite serious competition in what promises to be a thrilling two weeks.
Since Serena Williams won three in a row from 2012 to 2014, seven different players have won the title with only Naomi Osaka claiming double trophies. Flavia Pennetta, Sloane Stephens, Bianca Andreescu and Emma Raducanu are some of the sport’s surprise major champions and they all triumphed in New York for their only Grand Slam title to date.
Such is the strength in depth which made it difficult to keep our list to just 10 names. But Daily Express Sports US has taken an in-depth look at recent play and Grand Slam records and put it all together to come up with the top 10 power rankings for women’s singles at the 2023 US Open.
