Eliminated early but still receive huge bonus

According to the organizers, the final Grand Slam tournament of the year in New York (USA) has a prize fund of 75 million USD, an increase of 15% compared to last year's tournament. Accordingly, the champions of men's and women's singles will receive 3.6 million USD, 20% higher than the 3 million USD level in 2023. In addition, for the first time in history, players eliminated in the first round will also be awarded 100,000 USD. This prize is an increase of 23% compared to last year and 72% compared to 2019 - when the first round losers only received 58,000 USD. The prize money for the losers in the final qualifying round increased by 63% after 5 years, from 32,000 USD in 2019 to 52,000 USD this year. The runners-up in men's and women's singles also received up to 1.8 million USD.

The two tennis players Djokovic (left) and Alcaraz can only meet in the final.

Novak Djokovic (Serbia) is the defending men's singles champion, while Coco Gauff (USA) is the defending women's singles champion. Meanwhile, the owner of 22 Grand Slams, Rafael Nadal is absent due to poor physical condition. Grand Slam champions such as Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland), Dominic Thiem (Austria), Naomi Osaka (Japan) and Bianca Andreescu (Canada) received wildcard tickets to the main round, while 2021 women's singles champion Emma Raducanu (UK) participated from the qualifying round.

According to the draw results, No. 2 seed Djokovic is in the same semi-final bracket as No. 4 seed Alexander Zverev (Germany), while No. 3 seed Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) is in the same bracket as world No. 1 Jannik Sinner (Italy). If Djokovic overcomes Radu Albot (Moldova) in the first round, he may have a difficult time in the second round when his opponent is compatriot Laslo Djere or Jan-Lennard Struff (Germany). Djere won the first two sets against Djokovic and then lost at the US Open last year. Djokovic's potential opponent in the third round is the defending Rogers Cup champion, Alexei Popyrin (Australia). In both encounters with Popyrin at this year's Grand Slam, he let his opponent take a set, at the Australian Open and Wimbledon.

In the fourth round, Djokovic's opponent could be Ben Shelton (USA) - who lost to him in the semi-finals of the US Open last year, or Frances Tiafoe (USA) - the runner-up of the Cincinnati Masters last week. These are both difficult challenges, as these players have home-field advantage and possess strong playing styles.

The big names who could face Djokovic in the quarterfinals are Andrey Rublev (Russia), Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria) or Jiri Lehecka (Czech Republic). If he makes it to the semi-finals, the Serbian could face Zverev, Casper Ruud (Norway) or Taylor Fritz (USA).

Alcaraz is also likely to have a tough time in the early rounds, when he meets left-handed opponents like Denis Shapovalov (Canada) or Jack Draper (England). Alcaraz's group also includes home player Sebastian Korda, Alex De Minaur (Australia) or 7th seed Hubert Hurkacz (Poland).

To have a "big battle" with Alcaraz in the semi-finals, Sinner also needs to overcome a number of challenges, most likely Nicolas Jarry (Chile) in round 3, Tommy Paul (USA) in round 4, Daniil Medvedev (Russia) or Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece) in the quarter-finals.

The US Open qualifying tournament begins on August 19. Players need to win three qualifying matches to advance to the main draw, which begins on August 26.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/giai-quan-vot-my-mo-rong-2024-bi-loai-som-van-nhan-tien-thuong-khung-185240823233404251.htm