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The US Open is the final Grand Slam of the year in tennis, with the hard courts at Flushing Meadows taking centre stage for two weeks of action.
The world's best players will gather in New York to try and land one of the sport's biggest prizes, but who will follow in the footsteps of Novak Djokovic and Coco Gauff in 2024?
US Open dates
The US Open is traditionally held in late summer to early autumn, with the 2024 tournament set to get under way on Monday 26th August before concluding on Sunday 8th September.
US Open venue
The US Open has been contested on the hard courts of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows, New York since 1978.
Prior to that, the tournament was held on grass, primarily at the West Side Tennis Club between 1881 and 1974, while it remained at the venue from 1975 to 1977, although during this period it was contested on clay.
Jimmy Connors is the only individual to have won the US Open on all three surfaces, triumphing on grass in 1974 and clay two years later, before clinching his final three titles in New York on the hard courts in 1978, 1982 and 1983.
US Open how to watch
Live coverage from Flushing Meadows will be available on both 9Now and Stan Sport.
How many times has the US Open taken place?
The US Open has been contested on 143 occasions, with the men's singles and doubles having been held every year since the tournament's inception in 1881.
The women's singles was first held six years later in 1887, as was the mixed doubles, while the women's doubles was the last to be established, as it was contested for the first time in 1889.
Richard Sears was the first winner of the men's singles and he would go on to triumph for seven years in a row, while the maiden female champion was Ellen Hansell.
US most wins
American trio Bill Tilden, William Larned and Richard Sears all won the men's singles at the US Open seven times during the amateur era.
That tally is yet to be matched during the Open era, but three men have claimed glory on five occasions during that time - Pete Sampras, Jimmy Connors and Roger Federer.
Reigning champion Djokovic will be hoping to join Sampras, Connors and Federer on five titles this year.
Norwegian born Molla Bjurstedt Mallory leads the way when it comes to women's singles titles, with all eight of her successes coming in the amateur era.
Chris Evert and Serena Williams are the most decorated women of the Open era, with the American duo winning six titles apiece.
Australia's last men's singles champion was Lleyton Hewitt back in 2001, while Pat Rafter claimed back-to-back titles in 1997 and 1998.
Rod Laver and Ken Rosewall have also taken the honours in the open era.
There has been more recent success for Australia in the women's singles, with Sam Stosur crowned champion in 2011 after she defeated Serena Williams 6-2 6-3.
US Open favourites
In the men's outright market French Open and Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz is the hot fancy at 2.37, while Djokovic is not far behind at 2.87.
Jannik Sinner is 3.25 to claim his second Grand Slam title of 2024, having won his maiden major at the Australian Open at the start of the year, while Australian star Alex De Minaur is out at 67.00.
In the women's draw reigning champion Gauff is out at 9.50, with 2022 US Open winner Iga Swiatek and 2023 runner-up Aryna Sabalenka the market leaders at 4.00.
2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina, who has never been past the third round at Flushing Meadows, is 8.00, while current SW19 title holder Barbora Krejcikova is priced at 29.00.