

The Draw: Plays Cornet in first round could face two-time U.S. Open triumph and has lost in the second round at each of the three majors played since.
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Has gone through a series of coaches since her U.S. She was 18 at the time and beat another unseeded teen, 73rd-ranked Leylah Fernandez of Canada, in the final at Flushing Meadows. It was only her second Grand Slam tournament but she won a total of 10 matches, all in straight sets, to become the first qualifier to win a major championship. Open ranked only 150th and needed to win three matches in qualifying rounds just to get into the main draw. I’m sure I will learn a lot from this one.” - Jabeur, after losing to Elena Rybakina in the Wimbledon final. She Said It: “It’s a great first experience for me. Played doubles with Serena Williams at a grass-court tuneup in Eastbourne in June, then practiced with Williams in Arthur Ashe Stadium this week. Coming off a run to her first major final at Wimbledon, rebounding from a first-round exit at the French Open.

Opens: 2021-3rd, 2020-3rd, 2019-3rd, 2018-1st, 2017-2ndĪces: Never made it past the third round in six appearances at Flushing Meadows, but has the game to go beyond that, a mix of power and changing speeds and spins. Grand Slam Titles: None - Best: Runner-Up, Wimbledon (2022)

She Said It: “I want to kind of really be fearless again.” - Swiatek, after her dip in form following her long winning streak. Open champion Sloane Stephens in second round Swiatek beat her at Cincinnati on Aug. Only player from Poland to win a Grand Slam singles championship. Has not won more than two matches at any of her three tournament appearances since the end of that run. Before that, had won her previous six tournaments. Opens: 2021-Lost in 4th Round, 2020-Lost in 3rd Round, 2019-Lost in 2nd Round, 2018-Did Not Play, 2017-Did Not PlayĪces: A 37-match winning streak ended with a loss to Alize Cornet in Wimbledon’s third round in July. Grand Slam Titles: 2 - French Open (2: 2020, 2022)
