But the most attention may be on world No. 1 Naomi Osaka (+1000). The 21-year-old won last year\u2019s US Open and followed it up with another title at the 2019 Australian Open, but has struggled since, losing in the third round at Roland Garros and taking a first-round exit at Wimbledon. To complicate matters, Osaka exited from the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati last week with a knee injury.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\nWhile there has been no sign that Osaka will be sidelined in New York, she admitted she was worried.<\/p>\n
\u201cLast year I won the US Open and this year I\u2019m trying to play the US Open,\u201d she said after the match. \u201cI don\u2019t even really think about winning the tournament. I just want to have the chance to play it, you know? And I feel like this might have that one percent chance of me not being able to play, and that\u2019s what\u2019s concerning me.\u201d<\/p>\n
The main draws for the US Open begin on Monday. The women\u2019s final is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 7, with the men\u2019s final taking place on Sunday, Sept. 8.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Novak Djokovic is opening as the +110 favorite to win the 2019 US Open, according to DraftKings Sportsbook, but he may have to defeat both of his major rivals in order to claim his fourth title in New York. When the US Open draw was released on Thursday, it was revealed that Djokovic could first […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":112951,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams Top Picks at 2019 US Open<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n