Jannik Sinner defeated
Taylor Fritz in the final, 6–3, 6–4, 7–5 to win the men's singles tennis title at the
2024 US Open. It was his second
major
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title. Sinner became the fourth (and youngest) man to win both
hardcourt
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singles majors (
Australian Open
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and
US Open) in the same year, after
Mats Wilander
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,
Roger Federer
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and
Novak Djokovic
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, and the first to win his first two major singles titles in the same year since
Guillermo Vilas in 1977.
Djokovic was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to
Alexei Popyrin
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. This marked Djokovic's earliest defeat at the US Open since
2006
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Events
January
* January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute.
* January 12 – A stampede during t ...
. It was the first year since
2002
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that none of the
Big Three won a major, and the first major since the
2004 French Open without any of the Big Three in the round of 16.
The semifinal between Fritz and
Frances Tiafoe marked the first all-American major men's semifinal since
Andre Agassi
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defeated
Robby Ginepri at the
2005 US Open, with Fritz becoming the first American man to reach a major final since
Andy Roddick
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at the
2009 Wimbledon Championships, and the first to do so at the US Open since Roddick in 2006.
This tournament marked the final major appearance of
2020
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champion and former world No. 3
Dominic Thiem
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. He lost in the first round to
Ben Shelton
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.
The first-round match between
Dan Evans and
Karen Khachanov
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was the longest match in the tournament's history at 5 hours and 35 minutes, surpassing the previous record of 5 hours and 26 minutes from the
1992
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Events January
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** The Republ ...
semifinal between
Stefan Edberg
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and
Michael Chang
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.
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Seeds
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Bottom half
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
Seeded players
The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on ATP rankings as of August 19, 2024. Rankings and points before are as of August 26, 2024.
† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2023. Points for his 19th best result will be deducted instead.
‡ The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2023. He is defending points from an
ATP Challenger Tour
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event (
Tulln
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) instead.
Other entry information
Wildcards
Protected ranking
Qualifiers
Lucky loser
Withdrawals
The entry list was released based on the ATP rankings for the week of July 15, 2024.
‡ – withdrew from entry list
§ – withdrew from main draw
References
External links
Entry listDraw
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Men's Singles
US Open - Men's Singles
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