The U.S. Open, the last Grand Slam tennis tournament of the year, begins on Monday. Here’s a quiz to test your knowledge about the event:
1st Round: Gauff and Djokovic defend their U.S. Open titles
Coco Gauff and Novak Djokovic are set to defend their titles at the 2023 U.S. Open. Gauff won her first Grand Slam trophy, while Djokovic claimed his 24th title. Who was the last player to win at least two consecutive championships at Flushing Meadows?
a.) Rafael Nadal
b.) Serena Williams
c.) Roger Federer
d.) Maria Sharapova
2nd Round: The first match under the roof at Arthur Ashe Stadium
Arthur Ashe Stadium added a retractable roof for the 2016 tournament. Who lost the first U.S. Open match played indoors?
a.) Andreas Seppi
b.) Fabio Fognini
c.) Paolo Lorenzi
d.) Thomas Fabbiano
3rd Round: Equal prize money at the U.S. Open
The U.S. Open was the first major tournament to offer equal prize money for female and male competitors. What year did the U.S. Tennis Association start paying women’s and men’s singles champions the same amount?
a.) 1963
b.) 1968
c.) 1973
d.) 1978
4th Round: Iga Swiatek at No. 1 in the WTA rankings
Iga Swiatek is the top seed at the U.S. Open, holding the No. 1 spot in the WTA rankings for over 115 weeks. Who has spent the most weeks at the top of the WTA rankings?
a.) Chris Evert
b.) Martina Navratilova
c.) Serena Williams
d.) Steffi Graf
Quarterfinals: Rafael Nadal vs. Roger Federer at the U.S. Open
Rafael Nadal is missing the U.S. Open for the fourth time in five years, while Roger Federer retired in 2022. The two faced each other 40 times, with 14 of those being at Grand Slam tournaments. How many matches did they play against each other at the U.S. Open?
a.) Five
b.) Three
c.) One
d.) Zero
Semifinals: A hard-court Grand Slam double is rare
Last year, Aryna Sabalenka nearly captured both hard-court Grand Slam titles, winning the Australian Open but finishing as the runner-up to Coco Gauff at the U.S. Open. Who was the last woman to win both the Australian Open and the U.S. Open in the same year?
a.) Angelique Kerber
b.) Martina Hingis
c.) Serena Williams
d.) Monica Seles
Final: Alcaraz tries to win three Grand Slam titles in a row
Carlos Alcaraz, who has four Grand Slam titles at just 21 years old, including the last two at the French Open and Wimbledon, aims for a U.S. Open victory. If he succeeds, he would join which player as the only man since Rod Laver’s calendar-year Grand Slam in 1969 to win Paris, London, and New York in the same season?
a.) Roger Federer
b.) Novak Djokovic
c.) Rafael Nadal
d.) Bjorn Borg
Answers:
1st Round: b.
2nd Round: a.
3rd Round: c.
4th Round: d.
Quarterfinals: d.
Semifinals: a.
Final: c.