The seven British players competing in US Open singles draw
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British players at the US Open
The final grand slam of the year gets under way in New York on Monday.
Emma Raducanu remains sidelined but six British players have secured their spots in the main singles draws by ranking and Lily Miyazaki came through qualifying.
We look at the home contingent ahead of the tournament at Flushing Meadows and you can read the latest odds on the men’s singles by clicking on the link.
Cameron Norrie
After a brilliant start to the season, Norrie has found himself in something of a trough. The solidity that has formed the basis of his superb last two seasons is no longer quite there and the 27-year-old arrives in New York having lost his last four matches dating back to the first round of Wimbledon.
He remains a top-20 player and possesses huge self belief but he will have his work cut out to match last year’s run to the fourth round and is 150/1 to win the US Open.
Dan Evans
It has also been a tricky last few months for Evans, who has lost the opening match in eight of his last nine tour-level events. The one time he made it through, though, in Washington earlier this month, he went on to claim the biggest title of his career. The 33-year-old will again be seeded and has a very good record at Flushing Meadows, having reached the third round four times and the fourth round once. Evans is 250/1 for the title.
Andy Murray
The 36-year-old is having his best season since hip surgery and has proved consistently that he can compete against the world’s best again, although getting over the line has been another matter. His agonising second-round loss against Stefanos Tsitsipas at Wimbledon clearly hurt but the desire to be a factor once again on the biggest stage still burns bright. An untimely abdominal injury has left him in a race to be fully fit for the US Open for which he is 125/1.
Jack Draper
When Draper stunned Felix Auger-Aliassime to reach the third round at Flushing Meadows last year, it seemed his career was about to take off, but frustratingly injuries have been a constant thorn since and his ranking has dropped back outside the top 100. There is no doubt it will climb quickly again if the powerful 21-year-old can just stay fit for a period of time.
A shoulder injury suffered at the French Open that ruled him out of the grass-court season was his latest issue, however, he retired after losing the first set in the second round of the Winston-Salem Open on Tuesday, which is a concern. He is a dangerous floater in the draw, if he is fully fit, and is 150/1.
Katie Boulter
After the low of no direct British entrants for the women’s singles at the French Open and Wimbledon, it is good to see Boulter and Jodie Burrage in the main draw by right. Boulter has propelled herself to a career-high ranking of 60 after four years spent trying to make it back into the top 100 after injury.
The 27-year-old shone on grass, winning her first WTA Tour title in Nottingham and reaching the third round at Wimbledon. She qualified in New York in 2021 but is yet to win a main-draw match and is 400/1 to win the title.
Jodie Burrage
Beaten by Boulter in the final in Nottingham, Burrage has joined her in the top 100 and in the main draw at Flushing Meadows, where she will make her grand slam debut on foreign soil. It has been a breakthrough season for the 24-year-old, who is another player to struggle with injuries during her career. Burrage has proved her competitive mettle in 2023 with several narrow victories, beating 10 top-100 opponents along the way, but she is 500/1 for success in New York.
Lily Miyazaki
Tokyo-born Miyazaki beat Slovakian Viktoria Hruncakova in three sets to secure her second appearance at a grand slam after she received a wild card for last year’s Wimbledon. The 27-year-old, who has a degree in maths and a Masters in Information Technology from Oklahoma University, switched her allegiance from Japan to Great Britain in March 2022. Won her first $60k title in Glasgow last October, beating Heather Watson from a set down in the final.
All odds and markets correct as of date of publication
