The 2026 US Open is upon us. Jannik Sinner, Jack Draper, and Holger Rune are among the injured players unable to compete.
The American men are now 23 years removed from Andy Roddick lifting the 2003 US Open trophy. Every year, tennis fans wonder if this is the year everything changes for the US men.
2026 could be it, and there are several men in position to win it.
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The favorites would be the champions of the key hardcourt tournaments leading into the US Open. Ben Shelton won the ATP 1000 Canadian Open for the second straight year. Taylor Fritz won the ATP 500 Mubadala DC Open.
#sinner
The American men are now 23 years removed from Andy Roddick lifting the 2003 US Open trophy. Every year, tennis fans wonder if this is the year everything changes for the US men.
2026 could be it, and there are several men in position to win it.
MORE: What we know about Roger Federer's August 29 International Tennis Hall of Fame induction
The favorites would be the champions of the key hardcourt tournaments leading into the US Open. Ben Shelton won the ATP 1000 Canadian Open for the second straight year. Taylor Fritz won the ATP 500 Mubadala DC Open.
#sinner
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