Last year, Roger Federer was the favorite to win the U.S. Open on the men’s side at +125. He had just won Wimbledon—and the Australian Open at the beginning of the year—and was in the midst of a renaissance season for the ages. But Rafael Nadal was the one that ended up winning it all. Nadal will be back to compete with Federer once again—along with other big names like Novak Djokovic, Juan Martin del Potro, Alexander Zverev, Andy Murray, Stan Wawrinka and Marin Cilic.
On the women’s side, Sloane Stephens is the defending champion in Flushing Meadows.