A eight days for the draw for the US Open draw, the last big one on the calendar to be held from August 29 to September 11 on the slopes of the Queen’s neighborhood, the organization has made official the 16 guests for the individual draws (eight men and eight women).
Venus Williams42 years old and twice champion, in 2000 and 2001, and Dominic Thiemwinner of the 2020 edition, are the two most prominent names among those who have needed a ‘wild card’ to enter the table of 128 participants.
Venus is currently number 1,500 in the WTA, while Thiem is number 228 in the ATP. In addition to them two will enter with invitation Sophia Kenin, Coco Vandeweghe, Elizabeth Mandlik, Peyton Steams, Eleana Yu, Harmony Tan, Jaimee Fourlis (women).
In the male category, enter the competition Sam Querrey, Learner Tien, Emily Nava, JJ Wolf, Ben Shelton, Ugo Humbert and Rinky Hijikata.
Far from his best moment
The oldest of the Williams he has lost all three of his games this season while Thiem has seven wins although they have not allowed him to remain in the elite of the racket by subtracting many points from previous seasons.
