2018 US Open (tennis)


The 2018 US Open was the 138th edition of tennis' US Open and the fourth and final Grand Slam event of the year. It was held on outdoor hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City.
Rafael Nadal and Sloane Stephens were the defending champions in the men's and women's singles events, however both failed to defend their titles. Nadal retired during his semifinal match against Juan Martín del Potro. Stephens was defeated in the quarterfinals by Anastasija Sevastova, whom Stephens had beaten at the same stage the previous year.
Novak Djokovic won the men's singles title, defeating del Potro in the final, 6–3, 7–6, 6–3. It was his third US Open title and 14th Grand Slam, tying Pete Sampras' record to become equal third among all-time Grand Slam champions. In women's singles, Naomi Osaka defeated Serena Williams in the [2018 US Open – 2018 US Open – Women's singles|Women's singles final|final], 6–2, 6–4, becoming Japan's first-ever able-bodied Grand Slam singles champion.
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Tournament

The 2018 US Open was the 138th edition of the tournament and took place at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park of Queens in New York City, New York, United States. The tournament was held on 17 DecoTurf hard courts.
The tournament was an event run by the International Tennis Federation and was part of the 2018 ATP World Tour and the 2018 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consisted of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws as well as a mixed doubles event. There are also singles and doubles events for both boys and girls, which are part of the Grade A category of tournaments. Additionally, there are singles and doubles wheelchair tennis events for men, women and quads.
The tournament was played on hard courts and takes place on a series of 17 courts with DecoTurf surface, including the three existing main showcourts – Arthur Ashe Stadium, the newly renovated Louis Armstrong Stadium, and the new Grandstand.

Broadcast

In the United States, the 2018 US Open will be the fourth year in a row under an 11-year, $825 million contract with ESPN, in which the broadcaster holds exclusive rights to the entire tournament and the US Open Series. This means that the tournament is not available on broadcast television. This also makes ESPN the exclusive U.S. broadcaster for three of the four tennis majors.

Point and prize money distribution

Point distribution

Below is a series of tables for each of the competitions showing the ranking points on offer for each event.

Wheelchair

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ3
Boys' singles1000600370200100453020
Girls' singles1000600370200100453020
Boys' doubles75045027515075
Girls' doubles75045027515075

Prize money

The total prize-money compensation for the 2018 US Open is $53 million, a more than 5% increase on the same total last year. Of that total, a record $3.8 million goes to both the men's and women's singles champions, which is increased by 2.7% from last year. This makes the US Open the most lucrative and highest paying tennis grand slam in the world, leapfrogging the French Open in total prize money fund. Prize money for the US Open qualifying tournament is also up 10.3%, to $3.2 million. The prize money for the wheelchair draw amounts to a total of US$350,000. The singles winners of the men and women draws receive US$31,200 and the winner of the quad singles receives US$23,400.
EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128Q3Q2Q1
Singles$3,800,000$1,850,000$925,000$475,000$266,000$156,000$93,000$54,000$30,000$16,000$8,000
Doubles$700,000$350,000$166,400$85,275$46,563$27,876$16,500
Mixed doubles$155,000$70,000$30,000$15,000$10,000$5,000

Notable stories

Women's singles final

Naomi Osaka defeated Serena Williams in the final, 6–2, 6–4. During the final, Williams received three code violations, the second coming with a point penalty and the third with a game penalty. The issue started during the second set when chair umpire Carlos Ramos cited Serena for a signal that was sent from her coach. Serena said she was unaware of the signal and verbally sparred with Ramos, saying "I don't cheat to win. I'd rather lose." After a mistake later in the second set, Serena smashed her racket into the court. This led to her second code violation, which Serena found out about upon attempting to serve and which increased the dispute between Serena and Ramos. At this point, referring to the first violation for coaching, Serena stated "You owe me an apology. I have never cheated in my life." During the change at the 3–4 mark, a further discussion between Serena and Ramos broke down leading Serena to call Ramos both "a liar" and "a thief" for issuing the point penalty. As both players were concluding the changeover and getting set, Ramos issued Serena her third code violation, this time for verbal abuse.
This led to confusion from both players who did not appear to hear the announcement, which Ramos explained to both after summoning them over to his seat. At this point, US Open referee, Brian Earley, and WTA supervisor, Donna Kelso, were summoned to the court due to the dispute. A four-minute delay occurred due to a discussion between Serena, Earley, and Kelso regarding the issues. After the delay, Serena won the next game before Osaka won the set and match.

Singles players

;Men's singles
;Women's singles

Singles seeds

The following are the seeded players and notable players who have withdrawn from the event. Seedings are based on ATP and WTA rankings as of August 20, 2018. Rank and points before are as of August 27, 2018.

Men's singles">2018 US Open – Men's singles">Men's singles

†The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2017, but is defending points from one or more 2017 ATP Challenger Tour tournaments.

Women's singles">2018 US Open – Women's singles">Women's singles

† Serena Williams was ranked 26 on the day when seeds were announced. Nevertheless, she was deemed a special case and seeded 17th by the organizers because she missed a significant portion of the last 12-month period due to pregnancy and maternity.
‡ The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2017. Accordingly, points for her 16th best result are deducted instead.

Doubles seeds

Men's doubles">2018 US Open – Men's doubles">Men's doubles

1Rankings as of August 20, 2018.

Women's doubles">2018 US Open – Women's doubles">Women's doubles

1Rankings as of August 20, 2018.

Mixed doubles">2018 US Open – Mixed Doubles">Mixed doubles

1Rankings as of August 20, 2018.

Events

Men's singles

Novak Djokovic def. Juan Martín del Potro, 6–3, 7–6, 6–3

Women's singles

Naomi Osaka def. Serena Williams, 6–2, 6–4

Men's doubles

Mike Bryan / Jack Sock def. Łukasz Kubot / Marcelo Melo, 6–3, 6–1

Women's doubles

Ashleigh Barty / CoCo Vandeweghe def. Tímea Babos / Kristina Mladenovic, 3–6, 7–6, 7–6

Mixed doubles

Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Jamie Murray def. Alicja Rosolska / Nikola Mektić, 2–6, 6–3,

Junior boys' singles

Thiago Seyboth Wild def. Lorenzo Musetti, 6–1, 2–6, 6–2

Junior girls' singles

Wang Xiyu def. Clara Burel, 7–6, 6–2

Junior boys' doubles

Adrian Andreev / Anton Matusevich def. Emilio Nava / Axel Nefve, 6–4, 2–6,

Junior girls' doubles

Coco Gauff / Caty McNally def. Hailey Baptiste / Dalayna Hewitt, 6–3, 6–2

Wheelchair men's singles

Alfie Hewett def. Shingo Kunieda, 6–3, 7–5.

Wheelchair women's singles

Diede de Groot def. Yui Kamiji, 6–2, 6–3

Wheelchair quad singles

Dylan Alcott def. David Wagner, 7–5, 6–2

Wheelchair men's doubles

Alfie Hewett / Gordon Reid def. Stéphane Houdet / Nicolas Peifer, 5–7, 6–3,

Wheelchair women's doubles

Diede de Groot / Yui Kamiji def. Marjolein Buis / Aniek van Koot, 6–3, 6–4

Wheelchair quad doubles

Andrew Lapthorne / David Wagner def. Dylan Alcott / Bryan Barten, 3–6, 6–0,

Wild card entries

The following players were given wildcards to the main draw based on internal selection and recent performances.

Men's singles

Women's singles

Men's doubles

Women's doubles

Mixed doubles

Qualifier entries

The qualifying competitions took place at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 21–24, 2018.

Men's singles

  1. Ugo Humbert
  2. Stefano Travaglia
  3. Federico Gaio
  4. Casper Ruud
  5. Marcel Granollers
  6. Hubert Hurkacz
  7. Lloyd Harris
  8. Dennis Novak
  9. Félix Auger-Aliassime
  10. Collin Altamirano
  11. Mitchell Krueger
  12. Donald Young
  13. Tommy Robredo
  14. Facundo Bagnis
  15. Yannick Maden
  16. Carlos Berlocq

Lucky losers

  1. Lorenzo Sonego
  2. Peter Polansky
  3. Ruben Bemelmans
  4. Nicolas Mahut

Women's singles

  1. Jil Teichmann
  2. Marie Bouzková
  3. Anna Kalinskaya
  4. Julia Glushko
  5. Karolína Muchová
  6. Anhelina Kalinina
  7. Arantxa Rus
  8. Francesca Di Lorenzo
  9. Ons Jabeur
  10. Nicole Gibbs
  11. Heather Watson
  12. Vera Zvonareva
  13. Kathinka von Deichmann
  14. Danielle Lao
  15. Patty Schnyder
  16. Eugenie Bouchard

Lucky losers

  1. Madison Brengle
  2. Mona Barthel

Protected ranking

The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:
; Men's singles
; Women's singles

Withdrawals

The following players were accepted directly into the main tournament, but withdrew with injuries, suspensions or for personal reasons.
;Men's singles
;Women's singles
‡ – withdrew from entry list

§ – withdrew from main draw