How well do you know the U.S. Open, the last Grand Slam tennis event of the year, starting on Monday? Test your knowledge with this quiz:
1st Round: Gauff and Djokovic are set to defend their U.S. Open titles. Coco Gauff secured her first Grand Slam trophy, while Novak Djokovic won his 24th. Can you name the most recent player to win at least two consecutive championships at Flushing Meadows?
a.) Rafael Nadal
b.) Serena Williams
c.) Roger Federer
d.) Maria Sharapova
2nd Round: The U.S. Open introduced a retractable roof over Arthur Ashe Stadium in 2016. Who lost the first indoor U.S. Open match?
a.) Andreas Seppi
b.) Fabio Fognini
c.) Paolo Lorenzi
d.) Thomas Fabbiano
3rd Round: The U.S. Open was the pioneer in offering equal prize money to female and male competitors. In which year did the U.S. Tennis Association start awarding the same amount to the women’s and men’s singles champions?
a.) 1963
b.) 1968
c.) 1973
d.) 1978
4th Round: Iga Swiatek holds the No. 1 spot in the WTA rankings. Who has spent the most weeks as the top-ranked player in the WTA?
a.) Chris Evert
b.) Martina Navratilova
c.) Serena Williams
d.) Steffi Graf
Quarterfinals: Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer faced off 40 times, with 14 meetings in Grand Slam tournaments. How many of these matchups occurred at the U.S. Open?
a.) Five
b.) Three
c.) One
d.) Zero
Semifinals: Achieving a hard-court Grand Slam double is uncommon. Who was the last woman to claim both the Australian Open and U.S. Open titles in the same season?
a.) Angelique Kerber
b.) Martina Hingis
c.) Serena Williams
d.) Monica Seles
Final: Carlos Alcaraz, having won four Grand Slam titles at 21, aims for his third consecutive Grand Slam victory at the U.S. Open. If successful, he would join which player as the only man, apart from Rod Laver, to win in Paris, London, and New York in the same season?
a.) Roger Federer
b.) Novak Djokovic
c.) Rafael Nadal
d.) Bjorn Borg
See below for the correct answers to the quiz!
