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- Nadal's press conference after losing in first round @ Cincy 2022.
- 2022 US Open to award record prize money of more than $60 million.
- Defending Champions: 2022 US Open.
- Points defending: 2022 US Open. Nadal zero?
- Coric spoils Nadal’s return at Western & Southern Open. Borna Coric spoiled Rafael Nadal’s return from a six-week layoff, beating the Spanish star 7-6 (9), 4-6, 6-3 in the Western & Southern Open.
- Bianca Andreescu hits back at critics after gamesmanship accusations.
- Gael Monfils has officially withdrawn from the US Open. Get well soon, Gael 💙
- Keys knocks out No. 1 Swiatek at Western & Southern Open. American Madison Keys upset No. 1 Iga Swiatek 6-3, 6-4 to reach the Western & Southern Open quarterfinals.
- Seeds: 2022 US Open.
- Decent 24 hours for Emma Raducanu 👀
08/18/2022
2022 US Open to award record prize money of more than $60 million.
The 2022 US Open will award more than $60 million in total player compensation for the first time in the event’s history, topping the record-breaking $57.5 million number from 2021.
Each round in every event will see an increase in the amount of prize money awarded, including $80,000 to each singles competitor in the main draw’s first round and $121,000 in the second round. These figures represent an 85% and 57% increase since 2016, respectively.
Prior to the main draw, this year’s US Open Qualifying Tournament will distribute more than $6.25 million–a 223% increase from 2016, which totaled $1.94 million. Final round prize money for the US Open Qualifying Tournament will be $44,000.
The USTA arrived at these numbers after conferring with the WTA and ATP Player Councils, with a focus on increasing winnings for players competing in earlier rounds.
The full prize money breakdown for the main draw of singles and doubles is as follows:
Main Draw - Singles
- Champion $2,600,000
- Runner-Up $1,300,000
- Semifinalist $705,000
- Quarterfinalist $445,000
- Round of 16 $278,000
- Round of 32 $188,000
- Round of 64 $121,000
- Round of 128 $80,000
Main Draw - Doubles (each team)
- Champion $688,000
- Runner-Up $344,000
- Semifinalist $172,000
- Quarterfinalist $97,500
- Round of 16 $56,400
- Round of 32 $35,800
- Round of 64 $21,300
https://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2022-08-17/grand_slam_style_introducing_the_2022_us_open_shop_collection.html
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Points defending: 2022 US Open. Nadal zero?
| Seed | Player | Points defending (or 19th best result)† | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Daniil Medvedev |
2,000 | |
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| 2 |  Alexander Zverev |
720 | |
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| 3 |  Rafael Nadal |
(0) | |
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| 4 | Carlos Alcaraz |
360 | |
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| 5 |  Novak Djokovic |
1,200 | |
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| 6 |  Casper Ruud |
45 | |
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| 7 |  Stefanos Tsitsipas |
90 | |
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| 8 |  Félix Auger-Aliassime |
720 | |
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| 9 |  Hubert Hurkacz |
45 | |
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| 10 |  Cameron Norrie |
(45) | |
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| 11 | [i]Andrey Rublev |
90 |
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Coric spoils Nadal’s return at Western & Southern Open. Borna Coric spoiled Rafael Nadal’s return from a six-week layoff, beating the Spanish star 7-6 (9), 4-6, 6-3 in the Western & Southern Open.
The winner of a men’s record 22 Grand Slam championships, including two this year, hadn’t played since July 6 after an abdominal tear forced him to withdraw from a semifinal match against Nick Kyrgios at Wimbledon. He was hoping to start putting the final touches on prepping for the upcoming U.S. Open.
“With a week-and-a-half to New York, it’s sad to not play here,” Nadal said. “I need to get into Grand Slam mode.”
The second-seeded and third-ranked Nadal, 36, showed no signs of the injury that mostly plagued his serve. He reached 121 mph with one serve and needed several awkward body movements to return some of Coric’s shots.
“I need to practice,” Nadal said. “I need to return better. I need days. It’s better to come back when you’ve spent a period of time outside and win your first match. I wasn’t ready enough to win the match today. The big thing is to stay healthy. It’s a difficult injury to manage. I need to take it step-by-step.”
The match lasted 2 hours, 51 minutes, not including a rain delay of 1 hour, 25 minutes in the first set.
Earlier in women’s play, U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu routed Victoria Azarenka 6-0, 6-2.
The 19-year-old Raducanu won the final seven games against Serena Williams and the first 10 against Azarenka. Seeded 13th, Raducanu set up a match against No. 8 Jessica Pegula.
“I try not to think about the score,” Raducanu said. “I just try to focus on collecting points. I’m always concerned when things are going well. I always feel like something could go wrong.”
Sixth-ranked Simona Halep withdrew because of a right thigh injury before facing Veronica Kudermetova. Halep won last week in Toronto.
In an all-English men’s second-round match, 11th-ranked Cameron Norrie outlasted three-time Grand Slam-champion Andy Murray 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Also, Taylor Fritz beat Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios 6-3, 6-2, and 19-year-old wild-card Ben Shelton upset fifth-ranked Casper Ruud. Shelton is the youngest American to defeat a top-five opponent since Andy Roddick beat No. 1 Gustavo Kuerten in 2001.
https://sports.yahoo.com/coric-spoils-nadal-return-western-181606319.html
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Bianca Andreescu hits back at critics after gamesmanship accusations.
Bianca Andreescu in action against Daria Kasatkina at the Canadian Open. (Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images)
Canadian favourite Bianca Andreescu has hit back at her critics after she was accused of gamesmanship in her first round win in Toronto.
Andreescu was involved in a dramatic two-set victory over Daria Kasatkina where she called a Medical Time Out and took her time in vital moments of the match.
The Canadian drew criticism after taking long breaks between sets and in the first set tiebreak.
During the tiebreaker, Andreescu sat down and took a long time to emerge.
Andreescu came away with the hard-fought victory, but viewers pointed out that her opponent offered a 'cold' handshake after the match.
The Canadian is no stranger to criticism with Angelique Kerber once hailing Andreescu a 'drama queen'.
But, this time, her behaviour garnered plenty of criticism as many claimed Andreescu was using 'gamesmanship' to put her opponent off.
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Keys knocks out No. 1 Swiatek at Western & Southern Open. American Madison Keys upset No. 1 Iga Swiatek 6-3, 6-4 to reach the Western & Southern Open quarterfinals.
Swiatek, a two-time Grand Slam champion, hasn’t gotten past the round of 16 in four tournaments since winning Roland Garros in June.
The win was the 24th-ranked Keys’ first in six matches against a top-ranked opponent. She had never won a set against a No. 1 player.
After dropping the first set and losing the first five games of the second, Swiatek rallied to win four straight, fighting off one match point before Keys clinched with a forehand winner to the ad court off a shot that clipped the net.
Swiatek won her first two matches against Keys, including 6-1, 6-0 earlier this year at Indian Wells.
“Obviously, there were a couple of games where I had match point,” Keys said in an on-court interview. “She beat me pretty badly the last time we played, so I was happy to get the win.”
Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova advanced to the women’s quarterfinals with a 6-1, 4-6, 6-0 win over 2022 Wimbledon finalist and fifth-seeded Ons Jabeur.
No. 1 Daniil Medvedev advanced to the quarterfinals with a 7-5, 7-5 win over Denis Shapovalov. Medvedev is trying to shake off a second-round loss to Nick Kyrgios last week in Montreal and hone his game for the upcoming U.S. Open.
Eleventh-seeded Taylor Fritz became the first man to reach the quarterfinals, edging sixth-seeded Andrey Rublev, 6-7 (4), 6-2, 7-5.
https://sports.yahoo.com/keys-knocks-no-1-swiatek-211634424.html
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Seeds: 2022 US Open.
Per the ITF Grand Slam rulebook, seeds shall be based on the ATP rankings dated approximately seven days prior to the tournament.
- 1. [i]Daniil Medvedev
- 2. Alexander Zverev
- 3. Rafael Nadal
- 4. Carlos Alcaraz
- 5. Novak Djokovic
- 6. Casper Ruud
- 7. Stefanos Tsitsipas
- 8. Félix Auger-Aliassime
- 9. Hubert Hurkacz
- 10. Cameron Norrie
- 11. [i]Andrey Rublev
- 12.
Jannik Sinner - 13.
Taylor Fritz - 14. Pablo Carreño Busta
- 15. Matteo Berrettini
- 16.
Diego Schwartzman
- 17.
Marin Čilić - 18. Roberto Bautista Agut
- 19.
Grigor Dimitrov - 20.
Alex de Minaur - 21. Denis Shapovalov
- 22. Dan Evans
- 23.
Botic van de Zandschulp - 24. Frances Tiafoe
- 25. Nick Kyrgios
- 26. Francisco Cerúndolo
- 27. Reilly Opelka
- 28. Lorenzo Musetti
- 29. [i]Karen Khachanov
- 30.
Holger Rune - 31. Tommy Paul
- 32. Maxime Cressy
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