The women’s singles draw at the US Open looks to be wide open this year.
There have been seven different women winning the last seven Grand Slam tournaments, most recently with Linda Noskova winning Wimbledon.
Following Noskova’s Wimbledon triumph, attention now turns to the US Open, where Aryna Sabalenka is the two-time defending champion.
As Sabalenka looks to win her third consecutive US Open, there is a potential dark horse for the New York major now emerging.
Barbora Krejcikova should be considered a real threat for the US Open
Barbora Krejcikova is not an unknown prospect on the WTA Tour by any stretch of the imagination, with the Czech a two-time Grand Slam champion.
However, the former world number two had not been a consistent factor on the WTA Tour since her Wimbledon win in 2024, with Krejcikova enduring many injury issues during this time.
Krejcikova has now started to find some form and fitness again, having won her ninth career title in Athens, following her runs to the final in Hertogenbosch and the fourth round of Wimbledon.
This should strike real fear for the rest of the WTA Tour, as Krejcikova is starting to find form at just the right time ahead of the US Open.
Krejcikova is also a two-time US Open quarter-finalist and has now won six hard court titles in her career.
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Barbora Krejcikova will not fear any of the top players at the US Open
While many players will be finding form ahead of the US Open, Krejcikova has the advantage of knowing that she can beat all of the top players.
Krejcikova actually has wins over all of the top 10 players in the WTA rankings right now, which includes being unbeaten against both Elena Rybakina and Coco Gauff.
This is significant for Krejcikova, who both knows what it takes to win a Grand Slam singles title and how to beat the current best players on the WTA Tour.
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One small bit of relief for the likes of Sabalenka, Rybakina and Gauff is that Krejcikova’s recent success means that she is now likely to be seeded for the US Open.
This means that Krejcikova would need to reach at least the third round to play the top seeds, but if she does that then she could be finding form at just the wrong time for her opposition.
Krejcikova’s biggest obstacle to her challenging for the US Open title may actually be her own body, rather than any of the other players in the draw.
