The US Open kicks off the final Grand Slam of the 2021 season. Novak Djokovic is going for history, as he could become the first male tennis player to complete the calendar Grand Slam since Rod Laver in 1969. If he completes it, he’ll do so without having to see Rafael Nadal or Roger Federer as the two legends have withdrawn from the tournament. On the women’s side, Serena Williams’ history will have to wait, as she tends to a torn hamstring. The hard courts at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center are Laykold, generally bouncy, and per reports are playing extremely quick, so conditions should resemble what we saw a year ago.

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