{
  "id": 4398396,
  "title": "US Open predictions: Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula among women's favorites",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/us-open-predictions-coco-gauff-jessica-pegula-among-womens-favorites",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-30T10:05:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/us-open-predictions-coco-gauff-100504443.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The 2026 US Open tennis tournament commences in Flushing, New York, providing players with an opportunity to achieve new ranking heights in the final Grand Slam of the year. Despite Serena Williams focusing on doubles, the women's singles field is filled with top talent, among them world No. 2 Elena Rybakina, Jessica Pegula, and Coco Gauff, the latter two being the top-ranked American players. As for the men's side, Alexander Zverev, the 2022 French Open winner, and Carlos Alcaraz, the Australian Open champion, are both in contention for their second Grand Slam title. Notably, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Novak Djokovic, the current world No. 1, are returning from injury, adding more depth to the competition.",
  "summary": "USA TODAY experts make their picks for which players will emerge victorious at the US Open tennis tournament.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "US Open 2026: Alcaraz returns, Djokovic chases history and women’s No 1 spot is up for grabs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/us-open-2026-alcaraz-returns-djokovic-chases-history-and-womens-no-1",
        "published": "2026-08-30T04:19:29.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}