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Finally the eagerly awaited US Open 2023 is about to start. Many women and men’s tennis stars will compete for the final victory in Flushing Meadows: Iga Swiatek, Elena Rybakina, Aryna Sabalenka, Ons Jabeur, Coco Gauff, Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic, Daniil Medvedev and Jannik Sinner are the favorites for the final victory, in the women and men’s singles events.
But here are the most important records and data broken during the history of the tournament:Ken Rosewall is the oldest men’s singles winner (in 1970 at 35 years-old, 10 months and 11 days), while Molla Bjurstedt Mallory is the oldest women’s singles winner (in 1926 at 42 years-old and 5 months).
With 5 hours and 26 minutes, the 1992 match between Stefan Edberg and Michael Chang is the longest-ever played in US Open history.Jimmy Connors is the player who played more matches among men (115), while Chris Evert is the player who played more matches among women (113).
In 2009, Kim Clijsters won the tournament as a wild card. Pete Sampras is the youngest men’s singles champion (1990, at 19 years-old and 28 days), while Tracy Austin is the youngest women’s singles champion ever (1979, at 16 years-old, 8 months and 28 days).
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