The USTA revealed the recipients of the women’s singles main draw wildcards for the 2024 US Open. The list is headlined by four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka, 2019 US Open champion Bianca Andreescu, and a group of American players including McCartney Kessler, Amanda Anisimova, Alexa Noel, and Iva Jovic. Additionally, France’s Chloe Paquet and Australia’s Taylah Preston have been granted wildcards through reciprocal agreements.
Former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka, who claimed two of her four Grand Slam titles at the US Open in 2018 and 2020, made her return to the court in January after giving birth to her daughter. Despite successfully breaking back into the WTA Top 100, Osaka acknowledges that she is still adjusting postpartum and that playing tennis doesn’t feel as natural as it once did.
Bianca Andreescu, the 2019 US Open champion, is currently ranked No. 166. The 24-year-old returned to the court earlier this year after a nine-month absence due to a back injury. In her first event back, she made it to the third round at Roland Garros and, in June, reached her first WTA final in nearly two years on the grass of the Libema Open.
Amanda Anisimova, 22, secured her wildcard for the US Open by winning the Wildcard Challenge, highlighted by a strong run to the final at…
