The 2018 US Open was the 138th edition of tennis' US Open and the fourth and final Grand Slam event of the year. It was held on outdoor hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City.
Rafael Nadal and Sloane Stephens were the defending champions in the men's and women's singles events, however both failed to defend their titles. Nadal retired during his semifinal match against Juan Martín del Potro. Stephens was defeated in the quarterfinals by Anastasija Sevastova, whom Stephens had beaten at the same stage the previous year.
Novak Djokovic won the men's singles title, defeating del Potro in the final, 6–3, 7–6(7–4), 6–3. It was his third US Open title and 14th Grand Slam, tying Pete Sampras' record to become equal third among all-time Grand Slam champions. In women's singles, Naomi Osaka defeated Serena Williams in the final, 6–2, 6–4, becoming Japan's first-ever able-bodied Grand Slam singles champion.
Tournament
The 2018 US Open was the 138th edition of the tournament and took place at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park of Queens in New York City, New York, United States. The tournament was held on 17 DecoTurf hard courts.
The tournament was an event run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and was part of the 2018 ATP World Tour and the 2018 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consisted of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws as well as a mixed doubles event. There are also singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), which are part of the Grade A category of tournaments. Additionally, there are singles and doubles wheelchair tennis events for men, women and quads.
The tournament was played on hard courts and takes place on a series of 17 courts with DecoTurf surface, including the three existing main showcourts – Arthur Ashe Stadium, the newly renovated Louis Armstrong Stadium, and the new Grandstand.
Broadcast In the United States, the 2018 US Open will be the fourth year in a row under an 11-year, $825 million contract with ESPN, in which the broadcaster holds exclusive rights to the entire tournament and the US Open Series. This means that the tournament is not available on broadcast television. This also makes ESPN the exclusive U.S. broadcaster for three of the four tennis majors.
Point and prize money distribution
Point distribution Below is a series of tables for each of the competitions showing the ranking points on offer for each event.
Senior EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64QQ3Q2Q1Men's singles20001200720360180904510251680Men's doubles0 — — — — —13007804302401307010403020210 — — — — —
Wheelchair EventWFSF/3rdQF/4thSingles800500375100Doubles800500100—Quad singles800500375100800100——
EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ3Boys' singles1000600370200100453020Girls' singlesBoys' doubles75045027515075Girls' doubles
Prize money The total prize-money compensation for the 2018 US Open is $53 million, a more than 5% increase on the same total last year. Of that total, a record $3.8 million goes to both the men's and women's singles champions, which is increased by 2.7% from last year. This makes the US Open the most lucrative and highest paying tennis grand slam in the world, leapfrogging the French Open in total prize money fund. Prize money for the US Open qualifying tournament is also up 10.3%, to $3.2 million. The prize money for the wheelchair draw amounts to a total of US$350,000. The singles winners of the men and women draws receive US$31,200 and the winner of the quad singles receives US$23,400. EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128Q3Q2Q1Singles$3,800,000$1,850,000$925,000$475,000$266,000$156,000$93,000$54,000$30,000$16,000$8,000Doubles$700,000$350,000$166,400$85,275$46,563$27,876$16,500Mixed doubles$155,000$70,000$30,000$15,000$10,000$5,000
Notable stories
Women's singles final
Naomi Osaka defeated Serena Williams in the final, 6–2, 6–4. During the final, Williams received three code violations, the second coming with a point penalty and the third with a game penalty.Serena Williams's US Open final breakdown blow-by-blow – Australian Broadcasting Corporation News The issue started during the second set when chair umpire Carlos Ramos cited Serena for a signal that was sent from her coach. Serena said she was unaware of the signal and verbally sparred with Ramos, saying "I don't cheat to win. I'd rather lose." After a mistake later in the second set, Serena smashed her racket into the court. This led to her second code violation, which Serena found out about upon attempting to serve and which increased the dispute between Serena and Ramos. At this point, referring to the first violation for coaching, Serena stated "You owe me an apology. I have never cheated in my life." During the change at the 3–4 mark, a further discussion between Serena and Ramos broke down leading Serena to call Ramos both "a liar" and "a thief" for issuing the point penalty. As both players were concluding the changeover and getting set, Ramos issued Serena her third code violation, this time for verbal abuse. This led to confusion from both players who did not appear to hear the announcement, which Ramos explained to both after summoning them over to his seat.Serena Williams unleashes furious rant at umpire as she loses US Open 2018 final to Naomi Osaka – The Telegraph At this point, US Open referee, Brian Earley, and WTA supervisor, Donna Kelso, were summoned to the court due to the dispute.Naomi Osaka Beats Serena Williams in a U.S. Open Final Marred by Boos and Tears – The New York Times A four-minute delay occurred due to a discussion between Serena, Earley, and Kelso regarding the issues. After the delay, Serena won the next game before Osaka won the set and match.Highlights US Open 2018 Women's final: Naomi Osaka beats Serena Williams to win first Grand Slam championship – FirstpostWilliams rebukes chair umpire; Osaka wins US Open final – PBS NewshourAt U.S. Open, power of Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka is overshadowed by an umpire's power play – Washington Post
Day-by-day summaries
Singles players Men's singles Champion Runner-up Novak Djokovic Juan Martín del Potro Semifinals out Rafael Nadal Kei Nishikori Quarterfinals out Dominic Thiem John Isner Marin Čilić John Millman 4th round out Nikoloz Basilashvili Kevin Anderson Borna Ćorić Milos Raonic David Goffin Philipp Kohlschreiber João Sousa Roger Federer 3rd round out Karen Khachanov Guido Pella Taylor Fritz Denis Shapovalov Fernando Verdasco Daniil Medvedev Dušan Lajović Stan Wawrinka (WC) Alex de Minaur Jan-Lennard Struff Diego Schwartzman Alexander Zverev Richard Gasquet Lucas Pouille Mikhail Kukushkin Nick Kyrgios 2nd round out Vasek Pospisil Lorenzo Sonego (LL) Jack Sock Paolo Lorenzi Steve Johnson Jason Kubler (WC) Andreas Seppi Jérémy Chardy Denis Kudla Andy Murray (PR) Roberto Carballés Baena Stefanos Tsitsipas Nicolás Jarry Cameron Norrie Gilles Simon Ugo Humbert (Q) Hubert Hurkacz (Q) Frances Tiafoe Julien Benneteau Robin Haase Jaume Munar Gaël Monfils Matthew Ebden Nicolas Mahut (LL) Tennys Sandgren Laslo Đere Marcos Baghdatis Pablo Carreño Busta Fabio Fognini Chung Hyeon Pierre-Hugues Herbert Benoît Paire 1st round out David Ferrer Lukáš Lacko Gilles Müller Albert Ramos Viñolas Guido Andreozzi Aljaž Bedene Casper Ruud (Q) Kyle Edmund Mirza Bašić Denis Istomin Mischa Zverev Roberto Bautista Agut Félix Auger-Aliassime (Q) Sam Querrey Andrey Rublev Ryan Harrison Donald Young (Q) Matteo Berrettini James Duckworth (PR) Feliciano López Florian Mayer Mitchell Krueger (Q) Evgeny Donskoy Tommy Robredo (Q) Bradley Klahn (WC) Peter Gojowczyk Jordan Thompson Damir Džumhur Carlos Berlocq (Q) Lloyd Harris (Q) Collin Altamirano (Q) Grigor Dimitrov Marius Copil Stefano Travaglia (Q) Taro Daniel Adrian Mannarino Marco Cecchinato Tim Smyczek (WC) Mackenzie McDonald Federico Gaio (Q) Federico Delbonis Ruben Bemelmans (LL) Facundo Bagnis (Q) Maximilian Marterer Filip Krajinović Yannick Hanfmann Corentin Moutet (WC) Peter Polansky (LL) Márton Fucsovics Viktor Troicki Leonardo Mayer Yūichi Sugita Yannick Maden (Q) Mikhail Youzhny Marcel Granollers (Q) Malek Jaziri Michael Mmoh (WC) Jenson Brooksby (WC) Noah Rubin (WC) Ričardas Berankis Radu Albot Yuki Bhambri Dennis Novak (Q) Yoshihito Nishioka (PR)
Women's singles Champion Runner-up Naomi Osaka Serena Williams Semifinals out Anastasija Sevastova Madison Keys Quarterfinals out Karolína Plíšková Sloane Stephens Carla Suárez Navarro Lesia Tsurenko 4th round out Kaia Kanepi Ashleigh Barty Elise Mertens Elina Svitolina Maria Sharapova Dominika Cibulková Aryna Sabalenka Markéta Vondroušová 3rd round out Rebecca Peterson Venus Williams Karolína Muchová (Q) Sofia Kenin Victoria Azarenka (WC) Barbora Strýcová Ekaterina Makarova Wang Qiang Caroline Garcia Jeļena Ostapenko Aleksandra Krunić Angelique Kerber Petra Kvitová Aliaksandra Sasnovich Kiki Bertens Kateřina Siniaková 2nd round out Jil Teichmann (Q) Vania King (PR) Carina Witthöft Camila Giorgi Garbiñe Muguruza Lucie Šafářová Maria Sakkari Ana Bogdan Anhelina Kalinina (Q) Daria Gavrilova Lara Arruabarrena Vera Lapko Julia Görges Claire Liu (WC) Irina-Camelia Begu Tatjana Maria Monica Puig Kristina Mladenovic Sorana Cîrstea Taylor Townsend Bernarda Pera Kirsten Flipkens Hsieh Su-wei Johanna Larsson Wang Yafan Vera Zvonareva (Q) Julia Glushko (Q) Daria Kasatkina Francesca Di Lorenzo (Q) Eugenie Bouchard (Q) Ajla Tomljanović Caroline Wozniacki 1st round out Simona Halep Dalila Jakupović Natalia Vikhlyantseva Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Magda Linette Caroline Dolehide Whitney Osuigwe (WC) Svetlana Kuznetsova (WC) Zhang Shuai Dayana Yastremska Petra Martić Ons Jabeur (Q) Asia Muhammad (WC) Madison Brengle (LL) Marie Bouzková (Q) Zarina Diyas Evgeniya Rodina Kathinka von Deichmann (Q) Viktória Kužmová Sara Sorribes Tormo Danielle Lao (Q) Kateryna Kozlova Kateryna Bondarenko Kurumi Nara Anna Kalinskaya (Q) Heather Watson (Q) Polona Hercog Donna Vekić Magdaléna Rybáriková Jennifer Brady Agnieszka Radwańska Sachia Vickery Johanna Konta Stefanie Vögele Tamara Zidanšek Nicole Gibbs (Q) Patty Schnyder (Q) Alison Riske Amanda Anisimova (WC) Andrea Petkovic Pauline Parmentier Yulia Putintseva Timea Bacsinszky (PR) CoCo Vandeweghe Arantxa Rus (Q) Ekaterina Alexandrova Alizé Cornet Margarita Gasparyan (PR) Yanina Wickmayer Anna Karolína Schmiedlová Anna Blinkova Danielle Collins Laura Siegemund (PR) Monica Niculescu Belinda Bencic Tímea Babos Kristýna Plíšková Christina McHale Harmony Tan (WC) Mona Barthel (LL) Anett Kontaveit Lizette Cabrera (WC) Alison Van Uytvanck Samantha Stosur
Singles seeds The following are the seeded players and notable players who have withdrawn from the event. Seedings are based on ATP and WTA rankings as of August 20, 2018. Rank and points before are as of August 27, 2018.
Men's singles