US Open Tennis 2016: Schedule, Odds, Draw and Preview

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Published: August 27, 2016

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For many people, summer is a time to relax, take a vacation and revel in the enduring warmth of long, sunny days and cozy nights. For the game's best tennis players, this summer has been anything but a break from the grind of their year-round professional sport. 

The 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro has made a normally busy season even more hectic for the game's top players, coming not long after the double dip of the French Open and Wimbledon in late May/early June. On Monday, the U.S. Open gets its turn to take the spotlight.

With so much going on this year, it's little wonder that some of the sport's top stars are ailing heading into the year's final Grand Slam event. The tournament in Flushing Meadows, New York, has seen its fair share of surprise winners in the past couple of years, and this year's edition could be even more wide open than usual. 

Here's a look at the TV schedule for the tournament, the draw for the top players and the top odds. For a complete draw, head on over to USOpen.org. 



Note: For a complete list of player odds, check out Odds Shark. 

   
Preview

Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams are the top seeds and favorites at the U.S. Open this year, but both are coming into the tournament dealing with nagging injuries, per David Waldstein of the New York Times: "Williams is recovering from a sore right shoulder that forced her to withdraw from an event in Cincinnati last week. Djokovic has a left wrist issue that may have contributed to his loss to Juan Martin del Potro in the first round at the Rio Olympics."

Williams is looking to avenge her shock semifinal loss to Roberta Vinci in last year's U.S. Open, which prevented her from winning all four Grand Slam events in a calendar year. This year's tournament is going to be tough right from the outset, as Williams drew Russia's Ekaterina Makarova...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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