The USTA as we speak introduced that Individuals John Isner, Alex Michelsen, Michael Mmoh, Steve Johnson, Ethan Quinn and Learner Tien will obtain singles important draw wild playing cards into the 2023 US Open, in addition to France’s Benjamin Bonzi and Australian Rinky Hijikata, as a part of reciprocal agreements.
The 2023 US Open can be performed August 28-September 10 on the USTA Billie Jean King Nationwide Tennis Middle in Flushing, N.Y.
Isner, 38, owns 16 ATP Tour singles titles and has been ranked as excessive as No. 8 on this planet. He has spent the higher a part of the previous decade because the top-ranked American and can be making his seventeenth US Open important draw look. He has twice reached the quarterfinals in New York (2011, 2018) and reached the semifinals at Wimbledon in 2018.
Michelsen, 18, is presently ranked No. 138 and is the youngest participant within the ATP Prime 150. He’s having fun with a breakout summer time that included his first ATP Challenger Tour singles title in Chicago and his first ATP Tour closing on the ATP 250 occasion in Newport, R.I., the place he earned his first 4 ATP Tour wins. The previous Georgia-commit lately introduced his intentions to forego his collegiate eligibility and switch professional.
Mmoh, 25, is presently ranked No. 99 and returned to the courtroom this summer time after lacking practically 4 months resulting from harm. He reached the third spherical on the Australian Open in January for his greatest profession Grand Slam end result. He additionally performed in the principle attracts at each the French Open and Wimbledon this 12 months and can be making his fourth US Open important draw look (first since 2020).
Johnson, 33, is presently ranked No. 179 and earned his wild card by successful the US Open Wild Card Problem. The American veteran has been ranked as excessive as No. 21 on this planet and owns 4 ATP Tour singles titles. He has received two ATP Challenger Tour titles this summer time and can be making his thirteenth consecutive US Open important draw look.
Quinn, 19, earned the wild card usually awarded to an American NCAA singles champion by successful the title as a freshman on the College of Georgia in Might. He turned professional this summer time after successful his third ITF World Tennis Tour singles title in June and can be making his Grand Slam singles important draw debut. He competed in qualifying on the 2022 US Open after ending runner-up on the USTA Boys’ 18s Nationwide Championships.
Tien, 17, will seem within the US Open important draw for the second consecutive 12 months after defending his title on the USTA Boys’ 18s Nationwide Championships on Sunday. After taking part in one semester of faculty tennis at USC, Tien turned professional this summer time and received his first skilled singles title at a USTA Professional Circuit M15 occasion in his hometown of Irvine, Calif., in June.
Bonzi, 27, is presently ranked No. 101 and reached a career-best rating of No. 42 in February after reaching the third spherical on the Australian Open. He earned his wild card primarily based on a reciprocal settlement between the USTA and FFT the place wild playing cards between the US Open and Roland Garros are exchanged.
Hijikata, 22, is presently ranked No. 110 and performed school tennis at North Carolina. He earned his wild card primarily based on a reciprocal settlement between the USTA and Tennis Australia the place wild playing cards between the US Open and Australian Open are exchanged.
The USTA additionally introduced the American males receiving wild playing cards into the US Open Qualifying event, held August 22-25 on the USTA Billie Jean King Nationwide Tennis Middle:
Brandon Holt, 25, the previous all-American at USC who certified and reached the second spherical on the 2022 US Open; Zachary Svajda, 20, a two-time USTA Boys’ 18s nationwide champion; Patrick Kypson, 23, who received the Roland Garros Wild Card Problem earlier this 12 months to earn a spot within the French Open important draw; Eliot Spizzirri, 21, the 2023 ITA Nationwide Participant of the Yr; Tristan Boyer, 22, who performed school tennis at Stanford and reached one ATP Challenger Tour singles closing this 12 months; Aidan Mayo, 20, who has reached three ITF World Tennis Tour singles finals this 12 months; Martin Damm, 19, who in 2019 was a part of the youngest-ever males’s doubles group to win a match on the US Open; Darwin Blanch, 15, the No. 8-ranked junior on this planet; and Trevor Svajda, 17, the USTA Boys’ 18s nationwide singles runner-up and youthful brother of Zachary.
