With the US Open only less than two weeks to go, time is almost here for one lucky man and one lucky woman to get a wildcard into the tournament as they are slowly narrowing down the fields. All over the country, amateur tennis players have played their hearts out during the summer to get into the Open.
Now, only 16 players are left and only two will be able to get into the playoffs. If they are good enough, they might even get into the main draw.
"Our wild card tournaments for the Australian and French Opens have shown that our philosophy of letting our top emerging players compete for the opportunity to play at the highest levels is working," said Patrick McEnroe, General Manager, USTA Player Development. "I believe that applying this process to the US Open sends a strong message to our players that opportunities such as a US Open wild card are meant to be earned through hard work, dedication and competition."
The list below names the 16 players who have made it through:
Men
Chase Buchanan – New Albany, Ohio
Andrea Collarini – Boca Raton, Fla.
Alexander Domijan – Wesley Chapel, Fla
Ryan Harrison – Bradenton, Fla.
Jarmere Jenkins – College Park, Ga.
Steve Johnson – Orange, Calif.
Austin Krajicek – Brandon, Fla.
Tim Smyczek – Milwaukee, Wis.
Women
Julia Boserup – Boca Raton, Fla.
Madison Brengle – Dover, Del.
Beatrice Capra – Ellicott City, Md.
Irina Falconi – Jupiter, Fla.
Nicole Gibbs – Santa Monica, Calif.
Krista Hardebeck – Santa Ana, Calif.
Madison Keys – Boca Raton, Fla.
Alison Riske – McMurray, Pa.
The playoffs will be played on August 18-20 in Florida. Men will play five sets like the real tournaments, which will suck for them.
But they have about a week of rest before the real tournament so enough time to rest for the men.