By Frank Pingue (Reuters) -Defending champion Jannik Sinner has allayed concerns about his fitness ahead of his U.S. Open title defence, saying on Friday that he expects to be ready for the year's final Grand Slam.

World number one Jannik Sinner said Friday he is "not 100% yet" but expects to be at full strength for the launch of his US Open title defense when the final Grand Slam of 2025 gets underway.Their five meetings in Grand Slams include two finals this year,

Jannik Sinner made some interesting revelations in his pre- US Open press conference, with one comment highlighting the uncertainty he faced in his formative years in the sport. Sinner famously made a decision to walk away from a possible career as a professional skier to try his luck in tennis,

Sabalenka is currently +285 to repeat as champion, second only to Iga Swiatek at +240. Sinner, meanwhile is favored to repeat at +110, slightly ahead of rival Carlos Alcaraz at +175. With some of those odds in mind, let's take a look at some of the best betting options to consider in both the men's and women's tournaments this year in New York.

They'll still play the full U.S. Open starting Sunday in New York, but it might save some time to skip ahead to the men's final on Sept. 7.

By Shrivathsa Sridhar BENGALURU (Reuters) -Defending champion Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz are aiming for a third successive Grand Slam final meeting when they take their high-voltage rivalry to the U.