Cats, dogs and goats: best images from the US Open tennis 2024
The final grand slam of the year saw Aryna Sabalenka claim her third major title and Jannick Sinner his second. Here are some of our favourite images from the fortnight at Flushing Meadows
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Amanda Anisimova casts a shadow as she serves to Qinwen Zheng.
Photograph: Cj Gunther/EPA
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Spectators wear bucket hats with images of top players while watching a match.
Photograph: Sarah Yenesel/EPA
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A leaping Coco Gauff fires off a return.
Photograph: Javier García/Shutterstock
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Novak Djokovic returns the ball to Radu Albot. The four-time US Open champion will have to wait till next year if he wants to add to his 24 grand slam titles after defeat in the third round to Alexei Popyrin.
Photograph: Charly Triballeau/AFP/Getty Images
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Naomi Osaka prepares to serve against Latvia’s Jelena Jankovic.
Photograph: Timothy A Clary/AFP/Getty Images
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Marta Kostyuk cools off with some ice between games against Harriet Dart.
Photograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP
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Spectators soak in the match between Andrey Rublev and Arthur Rinderknech.
Photograph: Luke Hales/Getty Images
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Milo Cui, the pet of China’s Xu Yifan, attends on day four of the tournament.
Photograph: Timothy A Clary/AFP/Getty Images
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Ben Shelton stretches to return a shot to Frances Tiafoe.
Photograph: Seth Wenig/AP
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Coco Gauff gestures to the crowd after defeating Elina Svitolina.
Photograph: Seth Wenig/AP
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A fan of Andrey Rublev holds cutouts of him and the Rublev cat meme during his match against Grigor Dimitrov.
Photograph: Timothy A Clary/AFP/Getty Images
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Also in the crowd for that match were six-time US Open champion Serena Williams and 16-time Grammy Award winner Alicia Keys.
Photograph: Pamela Smith/AP
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The sunset over the Manhattan skyline is photographed by a spectator.
Photograph: Javier García/Shutterstock
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An in-camera multiple exposure shows Karolina Muchova firing off a return to Jasmine Paolini.
Photograph: Justin Lane/EPA
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Taylor Fritz serves to Alexander Zverev.
Photograph: Larry Marano/Shutterstock
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Alexander Zverev prepares to receive a serve from Taylor Fritz.
Photograph: John Angelillo/UPI/Shutterstock
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A ball kid tries to capture and remove a moth from the court during Frances Tiafoe and Grigor Dimitrov’s quarter-final.
Photograph: John Angelillo/UPI/Shutterstock
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A smiley face vibration dampener is seen on the racket of Beatriz Haddad Maia.
Photograph: Timothy A Clary/AFP/Getty Images
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Eugene the dog is a fan of Carlos Alcaraz.
Photograph: Andrew Kelly/Reuters
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Kristina Mladenovic (left) and Shuai Zhang pose with their runners-up trophy after losing to Lyudmyla Kichenok and Jelena Ostapenko in the women’s doubles final.
Photograph: Cj Gunther/EPA
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Britain’s Jack Draper serves to Jannik Sinner during their intense men’s singles semi-final.
Photograph: Seth Wenig/AP
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Aryna Sabalenka celebrates after match point against Jessica Pegula in the women’s singles final.
Photograph: Mike Frey/USA Today Sports
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Sabalenka poses with the ball crew as they celebrate her third grand slam triumph.
Photograph: Timothy A Clary/AFP/Getty Images
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Fans outside of Arthur Ashe Stadium watch the men’s singles final between Taylor Fritz and Jannik Sinner.
Photograph: Jamie Squire/Getty Images
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Jannik Sinner hits a return on his straight sets victory over Taylor Fritz.
Photograph: Justin Lane/EPA
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Sinner holds up the championship trophy as he celebrates his second grand slam title
Photograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP
