US Open prize money: How much could Federer, Nadal, Williams and Halep take home?
THE US Open is about to get underway but how much prize money is on offer for the likes of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams and Simona Halep?
Djokovic and Wawrinka practice ahead of US Open
The US Open starts on Monday, August 27 and will conclude on Sunday, September 9.
The event takes place at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre in Flushing Meadows, New York City.
Amazon Prime Video will bring customers in the UK and Ireland live and exclusive coverage of the US Open, including multiple streams from several courts, catch-up highlights and full-match replays.
This extensive coverage of the Championships will be available to Prime members in the UK and Ireland for no additional cost to their membership and represents the first time a major tennis tournament has been available exclusively on a streaming service.
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To do this, simply head to amazon.co.uk/gp/video/offers.
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The draw has been made and the players know their opening round opponents, so let’s take a look at the prize money on offer.
US Open prize money: Men’s/Women’s singles
Winner: £2.69million
Runner-up: £1.44m
Semi-finalists: £720,120
Quarter-finalists: £369,792
Round of 16: £207,083
Round of 32: £121,447
Round of 64: £72,401
Round of 128: £42,039
Total: £31.85m
US Open 2018 latest odds
Men’s singles
Novak Djokovic 9/4
Rafael Nadal 11/4
Roger Federer 11/2
Alexander Zverev 11/1
Juan Martin Del Potro 14/1
Marin Cilic 18/1
Women’s singles
Serena Williams 11/2
Simona Halep 6/1
Angelique Kerber 15/2
Sloane Stephens 8/1
Petra Kvitova 14/1
Elina Svitolina 18/1