Sabalenka will face some strong competition in Iga Swiatek and American Coco Gauff, both former U.S. Open champions. Swiatek has won six Grand Slam singles events, including the French Open four times (2020, 2022, 2023, 2024), Wimbledon (2025) and the U.S. Open in 2022. Gauff won the 2023 U.S. Open and the 2025 French Open.
Before making any U.S. Open women's picks or predictions, you must see the U.S. Open 2026 picks from tennis handicapper Jose Onorato.
Onorato grew up playing competitive tennis in Caracas, Venezuela. After coming to the U.S., he trained with famed coach Nick Bollettieri at IMG Academy in Florida and faced players like Robert Farah, now one of the world's top-ranked doubles players.
Onorato, who holds dual degrees in finance and economics from the University of Miami, does extensive research before placing any tennis bets. He studies current form, players' tendencies on a particular surface, weather conditions and many other relevant factors. That systematic approach has helped Onorato go 168-106-9 (+107.12 units) since 2022. He correctly called Jannik Sinner in the 2025 Australian Open (+160), Carlos Alcaraz (+130) in the 2025 French Open and Sinner again at 2025 Wimbledon (+180). He also called Coco Gauff (+700) in the 2025 French Open and Iga Swiatek (+1200) at 2025 Wimbledon. This year, he nailed Alexander Zverev (+700) in the 2026 French Open.
For the fourth grand slam tournament of the season, Onorato has broken down the latest odds for the women's draw of 2026 U.S. Open and has identified his best bets to win it all.
Onorato has thoroughly studied both draws and has identified multiple futures plays, including one on a player he says is always undervalued on the hard courts!
You ABSOLUTELY need to see what they are before locking in any 2026 U.S. Open women's picks of your own!
So who wins the 2026 U.S. Open, and which undervalued player is a must-back? ... Join SportsLine right now to see Jose Onorato's predictions and analysis for the 2026 U.S. Open women's draw, all from the tennis expert who is 168-106-9 since 2022!
