How well do you know the U.S. Open? How well do you know tennis? Try this AP quiz about the tournament that begins Monday in New York:
1st Round: Serena Williams and Roger Federer
Last year’s U.S. Open was the last tournament of Serena Williams’ playing career. Soon after, Roger Federer announced his retirement. This U.S. Open closes the 2023 Grand Slam season and marks the end of the first full year in which neither Williams nor Federer won a match at any major since when? (Bonus: In which year, and at which tournament, did each make a Grand Slam debut?)
a.) 1999
b.) 1998
c.) 1997
d.) 1996
Switzerland’s Roger Federer wipes the sweat from his face during his semifinal match against Serbia’s Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020. Federer announced his retirement shortly after last year’s U.S. Open. The 2023 edition of the tournament begins at Flushing Meadows on Aug. 28. Credit: AP/Andy Brownbill
2nd Round: Equal Prize Money
The U.S. Tennis Association is marking the 50th anniversary of when the U.S. Open became the first Grand Slam tournament to offer equal prize money to the women’s and men’s singles champions, paying $25,000 to both Margaret Court and John Newcombe. (This year’s champions each will receive $3 million.) The 1972 men’s champion, Ilie Nastase, also got $25,000. What did the 1972 women’s champion, Billie Jean King, make? (Bonus: When did the other majors pay the singles champions the same amount?)
a.) $7,500
b.) $10,000
Carlos Alcaraz, of Spain, holds up the championship trophy after defeating Casper Ruud, of Norway, in the men’s singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022, in New York. Alcaraz was 19 when he won the U.S. Open last year, making him the tournament’s first teenage champion since Pete Sampras in 1990. Credit: AP/Charles Krupa
c.) $15,000
d.) $20,000
3rd Round: First-Time Major Champions
Aryna Sabalenka (at the Australian Open in January) and…
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