In the sections that follow, we’ll look back at recent US Open champions - Sinner, Sabalenka, Gauff, and Alcaraz - as well as other past winners who shaped the modern era of the tournament.

Consider: Two of the previous four U.S. Open women's champions were teens at the time, Bianca Andreescu in 2019 and Emma Raducanu in 2021, and neither has come close to replicating that success yet.

Coco Gauff, of the United States, reacts during a match against Karolina Muchova, of the Czech Republic, during the women’s singles semifinals of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday ...

Coco Gauff, of the United States, returns a shot to Elise Mertens, of Belgium, during the third round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Friday, Sept. 1, 2023, in New York.

In 2019, 15-year-old Coco Gauff stunned tennis fans across the world by beating five-time Wimbledon Ladies Singles champion, Venus Williams, to win her first-round match at SW19.

Coco Gauff, of the United States, returns a shot to Jelena Ostapenko, of Latvia, during the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, in New York.