New York: Major question marks hang over the top two seeds in the women's field when the US Open main draw begins on Sunday, leaving the door open for past winners Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek to bring home another trophy from Flushing Meadows.
Top seed Aryna Sabalenka's dismal back half of the season has clouded her pursuit of a rare third successive US Open title, while No. 2 Elena Rybakina's exit from Cincinnati with a leg injury has cast her campaign into doubt.
