OK, sure, maybe it wouldn't be rational to say there's no point in actually holding the full U.S. Open and instead just ...

The top three in the rankings — No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, No. 2 Iga Swiatek and No. 3 Coco Gauff — have won the past three U.S. Open titles, for example. Other past major champions such as Naomi Osaka or ...