2024 U.S. Open: Can Coco Gauff challenge heavy favorites?

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Coco Gauff kicked off her 2024 U.S. Open with an easy victory over little-known Varvara Gracheva, but can the top-ranked American overcome a challenging summer to successfully defend her title?

The third-seeded Gauff opened the tournament at 1000 by DraftKings to win the women's title. That's well behind top-ranked Iga Swiatek at 400 and No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka at 210.

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