Preview: Follow US Open Series Action

The ATP World Tour will heat up on the North American hard courts in the coming weeks, with the US Open Series set to get underway at the BB&T Atlanta Open.

Now in its 14th season, the US Open Series links four North American hard-court tournaments to the final Grand Slam of the year, the US Open. After hitting the courts in Atlanta, players move to a pair of ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events at the Coupe Rogers in Montreal and Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, followed by the Winston-Salem Open.

Jack Sock is the top seed this week in Atlanta, with three-time champion John Isner looking to return to the winners’ circle at Atlantic Station after a final defeat to Nick Kyrgios last year. Also in action are a slew of #NextGenATP stars – Frances Tiafoe, Taylor Fritz, Ernesto Escobedo, Reilly Opelka, Jared Donaldson and Hyeon Chung.

Novak Djokovic is the defending champion in Canada, with Marin Cilic returning to Cincinnati, the site of his first Masters 1000 victory. In Winston-Salem, Pablo Carreno Busta won an all-Spanish final over Roberto Bautista Agut. Djokovic continues his quest to complete the career Golden Masters in Cincinnati, with Federer eyeing an unprecedented eighth title.

Follow the US Open Series at usopenseries.com and join the conversation with the hashtag #USOpenSeries.