US Open Tennis 2015: Early Men, Women's Predictions After Wimbledon Results

Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams were crowned as Wimbledon singles champions over the weekend, both producing immense displays in their respective SW19 finals.

The American saw off 21-year-old Garbine Muguruza to claim her sixth Wimbledon title and complete the "Serena Slam," as she now holds all four Grand Slams.

Djokovic overcame the challenge of Roger Federer to complete a clean sweep of victories for the top seeds in the singles, per Wimbledon:

Come the U.S. Open—the final major of the year which begins in August—Williams and Djokovic will most certainly be the players to beat in the women's and men's draws.

The 33-year-old Williams is seemingly on a path to history. She is just a U.S. Open victory away from joining Steffi Graf on 22 career majors and completing a maiden calendar Grand Slam.

She was given a couple of scares in her triumphant Wimbledon campaign, most notably against Britain's Heather Watson, but there is seemingly nobody to challenge her at the moment in the women's game.

The motivation for her at Flushing Meadows is huge, and she has the immense experience that will help her in handling the pressure.

By her own admission, Williams set her sights on a New York victory just moments after her win at Wimbledon:

Arguably the greatest of all time, Serena will take some beating at the U.S. Open—she has not lost a Grand Slam match since Wimbledon 2014.

Russia's Maria Sharapova—New York champion in 2006—could be one challenger, but she was swept away by Williams in the semi-finals in London.

Indeed, the last time the world No. 4 prevailed in a match against Williams was in 2004. Should the pair meet again in New York, there is only one winner.

Victoria Azarenka found some form at Wimbledon, and is arguably Serena's biggest challenger for the U.S. title.

Obviously, a lot can change in the coming weeks, but the Belarusian put up an impressive fight against Williams in the Wimbledon quarter-finals and will cause problems for the world No. 1 if they meet in New York, per PaddyPower:

However, there is no stopping Williams in her pursuit of the calendar Grand Slam. She has already won the U.S. Open title six times and will make it a seventh in September's final.

In the men's draw, things are slightly less predictable. Djokovic is in stunning form and deservedly previaled at Wimbledon.

He is undoubtedly the favourite for the U.S. Open, but Federer and Andy Murray will offer some serious competition. There will be no repeat of last year's surprise, when Marin Cilic prevailed against Kei Nishikori in the final.

The winner will be one of Federer, Murray or Djokovic. The Scotsman is perhaps the most likely to deprive Djokovic of a third Grand Slam win in 2015. 

Murray was impressive at Wimbledon, only deprived of a final spot by a quite remarkable Federer performance.

The legendary Swiss could not reproduce such tennis against the world No. 1 in the final, and he may not be able to handle the brutal intensity of the hard-court action in New York, per BBC News' Natalie Pirks:

Murray, though, will come back fighting at the U.S. Open. He has had an excellent year, finishing as runner-up—to Djokovic—in the Australian Open, and he was impressive in the clay season.

The champion at Flushing Meadows in 2012—when he beat the Serb—Murray will top off his 2015 with a third Grand Slam victory.

Djokovic was shown to be fallible by Stan Wawrinka in the French Open final, and Murray can topple the nine-time major champion should he meet him in New York.

When Murray won his maiden Grand Slam at the 2012 U.S. Open, Williams prevailed in the women's draw, a result set to be repeated in 2015.

U.S. Open Predictions: Andy Murray to win the men's singles, Serena Williams the women's singles