The Grand Slam winner participates in the US Open in padel

Multiple Grand Slam-winning tennis champion Jared Palmer will take on a new challenge today, when he lines up in the first US Open Padel Championships at Padel Haus Dumbo in New York City - 24 years after his victory at Flushing Meadows.

“In terms of personal satisfaction, it'd be up there pretty high. I love playing and having played the tennis US Open, it's really cool to be playing a US Open in a different sport. So obviously to do well would be really satisfying”, said Palmer, in a press release.

The tournament, organized by the United States Padel Association (USPA), will be the fourth and final major of the 2024 Nox USPA Circuit. Players will compete for a $15,000 prize pool, equally divided between the men's and women's divisions.

Palmer, along with his Swedish partner Henry Gill, will be one of 32 teams seeking glory in the first ever US Open Padel Championships. They begin their tournament against the pair of Jemia and Fernandez at 10:00 a.m. EST today.