Alcaraz, with Sinner or Zverev in his quarterfinal quadrant at the US Open

He US Open this Thursday held its draw for the competition tables that begin next Monday. Carlos Alcarazthe defending champion of the title, will have a tough road to try to defend the crown.

This will be a tough second week for the Spaniard, who will also have to overcome the pitfalls of the first. Alcaraz start against Dominik Koepfer in a way where he will find himself in the quarterfinals with Jannik Sinner. In addition, it will pass through the same part of that frame Daniel Medvedev.

For his part, Novak Djokovic debut against Alexandre Müller and will travel through a part of the painting with Holger Rune as a potential opponent in the semifinals. Of course, before there will be a rivalry of many carats in the quarterfinals between the Serbian and Stefanos Tsitsipas.

at the top, Alcaraz will debut with Koepfer and, in case of victory, in the second round the winner of Guido Pella-Lloyd Harris, two players who have not had much continuity on the circuit due to physical problems in recent times. In the third round they can appear on the road in Alcaraz Dan Evans or Botic van de Zandschulpplayers who will demand another point from the Spaniards.

In the case of reaching the round of 16, Cameron Norrie is emerging as a possible rival of Alcaraz. Although it is in the quarterfinals where the first great name may appear on the Spanish path: Jannik Sinner He is framed by the same part of the painting as the Murcian. Of course, the sinner will have to overcome a difficult road where, after his debut against Yannick Hanfmann, Lorenzo Sonego may await him in the second round, Stan Wawrinka or Yoshihito Nishioka in the third and Alexander Zverev, Grigor Dimitrov or Andy Murray in the round of 16.

That Alcaraz-Sinner could be one of the star quarterfinal duels if predictions come true. While there will still be top-level competition for the Spaniard if he continues to advance, it is always considered that the seeded players have done so as well. Daniil Medvedev, champion of the 2021 tournament, is framed in the upper part and may leave another rivalry of many levels against the Spanish or Italian.

Medvedev He will make his debut against Hungarian Attila Balazs and will face the winner of Max Purcell-Christopher O’Connell in the second round if he gets past his debut. Then they will find Borna Coric in the third round, Alex de Miñaur in the round of 16 and Andrey Rublev, Karen Khachanov or Hubert Hurkacz in the quarterfinals before the hypothetical semifinal.

Possible Djokovic-Tsitsipas in the quarterfinals

For his part, Novak Djokovicsecond seeded and with Carlos Alcaraz another strong favorite for the final victory, will debut in the first round against Alexandre Müller and will be measured in second to the winner of Bernabe Zapata-Ethan Quinn. Then it will be measured in the third round at Laslo Djere oh Brandon Nakashima.

A Felix Auger-Aliassime that he is far from his best level or Fran Cerundolo They could go out in the round of 16 against the Serbian, who could find himself in the quarterfinals match Stefanos Tsitsipas. Of course, the Greek will face Milos Raonic in the first round and Taylor Fritz could be the rival in the round of 16. If that Djokovic-Tsitsipas happens in the quarterfinals, the winner’s opponent in the semifinals could be Holger Rune or Casper Ruud if the two meet at the top of the box.

In reference to the Spaniards, in the upper part of the box, apart from Alcaraz, there will also be Albert Ramos who will debut against Alex Michelsen. In the lower part, beyond Zapata, Alexander Davidovich will debut against Marcos Giron and Roberto Carballes It will certainly rival Rune in a very tough first round.