The Olympic virus ran through New York. Novak Djokovic (gold), Carlos Alcaraz (silver) and Lorenzo Musetti (bronze), a prize from the Paris 2024 Games that did not survive the first week of the US Open. It is also important, to understand the lack of physical and mental energy, that the Spaniard was champion of Wimbledon, with the Serbian in the final and the Italian in the semifinals.
Without the defender of the crown, Novak Djokovicand the dominator of Roland Garros and Wimbledon, the US Open opens up for other serious contenders. The king of the Australian Open is in the round of 16 and No. 1, the Italian Jannik Sinner, and the german Alexander Zverevfinalist at Roland Garros, who also has final experience in the United States but has yet to break his Grand Slam record.
The only one who can repeat the success at the US Open is the Russian Daniel Medvedevwho dominated in 2021, who also played in the finals in 2019 and 2023. He has a third round encounter with another element of the massive new batch of Italians, Flavio Colbolli.
The United States also sees an open path for some of its own, with Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe properly positioned at the bottom of the table. There has been no local winner since then Andy Roddick in 2003.
US Open admits surprises: JJuan Martín del Potro (2009), Marin Cilic (2014) and Dominic Thiem (2020) They earned their day.
On the women’s team, there was plenty of competition, as expected. Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula and the incredible Roland Garrso and Wimbledon finalist, Jasmine Paolini, were in the plans from the beginning. That too Paula Badosa entering the round of 16, due to his good North American tour.
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Jannik Sinner (ITA/1)–Tommy Paul (USA/14)
Nuno Borges (POR) or Jakub Mensik (CHE)-Flavio Cobolli (Ita/31) or Daniil Medvedev (Rus/5)
Jack Draper (GBR/25)-Tomas Macac (CHE)
Alex de Minaur (AUS/10) or Daniel Evans (GBR)-Matteo Arnaldi (ITA/30) or Jordan Thompson (AUS)
LOWER PART OF THE FRAME
Casper Ruud (NOR/8)-Taylor Fritz (USA/12)
Brandon Nakashima (USA)-Alexander Zverev (ALE/4)
Andrey Rublev (RUS/6)-Grigor Dimitrov (BUL/9)
Frances Tiafoe (USA/20)-Alexei Popyrin (AUS/28)
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Iga Swiatek (POL/1) or Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS/25)-Liudmila Samsonova (RUS/16)
Diana Shnaider (RUS)-Jessica Pegula (USA/6)
Caroline Wozniacki (DIN)-Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA/22) or Anna Kalinskaya (RUS/15)
Karolina Muchova (CHE)-Jasmine Paolini (ITA/5)
LOWER PART OF THE FRAME
Paula Badosa (ESP/26)-Yafan Wang (CHN)
Emma Navarro (USA/13)-Coco Gauff (USA/3)
Qinwen Zheng (CHN/7)-Donna Vekic (CRO/24)
Elise Mertens (BEL/33)-Aryna Sabalenka (BLR/2)
Source: La Verdad
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