Djokovic-Alcaraz, Alcaraz-Djokovic: the summer hit flopped in New York. Sinner and Medvedev are now huge favorites but could face each other in the quarterfinals. More than ever, American tennis dreams of a successor to Andy Roddick, 21 years later. Article reserved for subscribers
By Yves Simon Published on 09/01/2024 at 12:32 Reading time: 4 min
New York, the city that never sleeps, has once again disconcerted tennis fans. Those who had the misfortune to fall asleep during this first week at the US Open woke up with some famous surprises at breakfast. It had started gently with the first eliminations of players like Hölger Rune, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Hubert Hurkacz or Felix Auger-Aliassime, it suddenly accelerated with the exits, in the 2nd and 3rd rounds, of Carlos Alcaraz, then Novak Djokovic! A rare wind of madness, which changes all the perspectives drawn, only seven days ago.
1 Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic paid the Olympic bill
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