Novak Djokovic has not been allowed to set foot in the United States since his lost final at the US Open 2021 due to his refusal to vaccinate. The obligation having been lifted by the American authorities, the Serb will be present at the Cincinnati Masters 1000 this time and will return to competition there for the first time since his defeat in the Wimbledon final.
The draw has given him a course that should not leave him much time to gain strength, for what will be his only preparation tournament before the US Open, since the current world No. 2 had withdrawn for the Toronto Masters 1000 in order to recover. The man with 23 Grand Slam titles could thus face in the first round Alejandro Davidovich Fokina who is in the semi-finals in Toronto – if he defeats Tomas Martin Echeverry.
The Djoker inherited Jannik Sinner in his half of the table, but also men currently in good shape with Alex de Minaur – finalist in Los Cabos and in the semi-finals in Canada – or Gaël Monfils, while he will also have to keep an eye on Taylor Fritz.
In the other part of the table, Carlos Alcaraz will also have to make his way if we want to inherit a remake of the Wimbledon final. The Spaniard, beaten in his second match in Toronto, could start his tournament against John Isner if the latter passes a qualifier. The sequel could be just as perilous since he could find his Canada scorer, Tommy Paul, in the third round and Frances Tiafoe and Casper Ruud trail in his quarter of the table.
Borna Coric, the defending champion, will do battle with Sebastian Korda while Stefanos Tsitsipas inherited a great start against the winner of the match between Ben Shelton and Christopher Eubanks.
2023-08-12 15:45:50
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