Continuation and end of the quarter-finals with the oppositions of the upper part of the table, where we find the long favorite Novak Djokovic, as well as last year’s finalist Alexander Zverev. A host of surprises will also be watched with interest, such as the local Wild-Card, Jenson Brooksby, or the qualified Oscar Otte.
Novak Djokovic in the round of the US Open
Find the table of the US Open Men’s tournament here
Brooksby before Berrettini for Novak Djokovic?
This US Open had its share of surprises and the young Jenson Brooksby is part of. Yes Novak Djokovic had to expect to find the Russian Alsan Karatsev he had already met in the semifinals in Australia, he will finally have the young Brooksby who, carried by his audience, will try to work miracles. However, it will undoubtedly be very difficult to stop the Serbian being launched into a Grand-Slam calendar, even if the latter has spent a lot of energy to get rid of Kei Nishikori. The American will have to come back hard in the game if he does not want to miss the most important meeting of his young career.
At the same time Matteo Berrettini, seeded No. 6 is favorite to join the world No. 1 in the quarterfinals. He too enjoys an open match against the qualified player Oscar Otte who passes the obstacles one after the other. The German, who had the merit of opening the table by beating Lorenzo Sonego entry, will fight for the third time in four games against an Italian. But the opposition is likely to go up a notch against the powerful transalpine who does not lack ambition in this tournament. If he has recovered well from his intense fight against Ilya Ivashka, he has all the cards in his hand to avoid the trap.
Today’s poster: Zverev – Sinner
Here is a meeting which should make sparks. Jannik Sinner will try to unbolt the 2021 finalist and achieve his best Grand Slam performance of the season. But not accustomed at this stage of the competition to New York, where he had made two first laps so far, he must not be overtaken by the pressure. Especially that on the other side of the net, Alexander Zverev is not there to make up the figure. Bothered by extra-sporting worries, the No.4 seed may have never played so well and is on a 15-game unbeaten streak. The challenge is not insurmountable for the Italian nugget, but it will be necessary to have recovered from his thriller facing Gaël Monfils, while the German took advantage of the abandonment of Jack Sock at the start of the fourth set.
The last poster will oppose Reilly Opelka, finalist in Cincinnati, à Lloyd Harris, who did not lose a single set in a relatively untouched part of the table, while the South African surprised Karen Khachanov from the first lap and the seed n ° 7, Denis Shapovalov in the previous round. An impressive hunting scene, but one that does not scare the American giant, very comfortable at home.
Monday’s schedule at the US Open:
ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM
from 6 p.m. (French time)
[4] Alexander Zverev (GER) – [13] Jannik Sinner (ITA)
Not before 1 a.m. (French time)
[1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) – [WC] Jenson Brooksby (USA)
LOUIS ARMSTRONG STADIUM
Not before 7 p.m. (French time)
[22] Reilly Opelka (USA) – Lloyd Harris (RSA)
[6] Matteo Berrettini (ITA) – [Q] Oscar Otte (GER)
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