Most important singles draw for the 2024 version of the US Open has been made on Thursday.
No.2 seed Novak Djokovic will open marketing campaign in his 18th US Open look in opposition to a qualifier.
The defending champion would possibly face both Laslo Djere (SRB) or Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) within the second spherical.
Novak’s potential rivals within the later levels of the event are:
third spherical: Alexei Popyrin (AUS, 28)4th spherical: Ben Shelton (USA, 13), Frances Tiafoe (USA, 20)Quarter-finals: Andrey Rublev (RUS, 6), Grigor Dimitrov (BUL, 9)Semi-finals: Alexander Zverev (GER, 4), Casper Ruud (NOR, 8), Taylor Fritz (USA, 12)
Jannik Sinner (ITA, 1), Carlos Alcaraz (ESP, 3), Daniil Medvedev (RUS, 5), Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE, 11) … are within the high half of the draw, and Nole can’t meet them earlier than the ultimate.
The Serbian tennis star received 88 matches out of 101 he performed on the US Open.
Novak will probably be on the lookout for his twenty fifth Grand Slam title in New York, the place he lifted the trophy in 2011, 2015, 2018 and 2023.
Final 12 months, Djokovic beat Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 7-6 (5), 6-3 within the remaining.
Competitions on the USTA Billie Jean King Nationwide Tennis Heart in Flushing Meadows start on August 26, and can final till September 8.
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