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Aug 18, 2024, 14:01


SEEDS

1     Jannik Sinner  

2     Novak Djokovic     

3     Carlos Alcaraz                 

4     Alexander Zverev                            

5     Danill  Medvedev     

6    Andrey Rublev             

7     Hubert Hurkacz      

8     Casper Ruud             

9     Grigor Dimitrov              

10    Alex de Minaur

11   Stefanos Tsitsipas                        

12   Taylor  Fritz                         

13    Ben  Shelton                   

14   Tommy Paul                 

15    Holger Rune            

16    Sebastian Korda          

17    Ugo Humbert                                

18    Lorenzo Musetti                    

19    Felix Auger-Aliassime

20    Frances Tiafoe                     

21    Sebastian Baez           

22    Alejandro Tabilo       

23    Karen Khachanov

24     Arthur Fils                 

25     Jack Draper               

26    Nicolas Jarry              

27     Alexander Bublik 

28     Alexei Popyrin                          

29     Francisco Cerundolo            

30     Matteo Arnaldi      

31     Flavio Cobolli                 

32     Jiri Lehecka

             


Aug 19, 2024, 12:45

ROUND 2

Top Half of the Draw

1      Jannik Sinner                                          vs      Alex Michelsen

Christopher O'Connell                                    vs     Mattia Bellucci

24    Arthur Fils                                               vs      Gabriel Diallo

14    Tommy Paul                                             vs      Max Purcell

Thanasi Kokkinakis                                         vs     Nuno Borges

Jakub Mensik                                                    vs     Tristan Schoolkate

31     Flavio Cobolli                                          vs      Zizou Bergs

5   Danill Medvedev                                        vs     Fabian Marozsan

3    Carlos Alcaraz                                          vs      Botic an de Zandschulp

25   Jack Draper                                              vs      Facundo Diaz Acosta

David Goffin                                                   vs      Adrian Mannarino

16   Sebastian Korda                                      vs       Tomas Machac

10   Alex de Minaur                                        vs      Otto Virtanen  

Daniel Evans                                                   vs      Maxime Navone

30    Matteo Arnaldi                                        vs      Roman Safiullin

7     Hubert Hurkacz                                         vs      Jordan Thompson

Bottom Half of the Draw              

8      Casper Ruud                                              vs      Gael Monfils

Junsheng Shang                                                vs      Roberto Carballes Baena 

17    Hugo Humbert                                         vs       Fancisco Comesana

12    Taylor Fritz                                                vs      Matteo Berrettini

Brando Nakashima                                           vs        Arthur Cazaux

18     Lorenzo Musetti                                      vs       Miomir Kecmanovic

29     Francisco Cerundolo                               vs       Tomas Martin Etcheverry\

4      Alecander Zverev                                      vs       Alexandre Muller

6      Andrey Rublev                                           vs       Arthur Rinderknech

32    Jiri Helecka                                                 vs       Mitchell Krueger

21    Sebastian Baez                                           vs       Tallon Griekspoor

9      Grigor Dimitrov                                         vs        Riki Hijikata

13    Ben Shelton                                               vs        Roberto Bautista-Agut

20    Frances Tiafoe                                           vs       Alexander Shevchenko

28    Alexei Popyrin                                         vs       Pedro Martinez

 2    Novak Djokovic/Radu Albot                    vs       Laslo Djere


                                                                                                                           ;

Aug 23, 2024, 01:46

Looking at te above I look at t route to the Semifinals of Sinner and Djokovic:-

*      Sinnwer will have to beat Medvedev in Quarterfinals to reach the semi's against Alcaraz

*      Djokovic wil have to play either Rublev of Helecka in the quarterfinals and that may sounmd easy - but it won't be.   He does not like paying against Rublev - for him it is a hard drive in his own words - and to meet with Zverev in the Semi.-finals

    

Aug 24, 2024, 23:19

In a new controvercy it came to light that Sinner was ested posticve for steroids in his system in March 2024 ad he was not suspended as was the case normally.   10 days later anew test found te same substance in his body.   


That controversy was referred. to an indepenent investigator committee and te plea was that his physical trainer used a spray that include steroids and that is how it got into his body.   He fired his physical trainer and the decision was announced on Tuesday last week that he was cleared of all wrongdoings.

The other players are doubtful about the issue.   In such cases players were uspended from playing - but that was not the case woth Sinner.   Even Djokovc seems to support the utcry of fellow players on the issue.

Despite the clearing of Sinner - this type of thing is not easy to die out and even lf he wins in Nw York it is not going to go away.      .   

  

Aug 27, 2024, 05:07

ROUND 3

Top Half of the Draw

1      Jannik Sinner                                          vs      Christopher O'Connell

14    Tommy Paul                                           vs      Gabriel Diallo

Nuno Borges                                                 vs      Jakub Mensik`

5   Danill Medvedev                                       vs      31     Flavio Cobolli  

3    Carlos Alcaraz/Botic an de Zandschulp  vs      25   Jack Draper

Tomas Machac                                               vs     David Goffin

10   Alex de Minaur                                       vs     Daniel Evans

30    Matteo Arnaldi                                       vs     Jordan Thompson


Bottom Half of the Draw          

8     Casper Ruud                                            vs      Junsheng Shang 

12    Taylor Fritz                                            vs       Fancisco Comesana

18     Lorenzo Musetti                                   vs       Brandon Nakashima

4      Alexander Zverev                                  vx         Tomas Martin Etcheverry\ 

6      Andrey Rublev                                       vs         32    Jiri Helecka

9       Grigor Dimitrov                                   vs         Tallon Griekspoor \

13    Ben Shelton                                           vs      20    Frances Tiafoe

 2    Novak Djokovic                                     vs      28    Alexei Popyrin



Aug 28, 2024, 10:33

In Round 1 there were 128 players participating - Round 2 will entail 64 players - Round 3  will entil 32 players and Roud4 will be 16 players.  

 In total 6 of the 32 seeds lost their matches in Round 1 of the tournament     None of the seeds  in Round 3 will play seeded players n Round 3 - so further losses in Round 2  would be iro players facing unseeded players,

Based on prsnt erformances and opposition to be faced I reckn about 5 or 6 seeds will be lucky if they win.   Others - like Rublev - is totally unpredictable and may self-destruct,   Especially playes invoved in 5 sets matches n Round 1 will fnd it hard to survicve in Round 2.

Ofthe 64 matches played in Round 1 -

*     10 matches went to 5 sets;

*     21 matches went  to 4 sets; and 

*     33 were won in 3 sets.

   

   

Aug 29, 2024, 04:30

ROUND 4

Top Half of the Draw

1      Jannik Sinner                                       vs      14    Tommy Paul

5   Danill Medvedev                                     vs      Nuno Borges

25   Jack Draper                                         ' vs       Tomas Machac

10   Alex de Minaur                                     vs        Jordan Thompson

Bottom Half of the Draw          

8     Casper Ruud                                         vs         12    Taylor Fritz

4      Alexander Zverev                                 vs         Brandon Nakashima 

6      Andrey Rublev                                     vs         9       Grigor Dimitrov 

20    Frances Tiafoe                                      vs        28      Alexei Popyrin


Aug 30, 2024, 04:44

A shocking display by Alcaraz.   I have never seen such a poor performane by Alcaraz before.  Same with  Djokovic in Round 3

Aug 31, 2024, 08:00

QUARTERFINALS

Top Half of the Draw

1      Jannik Sinner                                        vs    5    Danill Medvedev

10  Alex de Minaur                                       vs   25   Jack Draper


Bottom Half of the Draw          

4      Alexander Zverev                                vs     12    Taylor Fritz

9      Grigor Dimitrov                                    vs    20    Frances Tiafoe


Sep 02, 2024, 08:51

SEMIFINALS

1      Jannik Sinner                                      vs       25   Jack Draper

12   Taylor Fritz                                          vs       20    Frances Tiafoe

The only real player remaining to win the US Open is Jannik Sinner,       .  

Sep 05, 2024, 05:03

FINAL

1      Jannik Sinner                              vs      12   Taylor Fritz


Sep 05, 2024, 12:07

That is the saddest looking set of semis in ages…..Sinner is the only player of real interest.

Sep 06, 2024, 15:07

Agree with you on those comments.   If Sinner cannot win in the final it would be a disster - he will have to retire due to injury - there is only 1 top ten seeded player still in the tournament.   The remaining seeds are 12,20 and 25.   Signs are that the final will be between Sinner and Fritz - the latter not having one a tournamnt during 2024,

This is now he last USA tournament and some IPL and exhibition  matches next week - the next tournaments will be in China and Japan  starting on 16 September 2024.   Djokovic  did not go to play in he Far East  Tournaments,   It is not clear whether he will go there this year..    .    

Sep 08, 2024, 22:13

Congrats to Jannik Sinner to win in Flushing Meadow

Sep 09, 2024, 14:18

Very impressive play by Sinner. It was  interesting watching him and Fritz,  almost mirror images. It came down to patience, after 10 shots in the rally Fritz would go for broke and inevitably he lost most of those points.

In fact Fritz has the bigger serve by about  5 mph. But Sinner had better placement. I’m not sure about Wimbledon, he is so gangly and seems about to hurt himself, but the French should be very doable.

As for Fritz, he could win one of these things….but why not try to  volley a bit behind that huge serve. And above all he needs to gut out the long rallies.

Sep 10, 2024, 14:20

I believe you are 100% correct - but Sinner is a top player with rathe to many niggles and injury problems - so he can be unpredtable.    He ahs no oen clay court matches - I do not think he won a single Court trophy this year.   So he has a problem on clay courts.   The one he was the favorite o win wa Madrid - but he retired with an injury and never returned to play until Wimbledon where he was so-so.

A very top class player - but one wonders how long he is going to last.    

As to Fritz he is unpredictable and ws for a while outside of the top ten rankings - but is now back as no 7 ranked player,  The only  torunament he won over the last year was the ATP 500 one in Japan in Septmber last year.   He is a much better player than his present win record indicates.      ,   

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