For the seeds, the first two rounds were a mess. For the underdogs, it was one hell of a party.
Of the 32 seeds who started the Open, 17 made it through, so a culling of just below half.
The third round match ups suggest there could be even more carnage. See my post here for potential upsets.
Yet, whatever the wreckage may be going forth, a Djokovic-Alcaraz final seems the most likely outcome on the second Sunday.
Alcaraz faces Evans in round 3. In Evans’ favor, he is coming off his career biggest title in Washington. But his unpredictable game won’t bother Alcaraz. The top seed is flashy and a shot maker and will be doing his own thing anyway.
Djokovic faces countryman Djere. The less said about this the better. Djere is too much in awe of the second seed to really put up a challenge. He had the beating of him back in Belgrade in Spring but lost a final set tiebreaker. Shame because he has the potential.
Waiting for Djokovic could be Vesely, who beat him all the way back in Monte Carlo in 2015. Vesely won an epic five setter versus 20th seed Cerundolo. He now faces Gojo. Anyone could win that, but Vesely would make the more interesting Djokovic fourth rounder.
If you’d like to read more about my third round thoughts, please check out this post.
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