Calros Alcaraz has been upset in the second round of the US Open by Van de Zandschulp 6-1, 7-5, 6-4.
The loss is not that much of a shock as the 2022 champion and world No.3 was said to have injured his ankle in training.
Alcaraz joins:
Tsitspias
Rune
Fils
FAA
Korda
Hurcakz
Humbert
Cerundolo
Baez
Jarry
Tabilo
Khachanov
Bublik
on the list of seeded casualties before their projected last 32 places.
That means 14/32 didn’t make, so that’s 44.75%.
My tip for the title Medvedev made it to round three with wins over:
round 1: Lajovic 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1
round 2:Marozsan 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 (5).
That’s a tricky first couple of rounds that’s he navigated pretty comfortably.
In round three, he’s playing 31st seed Cobolli.
His projected draw to the title is:
round 4:He was supposed to face Tsitispas here. Now, he’ll face either Borges or Mensik.
QF: Sinner. This is a big hurdle. But Sinner is under a lot of pressure as the top seed and under scrutiny with his doping scandal. Although Sinner has the upper hand in their rivalry of late, this is winnable for Medvedev who has been around the block and has nothing to lose. He also has, after the AO final loss to the Italian, something to prove. If he can win the mental game here, it’s his. That is always the case, but this time Sinner has some things going against him mentally that are unusual.
SF: Alcaraz and Hurkacz (7) are both gone here. The highest seeds left are Draper and De Minaur, who he would be favored to beat even if they do pose some threat.
F:Djokovic.
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