The Final Grand Slam of the Year is finally here! And if every event from this caliber has its own distinguishing feature with Wimbledon being the most conservative one than the US Open is the complete opposite. Taking place in the Promised Land of capitalism – New York, it is noisy, colorful and lavish.
Will take you out on a journey through the Draws, starting with the Women’s side. To see who and where landed in the 128 player bracket.
Let’s take a look at the Men’s Draw for the upcoming US Open,who will play who and at one point the potential blockbusters will happen
Top Half
The Man to beat and 1st seed is Novak Djokovic
The Serb’s preparation to win another crown in New York for the first time since 2011 went well, not perfect for his lofty standards. Losing two finals in a row to Andy Murray (in Canada) and Roger Federer (in Cincinnati) may not look that good, but from his previous 3 Grand Slam tournaments he has lost only 1 final – to Stan Wawrinka in Roland Garros.
2 interesting events take place this week to serve as final preparation for many before the US Open kicks off on August 31-st.
The top seeds of the event Gilles Simon and Kevin Anderson took wildcards to be here as their North American hard court season has been disappointing to say the least.
Barely taking our breath back after that great week in Canada, we move to Cincinnati for Men’s Masters Event and Women’s Premier 5 one. Taking you on a quick tour who will participate and guessing what to expect
Novak Djokovic leads the field as he will be looking to bounce back after a narrowly lost Rogers Cup final to Andy Murray in Canada over the weekend. Djokovic, the champion in 2007, 2011 and 2012, lost for only the fourth time in 56 matches this year. The Serb failed in his bid to tie the ATP Tour record for consecutive Masters 1000 event titles at five.
Rogers Cup is as packed as ever, and with so many storylines still to be written, let’s take a quick tour around both tournaments before the MD kicks off on Monday
Roger Federer decided to skip the event in order to prepare better for Cincinnati and of course the last Grand Slam of the year, The US Open. He played final last year in Toronto, where the Rogers Cup was held, so 600 points are already taken off his account. It doesn’t matter much though, as he has the 2nd place pretty much secured.