US Open 2021 draw: Djokvic and Zverev in the same half of the tableau
Tournament favorite Novak Djokovic and Olympic champion Alexander Zverev can already meet in the semifinals of the US Open 2021. That was the result of the draw on Thursday.
by tennisnet.com
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Aug 26, 2021, 06:13 pm
Novak Djokovic starts his fourth major win of the year against a qualifier, in round three David Goffin could be the first to wait, in the quarterfinals Matteo Berrettini. Daniil Medvedev wants to roll up the tableau from below, the Toronto champion opens against Richard Gasquet, on the way to the quarter-finals there could be encounters against Marin Cilic and John Isner.
Alexander Zverev, who showed great in Tokyo and most recently in Cincinnati, was drawn into the upper half, so he could meet Djokovic in the semifinals. As with the Olympic Games. Zverev starts against Sam Querrey, the other tasks could include Alexander Bublik and Jannik Sinner.
The other German starters have caught the following opponents: Jan-Lennard Struff plays against Tallon Griekspoor, then it would probably go against Novak Djokovic. Dominik Koepfer has to deal with a qualifier; Philipp Kohlschreiber has to struggle with Marin Cilic. And Yannick Hanfmann was drawn to Alexander Bublik.
This is what the potential quarterfinal matches look like:
| Novak Djokovic (SRB / 1) | Matteo Berrettini (ITA / 6) |
| Alexander Zverev (GER / 4) | Denis Shapovalov (KAN / 7) |
| Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE / 3) | Andrey Rublev (RUS / 5) |
| Daniil Medvedev (RUS / 2) | Casper Ruud (NOR / 8) |
Here is the men's individual tableau at the US Open 2021
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