US Open: Patrick McEnroe - "Nobody will come out of nowhere"
Patrick McEnroe , former professional, Davis Cup captain in the USA and TV expert in the USA for many years, does not believe in a surprise winner at the US Open.
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last edit: Aug 21, 2020, 11:29 pm
The desire for a new winner's face at a men's Grand Slam tournament is great, at least outside of the fan base of Roger Federer , Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic . The chances of this at the US Open starting on August 31 are not bad, only the world number one Djokovic will start in New York City. Dominic Thiem will start the race in second position. The Austrian has at least the experience of three major finals, in the most recent, at the Australian Open in early 2020, Thiem had the opportunity to celebrate his greatest career triumph.
Thiem, but also Stefanos Tsitsipas , Daniil Medvedev or Alexander Zverev are also not meant when Patrick McEnroe says to the ATP website with regard to the upcoming US Open champion: "I don't see anyone coming out of nowhere. That will not happen." First of all there is a man to beat, number one in the world. "I'm not saying it's a done deal for Djokovic to win. You could certainly argue that he's a little more vulnerable. But nobody will come out of nowhere and win the US Open."
McEnroe would play many sentences
As in previous years, McEnroe and his brother John will accompany the Open as a commentator for the US broadcaster ESPN, most recently Patrick was also co-captain of the world team at the Laver Cup at John's side. McEnroe had a very precise plan for preparing for the second major of the year.
"Arrive as early as possible, and you'd think it would be smart to be in the Cincinnati tournament. I would try to play as many sets as possible. Play as many practice sets and matches against other players to get as sharp as possible I'm sure all of these guys have trained a lot and hit a lot of balls, but it's always different when you go out to play a match. "
"You have to recognize that all players are in the same boat," said McEnroe. "It's a different matter if you've been out for five months with an injury, you come back and the other players are in full swing. It's frustrating. But in this case you should set your own expectations and say: I just have to just play well enough to beat the next player I come up against. "