Last year, Dominic Thiem was able to use the opportunity to win his first US Open title in a playfully mixed but hard-to-beat final against Alexander Zverev. As is well known, the Austrian will not be at the start this year due to an injury. So who of the young wild ones jumps into the vacated gap, or does Novak Djokovic teach everyone else wrong in the end?

Tsitsipas at the start against Andy Murray

If Stefanos Tsitsipas has his way, it is finally time for the young guard to shine, as the 23-year-old affirmed at a press conference before the US Open: “We are all walking the same path. We share the same goals and ambitions. Personally, I believe we all have what it takes to win Grand Slam titles. It is important that we are all able to show this level as well as possible in these tournaments in order to present our generation of tennis in the best possible way even among the biggest contenders for the title at the last major event of the year.

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In the first lap, however, a real test stone is waiting for the Hellenic. Andy Murray is certainly not to be compared with the Andy Murray of around eight or nine years ago, but in a first-round match it poses a considerable danger for everyone. “Yes, he's still there. He's been trying to get back on the tour for a couple of weeks. I think I have to really hang in there, take my chances. He's someone who doesn't give up. From my point of view, I have to show really good tennis. "

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