There will be no more opportunities this season. The US Open 2021 It already appears on the calendar with the illusion that a tournament of this magnitude raises, but also enormous competitive pressure for many tennis players who arrive in New York in need of triumphs with which to reverse negative trends, eager for a success that justifies their entire career or wanting to enter the annals of history. Novak Djokovic and Ashleigh Barty They start as great favorites for the title in the fourth Grand Slam of the season, also occupying the privileged position that is the first seed. But there is much more. The order in which the 32 seeds of each individual draw are structured can mark the entire tournament and will be key for the final draw draws.
Seeded men of the US Open 2021 tournament
- Novak Djokovic
- Daniil Medvedev
- Stefanos Tsitsipas
- Alexander Zverev
- Andre Rublev
- Matteo Berrettini
- Denis Shapovalov
- Casper Ruud
- Pablo Carreño
- Hubert Hurkacz
- Diego Schwartzman
- Felix Auger-Aliassime
- Jannik Sinner
- Alex de Miñaur
- Grigor Dimitrov
- Cristian Garin
- Gael Monfils
- Roberto Bautista
- John Isner
- Lorenzo Sonego
- Aslan Karatsev
- Reilly Opelka
- Ugo Humbert
- Daniel Evans
- Karen Khachanov
- Cameron Norrie
- David Goffin
- Fabio Fognini
- Alexander Davidovich
- Milos Raonic
- Marin Cilic
- Alexander Bublik
With the main doubt of whether Raonic will be able to recover in time from his physical discomfort and reappear at Flushing Meadows, the seeded squad predicts strong emotions. The absences of Nadal, Thiem and Federer mean that men like Rublev, Shapovalov or Ruud have a privileged place among the top eight seeded, something unusual for them. It will be a great opportunity for men eager to continue progressing, although in the round of 16 they will have to face Carreño, Hurkacz, Schwartzman and Aliassime, who could take advantage of their enormous potential and greater experience to sneak into the quarterfinals.
Very notable is the backward position of Jannik Sinner, which could give some of the best in the round of 16 a dislike, as well as the great danger that John Isner and Reilly Opelka can pose in clashes during the first week. This can also be extrapolated to Karen Khachanov, Cameron Norrie or Marin Cilic, rivals to avoid by the top favorites and who could find themselves on their way at the height of the third or fourth round.
Top seeds of the 2021 US Open women’s tournament
- Ashleigh Barty
- Aryna Sabalenka
- Naomi Osaka
- Karolina Pliskova
- Sofia Kenin
- Elina Svitolina
- Bianca Andreescu
- Iga Swiatek
- Barbora Krejcikova
- Garbiñe Muguruza
- Petra Kvitova
- Belinda Bencic
- Simona Halep
- Jennifer Brady
- Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
- Elise Mertens
- Maria Sakkari
- Angelique Kerber
- Victoria Azarenka
- Elena Rybakina
- Ons Jabeur
- Serena Williams
- Cori Gauff
- Karolina Muchova
- Jessica Pegula
- Paula Badosa
- Daria Kasatkina
- Danielle Collins
- Jelena Ostapenko
- Anett Kontaveit
- Veronika Kudermetova
- Petra Martic
It is enormously surprising to see the name of one of the best in history, Serena Williams, so delayed, whose inactivity and poor results in the last tournaments in which she competed, make her start in an undesirable position to get that coveted 24th Grand Slam title. The American could cross with some of the best in the fourth round, and have a very complex clash in the third, as will happen to Cori Gauff, called to make a qualitative leap in this event. Paula Badosa could also surprise anyone if she arrives physically well, while out of the first 8 seeded we find names of women who are clear candidates for glory, such as Bencic, Muguruza, Krejcikova, Kerber or Azarenka.
Kenin’s poor physical condition and Osaka’s mood could detract from the future of a tournament, since both seem the two weakest favorites of the moment, although there are also doubts about Swiatek, Svitolina and an Andreescu that still does not start completely and leave behind physical problems and lack of competitive pace. Everything will be wide open in a US Open 2021 that guarantees spectacle, emotions and surprises.
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