We receive great news from Novak Djokovic’s camp as the Serbian sensation confirmed his presence at the upcoming edition of the US Open. The world no.1 didn’t seem thrilled to play the American major a few months ago as he was opposing some of the restrictions that were part of the protocol. However, Djokovic had a change of heart and after training for long on clay courts. He started practicing on hard courts and with the US Open tennis balls and he is ready to go.
Who is playing and who is not the US Open (men)
The presence of Djokovic is extremely important for the US Open especially after the confirmation of the defections of both Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Some other top players decided not to compete in the American slam such as Gael Monfils, Fabio Fognini, Stan Wawrinka, Nick Kyrgios, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Lucas Pouille, Pierre-Hugues Herbert, and Alexei Popyrin. However, the slam still has some exciting players that are going to try to win their maiden slam such as Dominic Thiem (AustralianOpen runner-up), Stefanos Tsitsipas (the World Tour Finals champion) and Daniil Medvedev (US Open runner-up). In addition, the British fans will have a lot to cheer about as Andy Murray has also decided to play the slam and they can find some tennis betting opportunities.
Djokovic statement about playing the US Open
On Thursday, Novak confirmed his participation to the US Open releasing the following statement:
“I am happy to confirm that I will participate at @cincytennis and @usopen this year. It was not an easy decision to make with all the obstacles and challenges on many sides, but the prospect of competing again makes me really excited. See you soon New York 😃💪🏼”
Novak Djokovic in 2020
Now the world no.1, Djokovic played his last match on the 29th of February when he overcame Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 6-4 in the final in Dubai to win his 79th career title.
At the moment, this season Djokovic has a 18-0 win-loss record. Novak has won 2 titles in 2020 at the Australian Open and in Dubai.
Dominic Thiem in 2020
Now the world no.3 (career-high), the Austrian played his last match on the 22nd of February when he lost to Gianluca Mager 7-64 7-5 in the quarter in Rio De Janeiro.
Dominic Thiem’s best achievement of the present season was reaching the final at the Australian Open.
Novak Djokovic and Dominic Thiem played each other 11 times. The head to head is 7-4 for Djokovic. The last time that they competed against each other, Novak Djokovic won 6-4 4-6 2-6 6-3 6-4 in the final in Melbourne (Australian Open) on the 2nd of February 2020.
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2020
Ranked world no.6, Tsitsipas played his last match on the 7th of March when he beat Jeson Patrombon 6-2 6-1 in the Rubber 4 of the Davis Cup.
This year the Greek has a 11-5 win-loss record. Stefanos clinched 1 title in Marseille. Tsitsipas was the finalist in Dubai.
Daniil Medvedev in 2020
At the moment ranked no.5, the Russian played his last match on the 21st of February when he was defeated by Gilles Simon 6-4 6-0 in the quarter in Marseille.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Daniil Medvedev played each other 6 times. The head to head is 5-1 for Medvedev. The last time that they played, Stefanos Tsitsipas won 7-65 6-4 in the round robin in London (Nitto ATP Finals) in November 2019.
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