Novak Djokovic, Dominic Thiem, Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas will most probably be the top4 seeds at the upcoming US Open after the withdrawal of Rafael Nadal.
The Spaniard has always professed his aversion about competing in New York because of the current situation with the Coronavirus pandemic and the chaotic rescheduling of the tournaments. Considering also his age (34), Rafa decided to preserve his body to be fully fit to complete during the clay swing.
Novak Djokovic topping the entry list at the US Open
The world no.1 didn’t seem elated with the prospect of competing at the US Open. However, after training for months on clay, Novak had a change of heart and he has been preparing to conquer his 18th slam in New York practicing on hard courts in Marbella. Djokovic played his last match on the 29th of February when he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 6-4 in the final in Dubai to win his 79th career title.
This season the Serbian has a 18-0 win-loss record. The Serbian has won 2 titles in 2020 at the Australian Open and in Dubai.
Dominic Thiem
Currently ranked no.3 (career-high), Dominic was very close to winning his 1st slam at the US Open when he was leading Djokovic 2 sets to 1 in the final with the Serbian being completely out of sorts. However, Novak found his way to win the final. Dominic played his last match on the 22nd
of February when he capitulated to Gianluca Mager 7-64 7-5 in the quarter in Rio De Janeiro.Dominic Thiem’s most significant accomplishment of the present season was getting to 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 played, 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, the Greek has been training hard during the lockdown and he is eager to win his maiden slam. Stefanos played his last match on the 7th of March when he defeated Jeson Patrombon 6-2 6-1 in the Rubber 4 of the Davis Cup.
During this season Stefanos has a 11-5 win-loss record. The Greek has won 1 title in Marseille. Stefanos was the runner-up 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 lost to 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.