Alexander Zverev, Daniil Medvedev confirm their presence at the upcoming US Open to join top favorites Novak Djokovic and Dominic Thiem.
Alexander Zverev in full preparation mode
Currently the world no.7, Sascha is having a couple of rough years after his triumph at the ATP Finals (2018). Recently the German was also part of a rough controversy after he broke his promise of self-isolating after the Adria Tour.
However, Sascha will be back on his feet and to do that he had the great idea of partnering with David Ferrer that has joined his coaching team.
His management team (Team 8) released the following statement: “He will leave on Saturday and will participate in the US Open. He has been registered for about three weeks and has been in full preparation mode ever since.”
The German played his official last match on the 26th of February when he was defeated by Tommy Paul 6-3 6-4 in the 2nd round in Acapulco.
Alexander Zverev’s most significant result of this year was getting to the semi-finals at the Australian Open.
Daniil Medvedev in 2020
Currently the world no.5, the 2019 US Open runner-up will try to get 1 step further at the American slam.
Daniil announced his imminent trip to the US with a rather direct message on Instagram: “Ready to travel to the USA”
Medvedev 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.
Alexander Zverev and Daniil Medvedev played each other 6 times. The head to head is 5-1 for Zverev. The last time that they competed against each other, Alexander Zverev won 6-4 7-64 in the round robin in London (Nitto ATP Finals) in November 2019.
Novak Djokovic at the US Open
Now ranked no.1, Djokovic played his last match on the 29th of February when he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 6-4 in the final in Dubai to win his 79th career title.
During this season, Djokovic has a 18-0 win-loss record. Djokovic conquered 2 titles in 2020 at the Australian Open and in Dubai.
Dominic Thiem in 2020
At the moment ranked no.3 (career-high), Thiem 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 this 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 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.
