Novak Djokovic, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka are among the top favorites and most loved players at the upcoming US Open. However, given the current situation, there will be no fans cheering for our tennis superstars at the notoriously noisy Arthur Ashe Stadium. However, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) had the brilliant idea of bringing the fans at the US Open at least virtually.
Therefore, 9 LED screens appeared at the Arthur Ashe Stadium where fans will cheer for their tennis heroes. The so-called Fan Cam will enable fans everywhere in the world to record their cheers and encouragement for their favorite players. Of course, there will be all sorts of sponsorships involved and the Amex Card Members will get exclusive access to ask a player a question during the on-court post-match interview.
The virtual crowd sound
There will also be a “virtual crowd sound” that will be replicated getting the data from hundreds of hours of video footage captured during previous US Opens.
Dayana Yastremska posted an interesting couple of videos of the tests done to replicate the crowd noise. One thing is sure: this will be a rather interesting US Open!
— Luke (@Luke16572469) August 31, 2020
Novak Djokovic in 2020
Ranked world no.1, Djokovic played his last match on the 29th of August when he overcame Milos Raonic 1-6 6-3 6-4 in the final in New York to win his 80th career title.
At the moment, this season Novak has a 23-0 win-loss record. Novak clinched 3 titles in 2020 at the Australian Open, in Dubai and in New York.
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2020
Currently ranked no.6, the Greek played his last match on the 28th of August when he was overcome by Milos Raonic 7-65 6-3 in the semifinal in New York.
At the moment, this season the Greek has a 14-6 win-loss record. The Greek clinched 1 title in Marseille. Stefanos was the finalist in Dubai.
Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas played each other 5 times. The head to head is 3-2 for Djokovic. The last time that they squared off, Novak Djokovic won 6-3 6-4 in the final in Dubai (Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships) on the 29th of February 2020.
You can see them in action in the following highlights.
Serena Williams in 2020
Currently the world no.9, the American played her last match on the 25th of August when she lost to Maria Sakkari 5-7 7-65 6-1 in the 3rd round in New York.
Currently, this year Serena Williams has a 11-4 win-loss record. Serena has won 1 title in Auckland.
Naomi Osaka in 2020
Now the world no.10, the Japanese was supposed to play on the 29th of August. However, she conceded a walk over to Victoria Azarenka in the final in New York.
Naomi Osaka’s latest run in New York was the best achievement of her season.
Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka played each other 3 times. The head to head is 2-1 for Osaka. The last time that they locked horns, Serena Williams won 6-3 6-4 in the quarter in Toronto (Rogers Cup) in August 2019.
In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.
