The US Open draw is out and Novak Djokovic was not lucky. Novak had Alexander Zverev falling in his half. The German player is currently full of confidence after winning back-to-back the gold medal and the ATP1000 in Cincinnati. Zverev also denied Novak Djokovic to win his first title at the Olympic Games when he defeated him in the semi-final in Tokyo.
Stefanos Tsitsipas will potentially clash against Daniil Medvedev in a hypothetical semi-final, but he has to play against Andy Murray in the first round. Nevertheless, as per the current statement from the former world number 1, Andy is not in his best shape.
This is the draw.
Novak Djokovic in 2021
Now the world no.1, the Serbian played his last match on the 31st of July when he capitulated to world no.12 Pablo Carreno-Busta 6-4 6-7(6) 6-3 in Tokyo (draw).
Presently, during this year the Serbian has achieved a 38-5 match record. Novak conquered 4 titles in 2021 at the Australian Open, in Belgrade, at the French Open and in Wimbledon. Novak reached the final in Rome.
Alexander Zverev in 2021
Now ranked no.4, Zverev played his last match on the 22nd of August when he defeated world no.7 Andrey Rublev 6-2 6-3 in the final in Cincinnati to win his 17th career title.
At present, during this year Alexander owns a compiled 38-11 match record. The German conquered 4 titles in 2021 in Acapulco, in Madrid, in Tokyo and in Cincinnati.
Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev played each other 9 times. Their head to head is 6-3 for Djokovic. Previously, the last time when they competed against each other, Alexander Zverev won 1-6 6-3 6-1 in the semifinal in Tokyo (Olympics) on the 30th of July 2021.
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2021
Ranked world no.3 (career-high), the Greek played his last match on the 21st of August when he surrendered to world no.4 Alexander Zverev 6-4 3-6 7-6(4)
in the semifinal in Cincinnati (draw).Until now, during this year the Greek has a 48-14 record. The Greek conquered 2 titles in 2021 in Monte-Carlo and in Lyon. Stefanos was the finalist in Acapulco, in Barcelona and at the French Open.
Daniil Medvedev in 2021
Ranked world no.2 (career-high), Daniil played his last match on the 21st of August when he capitulated to world no.7 Andrey Rublev 2-6 6-3 6-3 in the semifinal in Cincinnati (draw).
Presently, during this year the Russian has a 40-10 match record. Medvedev conquered 3 titles in 2021 in Marseille, in Mallorca and in Toronto. Medvedev was the finalist at the Australian Open.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Daniil Medvedev played each other 8 times. The head to head is 6-2 for Medvedev. The last time they squared off, Stefanos Tsitsipas won 6-3 7-6(3) 7-5 in the quarter in Paris (French Open) on the 8th of June 2021.
In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.
Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev |
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