ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Novak Djokovic, Alexei Popyrin, Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe are going to play on Friday at the U.S. Open on Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Novak Djokovic vs. Alexei Popyrin
Head to head 3-0 for Djokovic
Novak Djokovic will come up against Alexei Popyrin in the 3rd round for the 4th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 7:00 pm on Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Novak Djokovic: ranking and results
Ranked no. 2, Djokovic got to the 3rd round after beating Radu Albot 6-2 6-2 6-4 and Laslo Djere 6-4 6-4 2-0 ret..
The Serbian has a 31-7 win-loss record in 2024, 10-3 on hard (See FULL STATS). His best result of the current year was winning the title in Paris where he beat Carlos Alcaraz in the final 7-6(3) 7-6(2).
Last year at the U.S. Open The Serbian conquered the title last year in Us-open after defeating Daniil Medvedev 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3. Djokovic conquered the title in U.S. Open in 2011 and 2018.
Alexei Popyrin: ranking and results
Ranked no. 28, Popyrin got to the 3rd round after defeating Soon-Woo Kwon 7-5 6-2 6-3 and Pedro Martinez Portero 6-2 6-4 6-0.
The Australian has a 24-16 win-loss record in 2024, 15-5 on hard (See FULL STATS). His best result of the current year was winning the title in Montreal where he beat Andrey Rublev in the final 6-2 6-4.
Last year at the U.S. Open The Australian lost in the 1st round 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-3 to Dominic Stricker.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 4th time that Novak Djokovic and Alexei Popyrin face off. Their actual head to head record is 3-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.
The last time they squared off, Djokovic won 4-6 6-3 6-4 7-6(3) in the 3rd round in Wimbledon back in July 2024.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Novak Djokovic who should win in 3 sets.
Novak Djokovic -> 1.079
Alexei Popyrin -> 8
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Ben Shelton vs. Frances Tiafoe
Head to head 2-0 for Shelton
Ben Shelton will square off with Frances Tiafoe in the 3rd round for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 2:00 pm on Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Ben Shelton: ranking and results
Ranked no. 13 (career high), Ben reached the 3rd round after defeating Dominic Thiem 6-4 6-2 6-2 and Roberto Bautista Agut 6-3 6-4 6-4.
Shelton has a 32-19 win-loss record in 2024, 18-10 on hard (See FULL STATS). His best result of the year was winning the title in Houston where he defeated Frances Tiafoe in the final 7-5 4-6 6-3.
Last year at the U.S. Open Shelton had to surrender in the semifinal 6-3 6-2 7-6(4) to Novak Djokovic.
Frances Tiafoe: ranking and results
Ranked no. 20, the American got to the 3rd round after defeating Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-4 6-3 4-6 7-5 and Alexander Shevchenko 6-4 6-1 1-0 ret..
Tiafoe has a 26-20 win-loss record in 2024, 17-10 on hard (See FULL STATS). The American’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in Houston and Cincinnati.
Last year at the U.S. Open Tiafoe lost in the quarter 6-2 3-6 7-6(7) 6-2 to Ben Shelton.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 3rd time that Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Shelton (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
Previously, the last time they locked horns, Shelton won 7-5 4-6 6-3 in the final in Houston back in April 2024.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Ben Shelton who should win in 5 sets.
Ben Shelton -> 1.66
Frances Tiafoe -> 2.23
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Last Results
These are the last results of the U.S. Open
- Tommy PaulPaul – Max PurcellPurcell (7-5 6-0 1-0 ret.) – Score progression – Stats
- Flavio CobolliCobolli – Zizou BergsBergs (4-6 6-3 7-5 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
- Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Fabian MarozsanMarozsan (6-3 6-2 7-65) – Score progression – Stats
- Jakub MensikMensik – Tristan SchoolkateSchoolkate (6-74 2-6 6-2 7-65 7-63) – Score progression – Stats
- Daniel EvansEvans – Mariano NavoneNavone (6-4 6-3 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
- Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp – Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz (6-1 7-5 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
- Jannik SinnerSinner – Alex MichelsenMichelsen (6-4 6-0 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
- Gabriel DialloDiallo – Arthur FilsFils (7-5 6-73 6-4 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
- Jack DraperDraper – Facundo Diaz AcostaDiaz Acosta (6-4 6-2 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
- David GoffinGoffin – Adrian MannarinoMannarino (6-78 6-3 6-2 7-61) – Score progression – Stats
- Matteo ArnaldiArnaldi – Roman SafiullinSafiullin (6-2 6-4 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
- Nuno BorgesBorges – Thanasi KokkinakisKokkinakis (6-4 7-5 7-5) – Score progression – Stats
- Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Otto VirtanenVirtanen (7-5 6-1 7-63) – Score progression – Stats
- Jordan ThompsonThompson – Hubert HurkaczHurkacz (7-62 6-1 7-5) – Score progression – Stats
- Tomas MachacMachac – Sebastian KordaKorda (6-4 6-2 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
- Christopher O ConnellO Connell – Mattia BellucciBellucci (6-3 6-4 3-6 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Laslo DjereDjere (6-4 6-4 2-0 ret.) – Score progression – Stats
- Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Arthur CazauxCazaux (6-4 6-4 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Alexandre MullerMuller (6-4 7-65 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
- Ben SheltonShelton – Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut (6-3 6-4 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
- Francisco ComesanaComesana – Ugo HumbertHumbert (5-7 6-4 6-4 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
- Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic (3-6 6-4 6-4 2-6 7-5) – Score progression – Stats
- Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry – Francisco CerundoloCerundolo (6-3 4-6 6-4 1-6 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
- Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor – Sebastian BaezBaez (6-1 2-0 ret.) – Score progression – Stats
- Juncheng ShangShang – Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena (6-2 6-3 7-62) – Score progression – Stats
- Alexei PopyrinPopyrin – Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero (6-2 6-4 6-0) – Score progression – Stats
- Andrey RublevRublev – Arthur RinderknechRinderknech (4-6 5-7 6-1 6-2 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
- Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Rinky HijikataHijikata (6-1 6-1 7-64) – Score progression – Stats
- Taylor FritzFritz – Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini (6-3 7-61 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
- Jiri LeheckaLehecka – Mitchell KruegerKrueger (6-75 0-6 6-4 6-4 7-5) – Score progression – Stats
- Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko (6-4 6-1 1-0 ret.) – Score progression – Stats
- Casper RuudRuud – Gael MonfilsMonfils (6-4 6-2 2-6 7-63) – Score progression – Stats
Upcoming matches
These are the upcoming matches of the U.S. Open
- Jannik SinnerSinner – Christopher O ConnellO Connell (1-1) – H2H – Prediction
- Gabriel DialloDiallo – Tommy PaulPaul (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Nuno BorgesBorges – (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Flavio CobolliCobolli – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp – Jack DraperDraper (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- David GoffinGoffin – Tomas MachacMachac (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
- Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Daniel EvansEvans (1-3) – H2H – Prediction
- Casper RuudRuud – (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Francisco ComesanaComesana – Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Lorenzo MusettiMusetti (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
- Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry – Alexander ZverevZverev (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
- Andrey RublevRublev – Jiri LeheckaLehecka (2-2) – H2H – Prediction
- Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor – Grigor DimitrovDimitrov (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Alexei PopyrinPopyrin – Novak DjokovicDjokovic (0-3) – H2H – Prediction