World number one Novak Djokovic’s path to a 2020 US Open title could include a semi-final against Stefanos Tsitsipas or Alexander Zverev un...
World number one Novak Djokovic’s path to a 2020 US Open title could include a semi-final against Stefanos Tsitsipas or Alexander Zverev under the tournament draw unveiled Thursday.
The 33-year-old Serbian star, a 17-time Grand Slam winner who has captured five of the past seven men’s singles Slam crowns, begins his quest for a fourth US Open title against Bosnia and Herzegovina’s 107th-ranked Damir Dzumhur.
Austrian second seed Dominic Thiem, who pushed Djokovic to five sets before falling in this year’s Australian Open final, was placed on the opposite end of the bracket, setting up the possibility of a rematch in the championship match on the Flushing Meadows hardcourts.
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Potential path for Novak Djokovic to No. 18
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R1 Damir Dzhumur
R2 Edmund or Bublik
R3 Struff
R4 Isner
QF Goffin/Fritz/Shapovalov/Opelka
SF Tsitipas/Zverev
F Thiem/Medvedev/Berrettini/Bautista pic.twitter.com/nl8XnBV1vH
With fellow “Big Three” players Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer absent, Djokovic has a prime chance to close the gap on his record rivals in a field of 128 that is missing several standouts. Swiss legend Federer, who is injured, owns a record 20 men’s Grand Slam titles with Spaniard Nadal, the 2019 US Open winner, next on 19.
The tournament begins Monday in a spectator-less quarantine bubble at the US...
