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2019 Us Open Men's Preview 2019 US OPEN New York, NY, USA | 26 August-8 September 2019 $57,238,700 | S-128, D-64 | Hard MEN’S TOURNAMENT PREVIEW www.usopen.org 2019 US OPEN MEN’S PREVIEW Surfaces (3): 1978-2019 on Hard, 1975-77 on Clay, 1881-1974 on Grass Past Champions (5): Novak Djokovic (2011, 2015, 2018), Rafael Nadal (2010, 2013, 2017), Stan Wawrinka (2016), Marin Cilic (2014), Roger Federer (2004-08) Qualifiers (16): Gregoire Barrere (FRA), Elliot Benchetrit (FRA), Jenson Brooksby (USA), Hyeon Chung (KOR), Evgeny Donskoy (RUS), Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP), Egor Gerasimov (BLR), Santiago Giraldo (COL), Ilya Ivashka (BLR), Tobias Kamke (GER), Dominik Koepfer (GER), Soonwoo Kwon (KOR), Sumit Nagal (IND), Jannik Sinner (ITA), Marco Trungelliti (ARG), Jiri Vesely (CZE) Wild Cards (8): Ernesto Escobedo (USA), Christopher Eubanks (USA), Bjorn Fratangelo (USA), Marcos Giron (USA), Antoine Hoang (FRA), Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS), Jack Sock (USA), Zachary Svajda (USA) Protected Rankings (6): Tomas Berdych (PR-57), Steve Darcis (PR-90), Jozef Kovalik (PR-85), Vasek Pospisil (PR-73), Cedrik-Marcel Stebe (PR-95), Janko Tipsarevic (PR-88) Lucky Losers (2): Paolo Lorenzi (ITA), Kamil Majchrzak (POL) Withdrawals (4): Kevin Anderson (right knee), Juan Martin del Potro (right knee), Mackenzie McDonald (right hamstring), Milos Raonic (glute) Countries (41): Led by United States of America (16), France (14), Spain (11), Italy (8). See page 7 for full country list. 30-and-Over Players (40): Led by Ivo Karlovic (40), Roger Federer (38), Feliciano Lopez (37), Paolo Lorenzi (37) Oldest Player: Ivo Karlovic (40) -- Oldest player in US Open men’s singles since Ken Rosewall (42) in 1977 Youngest Player: Zachary Svajda (16) -- Youngest player in US Open men’s singles since Donald Young (16) in 2005 Main Draw Debutants (20): Gregoire Barrere, Elliot Benchetrit, Alexander Bublik, Hugo Dellien, Cristian Garin, Egor Gerasimov, Prajnesh Gunneswaran, Antoine Hoang, Miomir Kecmanovic, Dominik Koepfer, Soonwoo Kwon, Juan Ignacio Londero, Kamil Majchrzak, Sumit Nagal, Reilly Opelka, Alexei Popyrin, Brayden Schnur, Jannik Sinner, Zachary Svajda, Marco Trungelliti Americans (16): Jenson Brooksby, Ernesto Escobedo, Christopher Eubanks, Bjorn Fratangelo, Taylor Fritz, Marcos Giron, John Isner, Steve Johnson, Bradley Klahn, Denis Kudla, Reilly Opelka, Sam Querrey, Tennys Sandgren, Jack Sock, Zachary Svajda, Frances Tiafoe #NextGenATP (14): Zachary Svajda (16), Jannik Sinner (18), Jenson Brooksby (18), Felix Auger-Aliassime (19), Miomir Kecmanovic (19), Alexei Popyrin (20), Corentin Moutet (20), Denis Shapovalov (20), Alex de Minaur (20), Casper Ruud (20), Elliot Benchetrit (20), Stefanos Tsitsipas (21), Ugo Humbert (21), Frances Tiafoe (21) College Players (11): Jenson Brooksby (Baylor freshman), Christopher Eubanks (Georgia Tech 2015-17), Cameron Norrie (TCU 2015-17), Brayden Schnur (UNC 2014-16), Dominik Koepfer (Tulane 2013-16), Marcos Giron (UCLA 2012-14), Steve Johnson (USC 2009-12), Bradley Klahn (Stanford 2009-12), Tennys Sandgren (Tennessee 2010-11), Prajnesh Gunneswaran (Tennessee 2010), John Isner (Georgia 2004-07) Boys’ Singles Champions (8): Felix Auger-Aliassime (2016), Taylor Fritz (2015), Borna Coric (2013), Jack Sock (2010), Grigor Dimitrov (2008), Ricardas Berankis (2007), Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (2003), Richard Gasquet (2002) Birthdays (4): Reilly Opelka (22 on 28 August), Miomir Kecmanovic (20 on 31 August), Gael Monfils (33 on 1 September), Dominic Thiem (26 on 3 September) For the latest stats throughout the US Open, follow @ATPMediaInfo on Twitter. 2019 US OPEN MEN’S TOURNAMENT PREVIEW Page 2 of 15 PLANTING THE SEEDS: Getting to know the 32 men’s singles seeds -- one line at a time. [1] Novak Djokovic: Bids to become 1st repeat champion at US Open since Federer won 5 straight titles from 2004-08. [2] Rafael Nadal: Celebrates 750 consecutive weeks in Top 10 on 9 September. Trails only Connors’ streak of 789 weeks. [3] Roger Federer: Owns 34-9 record at US Open since winning 40 straight matches at tournament from 2004-09. [4] Dominic Thiem: Defeated World No. 1 in 3 straight seasons (d. Murray in 2017, Nadal in 2018 and Djokovic in 2019). [5] Daniil Medvedev: Reached 3 finals in 3 weeks during US Open Series, highlighted by ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati title. [6] Alexander Zverev: Upset No. 1 Djokovic for biggest win of career and biggest title of career at 2018 Nitto ATP Finals. [7] Kei Nishikori: 2014 US Open finalist is 23-6 in 5th sets with 8 straight wins. Owns 6-1 record in 5th sets at US Open. [8] Stefanos Tsitsipas: Beat Djokovic, Federer and Nadal before 21st birthday -- quickest anyone has beaten entire Big 3. [9] Karen Khachanov: Entered Top 10 on 10 June to become 1st Russian in Top 10 since No. 10 Youzhny on 7 Feb. 2011. [10] Roberto Bautista Agut: Reached Australian Open QF and Wimbledon SF in 2019. Began career 0-9 in Grand Slam 4R. [11] Fabio Fognini: On 10 June, became oldest player (32) to break into Top 10 for 1st time in ATP Rankings history. [12] Borna Coric: Owns 8 wins vs. Top 5, including 2018 Halle final over Federer in Swiss’ last match as World No. 1. [13] Gael Monfils: Posted career-best 15-3 start to season before suffering left ankle injury. Enters US Open at 26-11. [14] John Isner: Highest-ranked American at US Open for 8th straight year. Broke left foot in 2019 Miami final (l. to Federer). [15] David Goffin: 2019 Cincinnati runner-up became 1st Belgian to compete in an ATP Masters 1000 final (l. to Medvedev). [16] Kevin Anderson: 2017 US Open finalist withdrew on Saturday due to a right knee injury. Limited to 5 events in 2019. [17] Nikoloz Basilashvili: Captured all 3 of his titles at ATP 500 events (2018 Hamburg, 2018 Beijing and 2019 Hamburg). [18] Felix Auger-Aliassime: On 27 May, became youngest player (18) in Top 25 since Hewitt (18) on 13 December 1999. [19] Guido Pella: Advanced to 1st ATP Masters 1000 QF at 2019 Monte-Carlo and 1st Grand Slam QF at 2019 Wimbledon. [20] Diego Schwartzman: Earned 30+ wins in 3 straight seasons, reaching QFs at 2017 US Open and 2018 Roland Garros. [21] Milos Raonic: Withdrew on Sunday due to glute injury. Also struggled with back and right knee injuries in 2019. [22] Marin Cilic: Owns 30-17 record in 5th sets – tied with Djokovic and Federer for most 5th-set wins among active players. [23] Stan Wawrinka: Won 2016 US Open title at age 31 and remains oldest champion at event since Rosewall, 35, in 1970. [24] Matteo Berrettini: Saved 3 MPs to defeat Schwartzman and reach Grand Slam 4R for 1st time at 2019 Wimbledon. [25] Lucas Pouille: Earned consecutive 5-set wins over Chiudinelli, Bautista Agut and Nadal to reach 2016 US Open QF. [26] Taylor Fritz: On 5 August, became youngest American (21) in Top 25 since Roddick (21) on 31 May 2004. [27] Dusan Lajovic: Captured Umag title in July to become 13th of 14 first-time champions on ATP Tour in 2019. [28] Nick Kyrgios: Saved 3 MPs vs. Nadal en route to Acapulco title and 1 MP vs. Tsitsipas en route to Washington title. [29] Benoit Paire: Seeking 1st Grand Slam QF after reaching 4R on 4 occasions, including 2015 US Open. [30] Kyle Edmund: Beat fellow Brits Norrie and Evans to reach lone 2019 SF at Eastbourne. Struggled with left knee injury. [31] Cristian Garin: Saved 5 MPs vs. Chardy en route to Houston title and 2 MPs vs. A. Zverev en route to Munich title. [32] Fernando Verdasco: Appearing at 66th straight Grand Slam event -- 2nd all-time behind Lopez’ 71 (active streak). For the latest stats throughout the US Open, follow @ATPMediaInfo on Twitter. 2019 US OPEN MEN’S TOURNAMENT PREVIEW Page 3 of 15 GRAND SLAM GOATS: Pete Sampras beat Andre Agassi in his final match 17 years ago at the US Open, extending his all-time men’s singles record to 14 Grand Slam championships. Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic had yet to win a Grand Slam title at the time. Today, they are the greatest players in Grand Slam history, combining for 11 consecutive Grand Slam championships overall and 54 of 65 since Federer’s first Grand Slam title at 2003 Wimbledon. Big 3 Players Aus. Open Roland Garros Wimbledon US Open TOTAL Roger Federer 6 1 8 5 20 Rafael Nadal 1 12 2 3 18 Novak Djokovic 7 1 5 3 16 TOTAL 14 14 15 11 54 Other Players Aus. Open Roland Garros Wimbledon US Open TOTAL Andy Murray -- -- 2 1 3 Stan Wawrinka 1 1 -- 1 3 Marin Cilic -- -- -- 1 1 Juan Martin del Potro -- -- -- 1 1 Gaston Gaudio -- 1 -- -- 1 Andy Roddick -- -- -- 1 1 Marat Safin 1 -- -- -- 1 TOTAL 2 2 2 5 11 BIG 3 = TOP 3: The Top 3 players in the ATP Rankings entering the US Open are Djokovic, Nadal and Federer. The Top 3 players exiting the US Open will be the same. Though Nadal and Federer could trade places at No. 2, Djokovic will remain No. 1 regardless of results in New York. By the end of September, Djokovic is projected to pass both Jimmy Connors and Ivan Lendl and move into third place for total weeks as the World No. 1. He’s spent 266 weeks at No. 1 as of 26 August. Rank Player Weeks Target Date 1 Roger Federer 310 29 June 2020 2 Pete Sampras 286 13 January 2020 3 Ivan Lendl 270 23 September 2019 4 Jimmy Connors 268 9 September 2019 5 Novak Djokovic 266 -- THE RACE IS ON: Though Djokovic leads Nadal by 3,740 points in the ATP Rankings, Nadal leads Djokovic in the ATP Race to London, which tracks year-to-date point totals en route to the eight-man Nitto ATP Finals and year-end rankings.
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