'22 WTA ATP GS USOpen 8/29 - 9/11

[ashkor87]

Garcia could be a contender,i suppose,for the USO - she was always considered a future #1..but her Wimbledon performance was less than great..so I would not pick her..plus, she seems to do better on slower surfaces..

[ponchi101]

You have to include her now; she won Cincy.
I am just so iffy about her consistency.

[meganfernandez]

You have to include her now; she won Cincy.
I am just so iffy about her consistency.

I'm iffy about her consistency, too. But that's nearly ever top player/contender. So she's right there in the mix, IMO. But I'm still going with a previous Slam winner.

Garcia could be a contender,i suppose,for the USO - she was always considered a future #1..but her Wimbledon performance was less than great..so I would not pick her..plus, she seems to do better on slower surfaces..

To me, R4 at Wimbledon is decent. She won a grass title the week before. She has won titles on three surfaces this summer! Impressive. I think court speed is a factor but not the ultimate factor.

[AcesAnnie]

Right now, I have to say I am leaning towards Garcia winning the USO. On the men's side, I am leaning towards Hurkacz. That may change by the time the tournament starts, but at this moment those are my front runners.

[meganfernandez]

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I can't go that far with either of them. I think Garcia can get herself to the quarters, semis, and then we'll see. Hurkacz has disappointed me too often. He looked great in R1 last year then mysteriously lackluster in R2, losing to Seppi. He's not in my top 5. He seems so nice, so I wish he would have a great run. We'll see.

[ashkor87]

Anyone (other than one Serena) who wins Cinci is almost disqualified as a USO champion, in my book. Her wins on 3 different surfaces in 3 months is impressive, though...but losing to Bouzkova is not the mark of a champion...so I would not pick her, as of now - unless the court turns out to be slow..which I will know only after I see the actual matches .the media will not tell us, since they are more interested in other things..

[JazzNU]

For anyone unaware -

ESPN Plus will be increasing their monthly fee from $6.99 to $9.99 on August 23 (Tuesday). There is no professional tennis in September that I am aware of after the US Open on ESPN or ESPN Plus. The Laver Cup is the only big event that comes to mind towards the end of the month as being a possibility and I believe that will be on Tennis Channel again.

So if you only subscribe to ESPN Plus for one month and then cancel after each of the Grand Slams, I highly suggest subscribing in the next 4 days, with August 22nd (Monday) being the last day to lock in the lower monthly price this time around, and it will carry you thru the end of the 2022 US Open.

Today is the final day before the price increase FYI

[meganfernandez]

Anyone (other than one Serena) who wins Cinci is almost disqualified as a USO champion, in my book. Her wins on 3 different surfaces in 3 months is impressive, though...but losing to Bouzkova is not the mark of a champion...so I would not pick her, as of now - unless the court turns out to be slow..which I will know only after I see the actual matches .the media will not tell us, since they are more interested in other things..

Generally, there isn't much overlap in the WTA quarterfinalists from Cincy and US Open. It's a weird trend. The different atmospheres and maybe court speed could be contributing factors. In 2020, Vika and Osaka were winner and RU in both Cincy and the US Open and that was the year Cincy was held in NYC. Last year, Barty won Cincy and really should have gone farther in NY, losing a third-set TB to Rogers (with Raducanu next). But yeah, Cincy isn't very predictive of NYC on the women's side lately. Doesn't mean it won't be this year.

I wonder how much players get the itch to get to NYC when they're in Cincy. They're young, they have friends to see, other people are heading there early... If they aren't feeling their games in Cincy, I wonder if they peace out and head east.

But then, some people aren't in a rush to get there. It looks like Muguruza stayed the whole week. Rafa did. They had houses. Maybe they were just fine with the peace and quiet.

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UPDATED MEN'S SINGLES DRAW

Entries
Seed Name Seeding Ranking Entry Ranking

1 Daniil Medvedev 1 1
2 Rafael Nadal 3 3
3 Carlos Alcaraz 4 6
4 Stefanos Tsitsipas 5 4
5 Novak Djokovic 6 7
6 Casper Ruud 7 5
7 Felix Auger-Aliassime 8 9
8 Cameron Norrie 9 11
9 Hubert Hurkacz 10 12
10 Andrey Rublev 11 8
11 Taylor Fritz 12 13
12 Jannik Sinner 13 10
13 Pablo Carreno Busta 14 23
14 Matteo Berrettini 15 15
15 Diego Schwartzman 16 14
16 Marin Cilic 17 16
17 Roberto Bautista Agut 18 19
18 Grigor Dimitrov 19 18
19 Alex de Minaur 20 24
20 Denis Shapovalov 21 21
21 Daniel Evans 22 36
22 Botic van de Zandschulp 23 25
23 Frances Tiafoe 24 29
24 Nick Kyrgios 26 45
25 Francisco Cerundolo 27 30
26 Borna Coric 29 27 (PR)
27 Lorenzo Musetti 30 62
28 Karen Khachanov 31 26
29 Holger Rune 32 27
30 Tommy Paul 33 34
31 Maxime Cressy 34 33
32 Nikoloz Basilashvili 35 28
Miomir Kecmanovic 36 31
Sebastian Baez 37 32
Aslan Karatsev 38 37
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 39 35
Alex Molcan 40 48
Oscar Otte 41 38
Albert Ramos-Vinolas 42 40
Jenson Brooksby 43 41
Emil Ruusuvuori 44 42
Filip Krajinovic 45 43
Tallon Griekspoor 46 47
Alexander Bublik 47 39
John Isner 48 22
Andy Murray 49 50
Benjamin Bonzi 50 44
Ilya Ivashka 51 53
Sebastian Korda 52 57
Marcos Giron 53 54
Pedro Martinez 54 52
Jack Draper 55 87
Yoshihito Nishioka 56 97
Jaume Munar 57 63
Arthur Rinderknech 58 55
Joao Sousa 59 58
Jiri Lehecka 60 65
Fabio Fognini 61 61
David Goffin 62 67
Lorenzo Sonego 63 60
Adrian Mannarino 65 80
Pedro Cachin 66 90
Thiago Monteiro 67 72
Jiri Vesely 68 71
Brandon Nakashima 69 49
Thanasi Kokkinakis 70 73
Hugo Gaston 71 59
Alejandro Tabilo 72 68
Hugo Dellien 73 74
Mikael Ymer 74 91
Quentin Halys 76 79
Mackenzie McDonald 77 51
Federico Coria 78 78
Bernabe Zapata Miralles 79 81
Roberto Carballes Baena 80 88
Soonwoo Kwon 81 77
Alexei Popyrin 82 82
Cristian Garin 83 70
James Duckworth 84 66
Chun-Hsin Tseng 85 86
Tomas Martin Etcheverry 86 76
(WC) J.J. Wolf 87
Dusan Lajovic 88 75
Laslo Djere 89 69
Kamil Majchrzak 90 89
Richard Gasquet 91 64
Pablo Andujar 92 94
Daniel Altmaier 93 56
Taro Daniel 95 102
Marton Fucsovics 96 98
Denis Kudla 97 83
Marc-Andrea Huesler 102 99
Jordan Thompson 103 95
John Millman 104 84
Jack Sock 108 104
Stefan Kozlov 110 103
Peter Gojowczyk 111 93
Steve Johnson 115 85
Jason Kubler 116 96
Tim van Rijthoven 119 101
Christopher O'Connell 121 100
(WC) Ugo Humbert 143
Benoit Paire 164 92
(WC) Ben Shelton 171
(WC) Rinky Hijikata 198
(WC) Emilio Nava 200
(WC) Dominic Thiem 231
(WC) Sam Querrey 281
Stan Wawrinka 288 22 (PR)
Aljaz Bedene 343 75 (PR)
Kyle Edmund 665 48 (PR)
(WC) Learner Tien 1029
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Withdrawals
Name Seeding Ranking Entry Ranking

Alexander Zverev 2 2
Gael Monfils 25 20
Reilly Opelka 28 17
Lloyd Harris 64 46

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UPDATED WOMEN'S SINGLES ENTRY LISTS

Entries
Seed Name Seeding Ranking Entry Ranking

1 Iga Swiatek 1 1
2 Anett Kontaveit 2 2
3 Maria Sakkari 3 3
4 Paula Badosa 4 4
5 Ons Jabeur 5 5
6 Aryna Sabalenka 6 6
7 Simona Halep 7 16
8 Jessica Pegula 8 7
9 Garbiñe Muguruza 9 9
10 Daria Kasatkina 10 12
11 Emma Raducanu 11 10
12 Coco Gauff 12 11
13 Belinda Bencic 13 13
14 Leylah Fernandez 14 14
15 Beatriz Haddad Maia 15 26
16 Jelena Ostapenko 16 17
17 Caroline Garcia 17 48
18 Veronika Kudermetova 18 18
19 Danielle Collins 19 8
20 Madison Keys 20 27
21 Petra Kvitova 21 25
22 Karolina Pliskova 22 15
23 Barbora Krejcikova 23 19
24 Amanda Anisimova 24 22
25 Elena Rybakina 25 23
26 Victoria Azarenka 26 20
27 Martina Trevisan 27 24
28 Ekaterina Alexandrova 28 28
29 Alison Riske-Amritraj 29 32
30 Jil Teichmann 30 21
31 Shelby Rogers 31 43
32 Elise Mertens 32 30
Kaia Kanepi 33 34
Irina-Camelia Begu 34 45
Shuai Zhang 35 36
Aliaksandra Sasnovich 36 35
Alizé Cornet 37 37
Sorana Cirstea 38 33
Yulia Putintseva 39 39
Qinwen Zheng 40 47
Marie Bouzkova 41 64
Alison Van Uytvanck 42 40
Naomi Osaka 44 38
Liudmila Samsonova 45 56
Sara Sorribes Tormo 46 41
Ajla Tomljanovic 48 68
Anhelina Kalinina 49 51
Bianca Andreescu 50 52
Bernarda Pera 51 81
Angelique Kerber 52 31
Sloane Stephens 53 53
Anastasia Potapova 54 63
Petra Martic 55 55
Anna Bondar 56 50
Jasmine Paolini 57 61
Clara Tauson 58 46
Lucia Bronzetti 59 78
Anna Kalinskaya 60 70
Mayar Sherif 61 44
Varvara Gracheva 62 59
Madison Brengle 63 57
Nuria Parrizas Diaz 64 54
Ann Li 66 58
Magda Linette 67 66
Camila Giorgi 68 29
Tereza Martincova 69 71
Kaja Juvan 70 60
Camila Osorio 71 65
Marta Kostyuk 72 73
Daria Saville 73 91
Xiyu Wang 75 94
Jaqueline Cristian 76 62
Katerina Siniakova 77 96
Xinyu Wang 79 80
Danka Kovinic 80 83
Diane Parry 81 86
Tamara Zidansek 82 85
Rebecca Peterson 83 93
Claire Liu 84 82
Donna Vekic 85 88
Dayana Yastremska 86 79
Lesia Tsurenko 89 92
Dalma Galfi 91 95
Tatjana Maria 92 100
Harriet Dart 93 87
Arantxa Rus 96 74
Aleksandra Krunic 97 75
Maryna Zanevska 98 72
Oceane Dodin 99 77
Elena-Gabriela Ruse 102 69
Magdalena Frech 104 84
Andrea Petkovic 105 67
Lauren Davis 106 98
Jule Niemeier 108 102
Greet Minnen 109 99
(WC) Harmony Tan 111
Rebecca Marino 112 101
Anna Karolina Schmiedlova 116 76
Ana Konjuh 118 89
(WC) Coco Vandeweghe 124
(WC) Elizabeth Mandlik 144
(WC) Jaimee Fourlis 152
Nadia Podoroska 190 39 (SR)
Taylor Townsend 198 84 (SR)
Laura Siegemund 216 57 (SR)
Karolina Muchova 235 22 (SR)
(WC) Peyton Stearns 329
(WC) Sofia Kenin 415
Serena Williams 608 16 (SR)
(WC) Eleana Yu 751
(WC) Venus Williams 1445
Evgeniya Rodina - 73 (SR)
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Marketa Vondrousova 47 49
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 107 97
Kristina Kucova 127 90

[AcesAnnie]

I just cannot see how Kontaveit is still #2 in the world.

[ponchi101]

A scorching last three months of last year, and everybody behind her having done nothing that comes close to that since.
Heck, I don't get how Sakkari is #3.

[meganfernandez]

A scorching last three months of last year, and everybody behind her having done nothing that comes close to that since.
Heck, I don't get how Sakkari is #3.

US Open Slam semi, WTA semi, Indian Wells final, Qatar semi (it's a 1000), plus two more finals, two more semis, and two quarterfinals. She's just gone a little cold since IW, making only semi since then. Her losses haven't been terrible: BHM, Garcia, Jabeur, Muchova in two tiebreaks, Maria at Wimbledon (looks better once she made the semi). She beat Gauff in Rome and Kasatkina 0 and 3 on grass. I have totally ignored her this year, though.