Dominic Thiem starts the US Open against Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta. This was the result of the Grand Slam draw in New York starting next Monday. The 31-year-old Iberian seed seed is No. 12 at Flushing Meadows. Tim, who won the US Open two years ago, can start the main competition thanks to a wildcard.
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Carreño Busta was a semi-finalist in 2020, losing last year in the first round. Face to face speaking on behalf of Tim. It’s 7-0 in head-to-head duels, most recently the Lower Austrian winning the ATP Championships in Vienna Stadthalle in the 2019 quarter-finals. Carreno Busta had to surrender 0-5 due to back problems from a point of view. The two pros also met at the US Open, in 2016, Tim won four sets in the round of 16. Carreno Busta is currently 14th in the ATP ranking.
In addition to Tim, Philip Misolek, Dennis Novak and Sebastian Offner, they also have a chance in the first round of the US Open. The three Austrians play in the Grand Slam qualifiers on Thursday. Misulic plays French Corentin Mute, Novak faces Czech Dalibor Severtina and Offner faces Russian Pavel Kotov for a place in the next round.
Djokovic was not at the beginning
Defending champion Daniil Medvedev will meet American Stefan Kozlov in his first round match. Second seed Rafael Nadal will start facing Australian wildcard recipient Rinke Hijikata. Third-placed Carlos Alcaraz plays Argentina’s Sebastian Paez, and Stefanos Tsitsipas (4) meets qualifiers. Novak Djokovic, who lost to Medvedev in the final last year, will not be there as he is not allowed to enter the United States due to his lack of a coronavirus vaccine.
Serena Williams has been given a solvable mission in her latest appearance. The 40-year-old American plays against Montenegro Danka Kovinic. Williams, who has won 23 major tournaments in her career, announced that the US Open would be the last tournament of her impressive career.
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