.Third-round action at the united state Open begins along with a third-round face-off in between Ben Shelton as well as Frances Tiafoe on Friday. Novak Djokovic as well as Alexei Popyrin are additionally aiming for an area in the proverbial second full week of the tournament.Here are my picks for two of Friday's absolute best matches.( 13) Ben Shelton vs. (twenty) Frances Tiafoe.
It is actually a rematch of the final summer months's USA Open quarterfinals, and also this time Shelton comes in along with some desires. As a matter of fact, he is actually the favorite versus Tiafoe-- which had not been the situation in 2023. Shelton was actually the longshot in their previous U.S. Open tilt, but he won it in four collections as well as ended up being an unpleasant surprise semifinalist that thrilled New york city crowds with his booming provide as well as big-stage charm.
Each Shelton as well as Tiafoe are playing properly presently. The former appeared confident in his straight-set win over Roberto Bautista Agut on Wednesday. The 21-year-old made the quarterfinals at the Cincinnati Masters earlier this month. Tiafoe made it all the way to the Cincy final before succumbing to Jannik Sinner.
Shelton is actually a perfect 2-0 in the head-to-head series. Seek it to become 3-0 when this set ends.
Select: Shelton in 4( 28) Alexei Popyrin vs. (2) Novak DjokovicDjokovic and Popyrin will be actually contesting at a third major in 2024 when they reunite on Friday. They likewise went head-to-head at the Australian Open and Wimbledon, along with Djokovic getting the job done in 4 collections both opportunities to take an overall 3-0 lead in the H2H collection. He likewise dominated 6-4, 6-2 at the 2019 Tokyo celebration.
As those reasonable Conquest comes across along with Djokovic show, Popyrin is participating in the best tennis of his profession this year-- and also it's not also finalize. He falls to 28th in the positions many thanks partly to a Masters 1000 label in Montreal and so much in New York City the Aussie has actually definitely punished both Soonwoo Kwon and also Pedro Martinez. Sadly for Pop, Djoker has won 18 sets in succession going back to the Olympics. The 24-time slam champ has actually not relinquished a readied to anyone apart from Carlos Alcaraz since he lost one to none besides Popyrin in the Wimbledon third round.
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