The US Open have reached the latter stages and we are closer to finding out who the champion will be on both the men’s and women’s side.
It has been an interesting nine days so far and we are down to the last 8 on both sides of the tour.
On the men’s side it is a surprising field which does not involve any of the big three or Stanislas Wawrinka. Those four have won 59 Grand slams since 2004. Lurking in their shadows is a large and potential players called the Next Gen who are ready to dethrone the game big three.
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Seven out of the eight quarter finalists can still be seen as the Next Gen, Dominic Theim at 27 years of age leads the pack which includes Denis Shapovalov, Borna Coric, Alexander Zverev, Andrey Rublev, Daniil Medvedev and Alex De Minaur who are all 24 years or younger.
The Last quarter finalist is Pablo Carreño Busta who is 29 years old and can not be called Next Gen
Men’s Singles QFs Fixtures
[20] Pablo Carreño Busta vs [12] Denis Shapovalov
[5] Alexander Zverev vs [27] Borna Coric
[3] Daniil Medvedev vs [10] Andrey Rublev
[21] Alex De Minaur vs [2] Dominic Thiem
These is a field of young and growing stars and one of them will become a first time Grand Slam champion on Sunday.
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On the female side Serena Williams is still in the field and still chasing Margaret Court record of most Grand Slam titles but she will have the fiesty and talented Naomi Osaka and two time Grand Slam champion Victoria Azarenka who is a perfect 9-0 in New York and is playing well.
Women’s Singles QFs Fixtures
[28] Jennifer Brady vs [23] Yulia Putintseva
[4] Naomi Osaka vs Shelby Rogers
[3] Serena Williams vs Tsvetana Pironkova
Victoria Azarenka vs [16] Elise Mertens
NB – Three mums into the last 8.
Who are your picks for the semifinals and the finals?
Make your prediction in the comment section.
Shapovalov/Zverev v. Thiem in final. The latter seems to be the only outright favorite judging by his dominant display against Felix Auger-Aliassime yesterday and absence of the BIG three.
While either of Vika or Serena should play Osaka in Women’s category. I’ll prefer a repeat of 2018 classic final but Vika’s run of form is something to be wary off.
Even though the draws looked like that of an ordinary premier tournament but it’ll still produce the buzz we expect. My legs are crossed
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