Both tennis players will face accessible opponents in terms of ranking, although if the court advances it will become a bit more complicated.
This morning the draw for the US Open was done, where Alejandro Tabilo (72nd ATP) and Christian Garin (83rd) They ensured their passage to the main draw of the tournament. In terms of standings, at least, the two will face accessible rivals.
In the case of the country’s number one, his rival will be the Pole Kamil Majchrzak (90th), a rival who already has winning experience at Flushing Meadows. Indeed, he beat Nicolás Jarry in five sets during the 2019 edition of this tournament. If he passes the first phase, Ale will face the winner of the match between local JJ Wolf and Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut on one side of the box where they appear Australian Nick Kyrgios and world number one Daniil Medvedev.
For his part, Gago was paired with the Czech Jiri Lehecka (60th) , with whom he does not record any previous duels. If you manage to overcome the beginnings, his opponent in the clash between Australian Álex de Miñaur and Serbian Filip Krajinovic in an area where the Canadians appear Félix Auger-Aliassime and the Spaniard Pablo Carreño.
To the two main national rackets they could be joined by Jarry, who will play his second-round qualifier against American Bjorn Fratangelo this afternoon.
Without Novak Djokovic, who was not allowed to enter the United States because he was not vaccinated against Covid-19, the three biggest seeds are Medvedev (debuting against local Stefan Kozlov) and Spaniards Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz, who debut against Australian Rinji Hojikata and Argentinian Sebastián Báez, respectively.
small shoot
Alejandro Tabilo and Christian Garin will reach the last Grand Slam of the season with little action. The pupil of Guillermo Gómez had not played since Wimbledon, to recover well from a third-year edema in the left humerus, and he only returned this week at the ATP 250 in Winston-Salem, where he won one match and lost another, against Italian Lorenzo Sonego.
Gago’s situation is even more complex, because after his remarkable performance in London, he started to feel discomfort in his left wrist. which made him play half machine the two clay court tournaments in Europe that he played. However, the discomfort worsened and he ended up missing the entire cement tour before the US Open.
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Source: Latercera
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