The principle singles draw for the 2026 version of the US Open has been made on Thursday.
No. 4 seed Novak Djokovic will open his marketing campaign in his twentieth US Open look towards world No. 48 Mariano Navone (Argentina).
The four-time former champion may face both Stan Wawrinka (SUI, WC) or Matteo Berrettini (ITA) within the second spherical.
Novak’s doable rivals within the later levels of the event are:
third spherical: Tomas Martin Etcheverry (ARG, 27)4th spherical: Andrey Rublev (RUS, 23), Brandon Nakashima (USA, 16), Marin Cilic (CRO)Quarter-finals: Daniil Medvedev (RUS, 7), Frances Tiafoe (USA, 11), Valentin Vacherot (MON, 22)…Semi-finals: Carlos Alcaraz (ESP, 2), Ben Shelton (USA, 8), Arthur Fils (FRA, 10), Alexander Bublik (KAZ, 15)…
Alexander Zverev (GER, 1), Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN, 3), Flavio Cobolli (ITA, 5), Alex de Minaur (AUS, 6), Taylor Fritz (USA, 9)… are within the different half of the draw, and Nole can’t meet any of them earlier than the ultimate.
The Serbian tennis star gained 95 matches out of 110 he performed on the US Open.
Novak will probably be in search of his twenty fifth Grand Slam title in New York, the place he lifted the trophy in 2011, 2015, 2018 and 2023.
Final yr, Novak fell to Carlos Alcaraz (4-6, 6-7 (4), 2-6) within the semi-final.
Competitors on the USTA Billie Jean King Nationwide Tennis Heart in Flushing Meadows begins on August 30 and can final till September 13.
