US Open 2019: Five top talking points

Posted November 20, 2019

(CNN) — Has Roger Federer retrieved by his Wimbledon hangover? Could Serena Williams overcome injury to clinch a 24th singles major?
The season major, Even the US Open, starts August 26 at Flushing Meadows in New York. An album prize money pot of over $57 million is now currently up for grabs in the 139th variant of the Open, including $3.9 million to each singles winner. Novak Djokovic of Serbia and Naomi Osaka of Japan will be the champions.
Listed below are the five biggest stories to follow along:
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Can Serena grab Court?
A champion in New York understands what is needed to win on home soil. Having taken New York by storm when she beat Martina Hingis of Switzerland to acquire what would be the first of an Open-era album haul of 23 grand slam singles titles, Williams is currently chasing history once again. Victory in New York could tie the former top-ranked American with Australia’s Margaret Court.
Even the No. 8 seeded Williams has a tough draw this season, starting against former US Open winner Maria Sharapova at a blockbuster initial round. Williams owns a controlling 19-3 record over Russia’s former world No.1, who last beat her in 2004. While the top-seeded Osaka may be her rival in the finals winner Ash Barty looms in the quarterfinals.
Although the Williams has attained three finals annually, since coming back from maternity leave, she fell in Wimbledon, and once at a year’s US Open, where a row using all the umpire and Osaka got the best of her . Having fought with a knee injury earlier in the summer, Williams retired against 19-year-old Canadian Bianca Andreescu final in tears in the Toronto before this month. However, if she is fully healthy, there is no reason.
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Can Federer rebound back?
A day after having an epic Wimbledon final to Djokovic, Federer went caravanning along with his loved ones. Having held two match points on serve in the final set, the Swiss said he was”half-broken” from the four-hour, 57-minute game, but he still went to the caravan break following his four children begged him to proceed. “I slept at a caravan the day after my Wimbledon final,” Federer told the Tennis Channel earlier this month at Cincinnati. “This was a challenging first couple of steps down the ladder out of the bed. And it was a lousy night’s sleep. However, the children wanted to do it so, so badly, so we went”
Where he was beaten by qualifier Andrey Rublev 6-3 6-4 in only 62 minutes, Federer was worried with his US Open campaign Regardless of suffering his loss since 2003 from the third round of Cincinnati. “I played 45 games this season, so I believe I should be OK,” Federer told me.
Though he won five US Open championships between 2004 and 2008, he has not won it since. A runner-up to Djokovic at 2015, he has not gone outside the quarterfinals since then. Having turned 38 before this past year, Federer will also be eager to do better than a year ago, when he lost to Australia’s John Millman from the fourth round at conditions.
Would confront seed David Goffin in round four, followed by finalist Kei Nishikori of Japan in the quarterfinals. Another showdown with Djokovic looms in the semifinals, after both men were attracted at the top half in New York on Thursday.
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Can Djokovic get to slam No. 17?
As the winner of the last five personalities, who will stop defending champion Djokovic in New York? The 32-year-old is the favorite to win his fourth title at Flushing Meadows. Having conquered Federer along with a crowd Djokovic is back on his prosperous surface. Another win could transfer him to one shy of Nadal 17 grand slam singles titles, also three behind Federer.
Djokovic starts his US Open quest against Roberto Carballes Baena of Spain, followed with a clash with 2016 champion prior finalist Kevin Anderson of South Africa at the fourth round or Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland.
The only player able to stop the top-seeded Djokovic is the Nadal, who won the title earlier this month. When his season ended in the US Open semifinals with a retirement from Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina, the Spaniard is inserted again following an 2018. He performs with his first game against Millman, while champion Marin Cilic of Croatia is still a possible opponent.
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Will the”Next Gen” attack ?
It is a question that’s asked each time a major comes along: is this the time the next creation will probably break the stranglehold of the”Big Three” from the men’s game? Nadal djokovic and Federer have won a 54 grand slam singles titles.
The most prosperous player of this so-called”Next Gen” in the majors is that the 21-year-old Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, that attained his first important semi-final in this year’s Australian Open. Watch out to 23-year-old Daniil Medvedev, that reached three straight hardcourt finals winning the title. The Russian could meet with Djokovic from the quarterfinals and passes the Open with a 44 wins this year. The Serb has been beaten by him twice.
Could we find the winner of a different surprise women?
The specific opposite is happening in the women’s match, where 18 players won the 18 titles of the season, while players are struggling to break in men’s golf. Take Australia’s along with Osaka Barty, that had not gone beyond the fourth round of a significant. While Barty triumphed at Roland-Garros, osaka holds the US Open and Australian Open titles. Following the Wimbledon win of the Simona Halep, who dominated name preferred Williams in straight places of Romania, would we be in for another surprise winner at the united states Open?
With question marks looming over the fitness center of Williams and Osaka, who retired by the Cincinnati quarterfinals with a knee injury, would that be the year of Cincinnati winner and 2017 US Open finalist Madison Keys of the US, or Toronto and also Indian Wells champion Andreescu? Or will 15-year-old American Cori”Coco” Gauff pull off yet another stunning run after reaching the fourth round of Wimbledon?
She’s back on her surface, Even though Osaka has fought in the majors as Australia. The women’s top seed might face Gauff in around three, and starts against Anna Blinkova of Russia. Halep opens against a qualifier, although Andreescu is a possible fourth-round opponent.

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