US Open Logo, © US Open Karolina Pliskova is the most likely to win the tournament, with a 12.44% chance of winning the whole thing, with Elina Svitolina next at 11.18%. The 3rd most likely is Simona Halep with 10.63% and Garbine Muguruza 4th with 9.03% Danielle Lao has a really easy draw compared to other players with a similar ELO rating. I added a video to a @YouTube playlist Karolina Pliskova Interview at the US Open 2017 — Tennis Served Fresh (@TSFtennis) August 28, 2017 Predicted Winners in BOLD Elina Svitolina (UKR) 4 vs.
The 2017 US Open draw was performed last Friday and the final Grand Slam of the year gets underway in less than 24 hours. It is that time of the year when you realize the tennis season is almost over. Which is probably one of the reasons why the US Open has become one of the most exciting events to watch. The men’s field this year has been marked by the many notable absentees. Only half of the ATP top 10 players will participate in the tournament this year, leaving little to the imagination about who will prevail. With the ATP number 1 spot at stake, Roger Federer seems to be very close to another wonder. But the women’s singles event is as ambiguous as the rest of the year and the WTA race to number 1 has been. Have look at what the draw looks like at the US Open official site and get back here for some first thoughts and predictions.
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US Open 2017 Women’s draw analysis
The way the drawing system works in tennis Grand Slams, the top 4 seeds are not supposed to meet each other until the semi finals. Let’s see what each quarter of the women’s draw looks like, before venturing a guess about the winner.
Top quarter
Karolina Pliskova is the US Open top seed this year, as the WTA number 1 player at this point. Pliskova was a runner up at the US Open last year, losing the final to current WTA number 6, Angelique Kerber. Technically, the toughest opponent Pliskova will face until the semis is Svetlana Kuznetsova. Indeed, the road to the quarterfinals should be relatively easy for the Czech. But at that point, I see a couple of possible surprises. CoCo Vandeweghe has good chances of being Kuznetsova’s opponent in the 4th round. The only real obstacle for Vandeweghe until then is Aga Radwanska, who has managed to short-circuit the American’s power game 5 times in a row. During their latest clash in Toronto, Radwanska won again in 2 sets and Vandeweghe was visibly frustrated by the lack of pace during their match. It is only a matter of time before CoCo figures out a way to beat that style of play. If she manages to do that during this tournament, a possible match against Kuznetsova will be evenly balanced.
Possible quarterfinal match: Karolina Pliskova vs. CoCo Vandeweghe
Second quarter
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The second quarter of the draw is the trickiest in my opinion. Number 4 seed, Elina Svitolina sits at the top, while defending champion Angelique Kerber is at the bottom. Between them are some of the hottest names in women’s tennis right now. Daria Gavrilova, winner of the Cincinnati title, is a possible third round opponent for Svitolina. Elena Vesnina and Madison Keys might be lurking at the very next round. Things seems to be even more difficult for Angelique Kerber, as Jelena Ostapenko, Daria Kasatkina and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova are all possible opponents, in -as early as- the fourth round. Interestingly, Kerber has lost to almost all of those opponents this year. She’s lost to Svitolina 3 times in 2017, in Brisbane, Dubai and the Fed Cup. Kasatkina beat her in Sydney and Doha. Vesnina beat her in Miami for the Indian Wells, while Pavlyuchenkova prevailed over Kerber to win the Monterrey Open in Mexico. We know Angelique Kerber has been struggling to find her form in 2017. But the US open draw seems particularly cruel, bringing all her “demons” to the same draw quarter.
Possible quarterfinal match: Madison Keys vs. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Third quarter
Third seed Garbine Muguruza and fifth seed Caroline Wozniacki are part of this quarter. Both of them have a chance to make it quite far into the tournament. The most notable name in Wozniacki’s part of the draw is probably Venus Williams. Far from an easy (possible) third round match, but the tenacious Wozniacki we’ve seen so far this season seems to have the edge. The draw seems to be even easier for Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza. Petra Kvitova is a potential third round opponent and Magdalena Rybarikova will try to repeat her incredible Wimbledon run. Neither seems to be in position to question Muguruza’s dominance right now, unless we’re to witness a huge upset so early in the tournament.
Possible quarterfinal match: Garbine Muguruza vs. Caroline Wozniacki
Bottom quarter
OK, here things get interesting from the very first round. Second seed and wannabe WTA number 1, Simona Halep will face Maria Sharapova. Halep has lost every single match she’s ever played against the Russian. On top, Simona Halep was one of the players who have openly criticized Sharapova’s wild cards post her suspension. There’s the question of whether Sharapova has fully overcome her arm injury. If she has, we might see a very early exit from the world number 2. Another failure to win a Grand Slam and another missed opportunity to get to the WTA number 1 spot. Too cruel for Simona? We shall see. In either case, Johanna Konta is the other notable competitor in this quarter. Her job is much easier from the top of the bracket. Unless there’s a game-changing upset somewhere along the way, Sloane Stephens and Dominika Cibulkova are the most likely opponents for her in the third round.
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Possible quarterfinal match: Johanna Konta vs. Maria Sharapova
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2017 US Open Women’s Singles prediction
Having a look at the US Open draw, it is as open as women’s tennis itself is. I expect Karolina Pliskova, Madison Keys, Caroline Wozniacki and Johanna Konta to have a good run. But all things considered, Garbine Muguruzaseems the indisputable favorite to win the 2017 US Open. Muguruza has made some key improvements to her game and mentality, which have allowed her to not only win the Wimbledon, but also score some emphatic wins in the past few months. Wins over players with higher stakes (like Simona Halep), players with much greater experience (like Venus Williams), or players who have peaked in 2017 (like Karolina Pliskova). The only question Muguruza needs to answer to win her second Grand Slam this season and reach the WTA top spot, is whether she can… weather the storm that can be the pressure of being a favorite in tennis. Many have cracked under that kind of pressure, Angelique Kerber (last year’s US Open winner) being a prime example. But something tells me the Spaniard has what it takes.
Now come on US Open, please be worth the incredibly inconvenient hours I’ll have to set my alarm for, in the next 2 weeks!
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The US Open 2017 will be missing one of its biggest stars in the men’s draw as Novak Djokovic won’t be competitive at Flushing Meadows. After his struggles this season he decided to pull himself from the rest of the season because of his elbow injury so the two-time US Open champion won’t be back around this time. Reigning champion Stan Wawrinka isn’t in action either because of injury. With Andy Murray not having a particularly good season by his high standards (all because of injuries), he has drifted out to the fourth favourite in the US Open 2017 betting a long way back of outright favourite Roger Federer.
US Open Winner Odds
Roger Federer 11/8, Rafael Nadal 5/2, Alexander Zverev 7/1, Andy Murray 13/2, Nick Kyrgios 14/1, Marin Cilic 14/1, Grigor Dimitrov 16/1, Dominic Thiem 20/1, Milos Raonic 20/1, Juan Martin del Potro 20/1
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US Open Preview
So once again it is eyes down on the US Open at Flushing Meadows, the fourth and final Grand Slam of the season. Federer has claimed two of the other three Slams played so far this season in what has been a remarkable resurgence to the top and you can’t cite the failings of Djokovic and Murray’s form this season as playing its part in it. Federer has just been running in such hot form that he has been unstoppable. The French Open this year went to legendary clay court specialist Rafael Nadal and it is they who are the strongest contenders going into this. It’s going to be all about the draw and who can avoid Federer really until the final.
Roger Federer
What a tremendous season it has been for Federer. He has rolled back the years in claiming the Australian Open and Wimbledon this year and he has just looked fresh and majestic. He has managed his playing time really well this season and has developed his new forehand weapon which opponents still haven’t figured out. Federer’s last title at the US Open came back in 2009 the last of his five consecutive titles that he earned there between 2004 and 2008 inclusive. He has been to the final twice since then, losing in 2009 to Juan Martin del Potro and to Djokovic back in 2015. He will have the wind in his sails and is going to be so hard to stop. Totally justifiable outright favourite as long as he is fully fit. He withdrew from Cincinnati recently after a back issues picked up in Montreal.
Rafael Nadal
The Spaniard is a two-time winner of the US Open, his last title coming in 2014 when he got the better of Novak Djokovic in the showcase match. Nadal, largely through his injuries and lack of form hasn’t been past the fourth round since his title win in 2013 in New York. His career win percentage at the US Open is behind both his records at the French Open and the Australian Open. But you can look back to the start of the year when he reached the final of the Australian Open on the hard court and take something from that. He will benefit from Djokovic’s absence and Murray’s lack of form and he is the new world number one already which will just boost his confidence further.
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Alexander Zverev
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It seems pretty odd not to be talking about one of the big four as the third favourite for the US Open Grand Slam. But the young German has collected five titles this season on the ATP this season and looks a different beast to what he was back in March. What really will have raised his stock here is his Rogers Cup title victory over Roger Federer recently. That was no mean feat and showed that he has the potential to really mix it up with the big boys. No-one is going to want to run into him in the draw, that’s for sure. He is still young and really doesn’t have a track record in the Slams. He hasn’t been past the second round at Flushing Meadows yet.
Andy Murray
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There are question marks over whether or not Murray is actually 100% fit for this one and has drifted in the odds at bet365. It turned out that he wasn’t through his Wimbledon campaign where he limped out in the quarter finals against Sam Querrey. He hasn’t been in action since then at all but does the fact that he is even showing up in New York mean that he is 100% healthy? It really wouldn’t be worth risking himself further just to hopefully make it to the fourth round. The hard courts are his best surface but there are just too many questions over his health.
The Best of the Rest
It has been a bit of a strange build up to the US Open. Not only do you have Murray’s injury concerns, but Roger Federer, Marin Cilic and Milos Raonic all pulled out of Cincinnati because of injury worries. Then throw on top of that the withdrawals of Djokovic and Wawrinka then it makes betting a little more confusing. Of the list of the main challengers outside of the top four going into this one, it would have to be Cilic. He has a decent enough track record in New York, which was the scene of his only Grand Slam success back in 2014. He followed that up with a semi final run in his title defence and this year he reached the final of Wimbledon.
US Open Betting Tips
There could be a whole bunch of walking wounded hobbling through the men’s draw here. Because of that, it has to be Rafa Nadal who gets our nod at 5/2 with bet365. Ironically really he is the only one of the big four who has remained fit and healthy all year and he is back on top of the world for the first time since 2014. That is something that will really give him an extra push at Flushing Meadows and is well worth a punt just in case Federer has an issue after his Cincinnati withdrawal.