In short, he’ll be giving it his all this week and there’s plenty to suggest he’s capable of going well.Īlso in the bottom half, I’ll try a punt on ALBERT RAMOS-VINOLAS. It’s also very relevant that Johnson has performed in these weeks before Slams in the past.Īs well as that run to the 2018 final here, Johnson was also champion in Nottingham in the week prior to Wimbledon in 2016. That looks a decent section for the American, who always performs best on home soil. If the seedings play out, Fucsovics would follow and then Nikoloz Basilashvili in the quarter-finals. The Spaniard is a rising star but most of his good work so far has come on clay. He’s in a decent part of the draw with a qualifier up first before a meeting with Carlos Alcaraz. Still, these are still conditions which suit should Johnson’s game – he’s been serving well and the slightly faster Laykold should help on that front. Admittedly, the court surface has changed since – the DecoTurf ripped up and replaced by Laykold, as was also the case at the recent Masters tournaments in Toronto and Cincinnati. Johnson was the beaten finalist here in 2018 and last time the event was held, two years ago, he lost in the semis, a stage he also reached in 2015. Sadly he’s nowhere near those odds this week but I do fancy his chances at a venue he’s gone well at in the past. The 300/1 about his chances there was frankly insulting and he certainly gave us a run for our money by reaching the quarter-finals before losing to the eventual champion Jannik Sinner.
Top pick is a man this column sided with at a giant price in Washington recently, STEVE JOHNSON. I do think there’s a real chance of a juicy-priced winner and/or finalist this week and so I’m going to take a one-from-each-quarter approach. Tiafoe (20/1) and Murray (28s) were both considered but this is a really tricky part of the draw to unravel and my preference is to look elsewhere.
The winner of that will face Frances Tiafoe in what is a tough section, which also includes second-seed Goffin. The Briton also holds a 5-1 head-to-head record over Kyrgios. The Australian is 1-3 and also faces a tough opener against Andy Murray, who showed glimpses of his true ability in Cincinnati last week. Some of the other leading seeds can be overlooked for other reasons.ĭavid Goffin played his first match since Halle in June last week (and lost to Guido Pella), while Marton Fucsovics is another who has only just returned to action for the first time since the grasscourt season – he also lost in the first round in Cincinnati.īriton Dan Evans is 0-3 on the North American hardcourts this summer, while the record of Nick Kyrgios, the second favourite, is barely better. With conditions often hot, humid and very testing in New York, using up energy here doesn’t seem the most sensible ploy for a possible major title contender, who is the top seed this week.
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It’s certainly hard to envisage two-time US Open semi-finalist Pablo Carreno Busta going full pelt for the title at the Winston-Salem Open this week given what lies ahead over the next fortnight. Coric has a relatively favorable draw on paper and could face Marcos Giron in round three, Dominic Thiem in the quarterfinals, and Sebastian Baez or Aleksandar Vukic in the semis.As is usually the case, I’m happy to take on the bigger names in the draw in the week prior to a Grand Slam. 1 need and 2022 Cincinnati champion needs to get some hard-court matches under his belt following early losses in Toronto and Cincy. Open.Ĭoric, though, is one player whom you have to think wants to make a real run in Winston-Salem. Most guys are eager to get to New York City and start preparing for the U.S. The most motivated players are the ones who generally do well…but there may not be a lot of them in Winston-Salem. Unexpected results are sure to take place, so it hardly matters if you run into top seeds or lower-ranked opponents in the early rounds. Just about anything can happen, which is why these are the toughest weeks of the year to handicap. A field of 48 is participating at the Winston-Salem Open, where Borna Coric, Tallon Griekspoor, Sebastian Korda, Arthur Fils, and Emil Ruusuvuori are among the seeded players.Ģ023 champion: Adrian Mannarino (not playing)ĭraw analysis: First of all, draws for 250-point tournaments in weeks directly preceding a major don’t really mean much-at least not compared to other events. Open, however, one more warmup event remains. There is no chance at a calendar-year slam following Novak Djokovic’s loss to Carlos Alcaraz in the Wimbledon final, but nonetheless plenty of intrigue is in store for New York.īefore we can focus entirely on the U.S. Yes, seemingly in the blink of an eye the Grand Slam season is almost over.
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