US Open debut for taggers: A beatable opponent awaits at the start

Austria’s great hope for the future, Tagger, has won both matches against Korpatsch so far. The two opponents are current World ranking neighbors (48th versus 47th). The red-white-red number one Potapova is playing against the Czech Valentova for the first time, is seeded number 24 and is the favorite. However, there is a certain question mark over her fitness, as she recently had to do so at short notice back problems from the tournament in Monterrey withdrawn.

Kraus is also playing against Muchova for the first time, but is of course a complete outsider against the Wimbledon finalist. Grabher has a 0-2 record against Cirstea, although the last duel so far was on clay in 2022 (5:7, 1:6).

Misolic blatant outsider

It will also be particularly difficult for Filip Misolic. Thanks to “protected ranking” after more than six months Injury break The returning Styrian is against the world number 25. Francisco Cerundolo is even more blatant after the time out, during which he fell back to 530th place in the rankings outsider. He has also lost the previous two duels with the Argentine without winning a set, most recently in the second round of the French Open 2024.

From an ÖTV perspective, Misolic could still have company: Currently playing Yuri Rodionov in the third qualifying round for a place in the main competition.