8 months ago
124 Greek satellite No.7 Stefanos Tsitsipas volition articulation forces with Aussie Mark Philippoussis for the US Open, giving his begetter a interruption from his player's box.
The determination is reportedly designed to bring a much calming power for his upcoming run astatine Flushing Meadows.
The determination was unexpected, considering Philippoussis announced successful June that his moving narration with Tsitsipas was implicit aft serving arsenic manager for conscionable months.
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There were reports the Aussie and the star's begetter clashed down scenes implicit tactics but present Tsitsipas has brought Philippoussis backmost successful to beryllium his caput manager - replacing his begetter Apostolos.
The determination to portion ways with Philippoussis raised eyebrows astatine the time, since Tsitsipas had been successful career-best signifier with Philippoussis successful his box, including making the last of the Australian Open successful January.
Speaking earlier this month, Tsitsipas said his determination was influenced by the precocious affectional of having household successful the set-up.
"He hasn't had clip disconnected since I'm 12 years old. I deliberation for him, it's precise steadfast to instrumentality immoderate clip distant from the tribunal and consciousness refreshed again," Tsitsipas said of his father's absence.
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"Parents tin get affectional sometimes, and I wholly recognize that," Tsitsipas added. "I'm not a genitor myself, but I tin ideate however hard it tin beryllium astatine times seeing your kid springiness it their each and to beryllium going done truthful overmuch during a match.
"I emotion him (my father) and I privation him to beryllium portion of that travel that we person built together, and he's not going anywhere. He's inactive with us, and he's inactive determination pursuing our way and journey."
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On the summation of Philippoussis, helium said:" I'm open-minded and I privation to larn arsenic overmuch arsenic I tin to maximise connected my vocation due to the fact that I person felt astatine times stagnant. Mark is simply a genitor himself. He's not my father, but he's been done a batch of moments successful his ain idiosyncratic vocation that helium tin place and seizure amended successful definite ways.
"He is an unthinkable quality being. He has helped maine a lot. He has been determination for me. Even erstwhile radical didn't spot him around, helium has been determination down closed doors successful private. And he's a large summation to our team."
US Open 2023 dates
Main-draw play begins connected Tuesday, August 29 (AEST).
The tourney features a 128-player singles draw, 64-player doubles draw, and 32-team mixed doubles draw.
Here's however the tourney volition proceed:
Tuesday-Wednesday: First Round (women and men)
Aug. 31-Sep 1: Second Round (women and men)
Sept. 2-3: Third Round (women and men)
Sept. 4-5: Fourth Round (women and men)
Sept. 6-7: Quarterfinals (women and men)
Sept. 8: Women's Semi-finals
Sept. 9: Men's Semi-finals
Sept. 10: Women's Final
Sept. 11: Men's Final
US Open Men's Draw 2023
Novak Djokovic's instrumentality aft missing the tourney past twelvemonth owed to the USA's COVID-19 vaccination rules arsenic applied to planetary visitors, volition travel against an hostile who ne'er has played successful the tournament.
Djokovic volition instrumentality connected Alexandre Muller, a 26-year-old from France who is ranked 85th and volition beryllium making his main-draw debut astatine Flushing Meadows. Muller mislaid successful the opening circular of qualifying successful 2021 and 2022. He has not had overmuch luck successful Grand Slam draws lately, forced to look Carlos Alcaraz astatine Wimbledon and Jannik Sinner astatine the French Open.
Top-ranked Alcaraz, the 2022 men's champion astatine Flushing Meadows, and No.6 effect Jannik Sinner could conscionable successful the men's quarter-finals again. That was the circular successful which Alcaraz's thrilling five-set triumph implicit rival Sinner past twelvemonth ended astatine 2.50 a.m section time, the latest decorativeness successful US Open history.
Alcaraz volition play Dominik Koepfer of Germany successful the archetypal round. Koepfer reached the 4th circular astatine Flushing Meadows successful 2019.
Along with Alcaraz-Sinner, different imaginable men's quarter-finals are 2021 champion Daniil Medvedev vs. No.8 Andrey Rublev successful the apical fractional of the bracket, and No.2 Djokovic vs. No.7 Tsitsipas, and No.4 Holger Rune vs. 2022 runner-up Casper Ruud successful the bottommost half.
Tsitsipas starts disconnected against Milos Raonic, the 2016 Wimbledon runner-up who was ranked arsenic precocious arsenic No.3 but was disconnected the circuit for astir 2 afloat years with injuries earlier returning successful June.
US Open Women's Draw 2023
Defending women's champion Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff were drawn into a imaginable quarter-final matchup.
Swiatek-Gauff, imaginable women's quarter-finals are No.4 Elena Rybakina vs. No.8 Maria Sakkari successful the apical half, and No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka against 2022 runner-up Ons Jabeur, and No.3 Jessica Pegula vs. No.7 Caroline Garcia successful the bottom.
Pegula, who is 0-6 successful Grand Slam quarter-finals, plays Camila Giorgi of Italy successful the archetypal round.
Venus Williams, who won 2 of her 7 Grand Slam singles titles astatine the US Open but needed a wildcard invitation to vie this clip astatine property 43, begins against Spain's Paula Badosa, who was ranked No.2 past twelvemonth but is present No.46.
Another erstwhile No.1-ranked subordinate and large champion who needed a wildcard, Caroline Wozniacki, was drawn to conscionable a qualifier successful her instrumentality to Grand Slam tennis aft ending a three-year retirement.
Wozniacki, who won the 2018 Australian Open and doubly was the runner-up astatine Flushing Meadows, could play two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova successful the 2nd round.
Will Carlos Alcaraz play successful the US Open?
The 20-year-old Spaniard volition support the satellite No.1 ranking heading into the US Open, but Djokovic is No.2, meaning they could apt look disconnected successful a 2nd consecutive Grand Slam final.
Alcaraz has proved himself connected the biggest stages, with his five-setter astatine Wimbledon being lauded arsenic an all-time show against Djokovic.
Australians successful enactment astatine US Open 2023
Women
Daria Saville v WC-Clervie Ngounoue (USA)Ajla Tomljanovic v Panna Udvardy (Hungary)WC-Storm Hunter v 10-Karolina Muchova (Czech Republic)Men
Jordan Thompson v Botic van De Zandschulp (Netherlands)Jason Kubler v Matteo Arnaldi (Italy)Thanasi Kokkinakis v qualifierAleks Vukic v 12-Alex Zverev (Germany)Max Purcell (pictured) v Chris O'Connell13-Alex de Minaur v qualifierWC-Rinky Hijikata v Pavel Kotov (Russia)Alexei Popyrin v qualifierWho won the US Open successful 2022?
Last year, satellite No.1 Iga Swiatek captured her archetypal US Open rubric and 2nd large rubric of the play aft defeating Ons Jabuer 6-2, 7-6(5) successful the final.
The rubric was Swiatek's archetypal hard-court Grand Slam rubric and 3rd large of her career. This year, Swiatek added a 4th large to that wide tally aft successfully defending her rubric astatine Roland-Garros.
What is the prize wealth (AUD) and ranking points connected offer?
Round 1: 10 points/$127,000
Round 2: 70 points/$191,000
Round 3: 130 points/$297,000
Round 4: 240 points/$442,757
Quarter-finals: 430 points/$709,000
Semi-finals: 780 points/$1,150,000
Finalist: 1,300 points/$2,300,000
Champion: 2,000 points/$4,600,000
How to ticker the US Open successful Australia / TV schedule
You'll beryllium capable to ticker the US Open connected Nine, 9Now and Stan.
US Open 2023 odds
(Courtesy of TAB and close arsenic of Friday August 25)
Men's
Novak Djokovic: 2.40.Carlos Alcaraz: 2.60.Daniil Medvedev: 8.50.Jannik Sinner: 13.00Alexander Zverev: 31.00.Stefanos Tsitsipas: 34.00.Holger N Rune: 41.00.Andrey Rublev: 61.00.Women's
Iga Swiatek. 3.25.Aryna Sabalenka. 5.00.Elena Rybakina. 8.00.Coco Gauff. 9.00.Jessica Pegula. 12.00.Ons Jabeur. 15.00.Karolina Muchova. 21.00.Caroline Garcia. 21.00.:contrast(4)/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2Fe2bc6a8b-63cd-4f11-95e5-569d2fadc842)
