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US Open 2019 – Men’s Predictions 23 August 2019 Is there any reason to suspect that someone other than the Big Three can triumph here? First Quarter Following his Novak-slam in 2016, holding all four slam titles simultaneously, Novak Djokovic took a two-year break from winning, but re-emerged at last year’s Wimbledon.   Since then he’s been racking up slam tournaments, claiming four, and losing only one match along the way – to Thiem at this year’s French.   Djokovic is only two slams behind Nadal and four behind Federer.   I’ll be looking for that gap to have narrowed in two weeks time. Stan Wawrinka (seeded 23) could face Novak in the fourth round.   He’s been finding his way back to near the top of the game, but I doubt he can beat Djokovic.   At age 34, Stan’s best days might be behind him. There is an interesting first rounder scheduled between Fabio Fognini (11) and Reilly Opelka – who’s been having a break out year.   Fognini ...

Wild guesses US Open 2019 – Women’s Draw Predictions 22 August 2019 God only knows what will happen... First Quarter Naomi Osaka won this title last year in a crazy, marred final over Serena Williams.   Osaka then won her second slam at the Australian in January, and looked set to become a long term tennis superstar. But she has looked rather ordinary most of this year.   She hasn’t had terrible losses, but she hasn’t won any more tournaments either.   There is concern over a knee injury that had her pulling out of Cincinnati last week.   She’s seeded #1 and if she’s healthy she could go deep – her draw looks manageable. Aryna Sabalenka (seeded 9) had a cracker start to the year as well, taking the title in Shenzhen and reaching a career high ranking in February.   She cooled considerably during spring but made the San Jose final at the start of this month, so there may be hope for her US Open campaign.   She’s got a rocky start again...