Everyone expects Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz to be dominant again in this edition of the US Open, which began yesterday and gave fans the first surprises (such as the elimination of the winner of the 2021 edition Daniil Medvedev, who lost to the French ace Benjamin Bonzi for the second time in a row after Wimbledon).

The Spanish champion will make his debut against Reilly Opelka today and will have to be very careful with the serve of the American giant, who is able to scare all his opponents on this surface and defeated a legend like Novak Djokovic in Brisbane earlier this year.

The 22-year-old from Murcia is looking for his second title in New York after the amazing triumph in 2022, which allowed him to win the first Major of his young career and become the youngest number 1 in tennis history.

Mouratoglou on Sinner and Alcaraz

Carlitos has already lifted six trophies this season and just won the Cincinnati Masters 1000, but the top favorite on this surface is always Sinner. The current world No. 1 – who fell ill during the Cincinnati Open final and was forced to retire – prevailed at Flushing Meadows last year, and his potential path doesn’t look so tough.

The Italian ace’s game is perfectly suited to this surface, where he won 26 matches in a row before the ill-fated final in Ohio exactly a week ago.

Through his official Instagram profile, top coach Patrick Mouratoglou spoke about the two top favorites in this edition of the US Open: “At the moment, there are two favorites for every Grand Slam. It’s Alcaraz and Sinner. I think this win of Sinner in Wimbledon was extremely important, because it was five times in a row that Alcaraz beat him before that.”

He also added: “Now it’s completely different. He has the taste of beating him in a Grand Slam final. So this will give an edge to Sinner. But they are so close in terms of level with completely different games, completely different ways to handle situations. If they keep that level, they will always be the two huge favorites.”