The first round action on the US Open will continue on Monday, when Carlos Alcaraz starts his campaign against Reilly Opelka. A confrontation between Joao Fonseca and Miomir Kecmanovic is also on the schedule.
Reilly Opelka vs. (2) Carlos Alcaraz
Alcaraz cannot be overly enthusiastic about a US Open first round matchup with Opelka. The 6’11 ”American wields perhaps the biggest serve on tour, so he can take the racket out of any opponent’s hands. Opelka has bone doe every now and then since spreading last summer from multiple years won away and he hashy and in-ye-tury Up to 67th in the rankings, and he owns Victories this Summer about Daniil Medvedev, Tomas Machac, and Alex de Minaur.
The 2022 US Open Champion, Alcaraz is fresh in New York from a Masters 1000 title in Cincinnati. The second rank of Spaniard, however, was an unpendacular for a large part of the fourteen days and received a lot of help from a sick Alexander Zverev in the Semis and a sick Jannik sinner in the final (retired after losing the first five games). Alcaraz plays well, but is by no means on fire. Although this may not be entirely routine, a night session should help the number 2 – because the Serve van Opelka can be a little less effective than during the afternoon.
Pick: Alcaraz in 4
Joao Fonsec vs. Miomir Kecmanovic
It will be a selection framework between two of the best non -seeds in the field of 128 when Fonseca and Kecmanovic also fall apart for the first time in their career. Fonseca has lost in the latest qualifying round of qualifying and makes his main debut at the US Open. The 19-year-old Brazilian thought he was sown against this point of the season in Slams, considering how well he started 2025, but a cooling-off period changed those plans. Nevertheless, Fonseca has reached the third round on two of his last three events (Wimbledon and Cincinnat) and he comes to number 45 in the world.
Kecmanovic is in three places ahead at number 42. The 25-year-old Serbian has been in mediocre form and has never played particularly well in Flushing Meadows. He is 4-6 lifetime in the main drawing and not, including a pension, no one has arranged more reports than no. 80 at this tournament since 2019. Last summer, Kecmanovic came within a series of scope for the first time, but lost to Lorenzo Musetti 7-5 in the fifth. This match will undoubtedly be on the racket of Fonseca and the young person may play just good enough to win it.
Pick: Fonseca in 5
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