16:55
Hard duel for both
Both players have never met each other in their careers. Both are in good form right now and it could be a close match between Zverev and Vukic.
4:50 p.m
Not an easy opponent for Zverev.
The Australian is not an easy opponent for the German number one. Alexandar Vukic is currently 50th in the tennis world rankings and has recently shown good games. At the ATP tournament in Atlanta, the 27-year-old made it to the final and only lost there to the current number nine in the world, Taylor Fritz, 5: 7, 7: 6 (7: 5) and 4: 6. He just missed his first ATP title. At the Masters tournament in Toronto, the Australian made it to the round of 16 and lost there, just one break behind, in the two sets against Frenchman Monfils 4:6 and 4:6. Even today he will be a tough task for Zverev.
16:41
Zverev in good form recently
After his knockout round in Wimbledon against the Italian Berrettini, he then showed good performances. First he won the clay court tournament at Rothenbaum in Hamburg. It was his first tournament victory after a long injury break. After that he withdrew from the Masters tournament in Toronto and surprisingly lost in the second round to the Spaniard Davidovich Fokina. Just a week later he made it to the semi-finals of the Masters tournament in Cincinnati and lost there in two sets to eventual winner Novak Djokovic 6: 7 (5: 7) and 5: 7. Previously, he had beaten the top 10 player Daniil Medvedev 6: 4, 5: 7 and 6: 4. Due to his successes in the recent past, the US Open finalist from 2020 is one of the favorites again this time.
16:27
Good evening
Welcome to the first-round matches at the US Open 2023. Around 5 p.m., German number one Alexander Zverev meets Australian Aleksandar Vukic on Court 17.