Should Medvedev win? (Cake walk draw)

[Chairman3]

Should Medvedev win the USO based on how easy his draw is?

Going into the quarters, he's basically faced no one.
In the quarters it'll be Sinner or Paul, his first real challenge.
Then after that it would be Draper or de Minaur, not the biggest challenge. (He's 6-3 H2H vs de Minaur.)
The highest seed he could face in the final is Zverev. The other three options are Fritz, Tiafoe, or Dmitrov and I like his odds against any of those three.

What say you?

 

[timmyy]

Cake walk playing the #1 in the World? OK...

 

[Chairman3]

Cake walk playing the #1 in the World? OK...

O he already played the number 1 in the world...are you from the future?

If not, maybe read where it says the quarters would be his first real challenge

 

[StefanosRespecter]

I think he will lose a very close match to Sinner in the quarters, but of course Sinner has to beat Paul first.

 

[StefanosRespecter]

The matches today before the Sinner vs Paul matchup featured...

2 bagles and a breadstick.

Wins in straight sets. Terrible.

 

[KingCarlitos]

Paul has to stop blowing good chances, second set is as good as gone for Paul Now.

 

[KingCarlitos]

And the second set is Sinner’s, Looks like we’re getting a Medvedev-Sinner matchup soon…

 

[Razer]

Not facing anyone great until now is not a great thing..... having a cakewalk draw defeats the purpose if you have to face someone strong in later rounds.... winning with a cakewalk draw means all 7 opponents are average.... this is clearly not that case

 

[ghostofMecir]

Eh, if he beats Sinner he’ll deserve it. Sinner looks like he’s rounding back into the early season form, so it’s not going to be easy.

 

[Chairman3]

Not facing anyone great until now is not a great thing..... having a cakewalk draw defeats the purpose if you have to face someone strong in later rounds.... winning with a cakewalk draw means all 7 opponents are average.... this is clearly not that case

But there's always that theory of having conserved physical and mental energy

 

[StefanosRespecter]

Paul has to stop blowing good chances, second set is as good as gone for Paul Now.

He was up 3 or 4 games to 1 in the first set and blew it, although Sinner might just be that good.

 

[StefanosRespecter]

Paul was just broken. Match basically over.

 

[Razer]

But there's always that theory of having conserved physical and mental energy

Conserving energy is only applicable to people who are either injured/old/unfit, one of the 3.

A person like Sinner cannot be stopped just because he is being given tough matches while Med is beating unseeded mugs in straight sets....infact it is the other way round, Sinner is at an advantage because he is playing stronger opponents ...... So Med conserving energy like that is useless.... Med will be thrashed in 4 sets regardless of how much energy he is conserving ....

 

[Bilders]

If Sinner and Medvedev could not be in the same quarter for once, that'd be great....

 

[Fabresque]

Medvedev-Sinner QF is such a shame. The winner is going to win the U.S. Open. Unless Zverev somehow figures out how to win a slam.

 

[Z.Qinwen is my hero]

Conserving energy is only applicable to people who are either injured/old/unfit, one of the 3.

A person like Sinner cannot be stopped just because he is being given tough matches while Med is beating unseeded mugs in straight sets....infact it is the other way round, Sinner is at an advantage because he is playing stronger opponents ...... So Med conserving energy like that is useless.... Med will be thrashed in 4 sets regardless of how much energy he is conserving ....

Like Sinner thrashed him at wimbledon ehh ;P ?

 

[MichaelNadal]

We need Medvedev to save tennis now

 

[ghostofMecir]

He was up 3 or 4 games to 1 in the first set and blew it, although Sinner might just be that good.

Lmaoo at this username

 

[ChrisJR3264]

If Sinner and Medvedev could not be in the same quarter for once, that'd be great....

Atp
Rankings system make this a possibility. All those points med had to defend this year dropped him from 3 to 5.

 

[ChrisJR3264]

Medvedev-Sinner QF is such a shame. The winner is going to win the U.S. Open. Unless Zverev somehow figures out how to win a slam.

The fact he didn’t win the 2020 us open makes me think he ever will.

 

[MeatTornado]

With Alcaraz and Djokovic out, it sure feels like this quarter is the real final. It should be the toughest match of the tournament for whoever wins it, and they should go on to win the whole tournament after.

But even with the other potential semi-finalists and finalists looking real easy, it's not exactly a cakewalk draw for Medvedev (or Sinner for that matter). Med has to play the world #1 and the man who beat him at the last hard court slam. Not a cakewalk. And from Sinner's perspective, he gets the toughest QF of the bracket, despite being the #1 seed. He's facing the only US Open champion left in the draw, on what is probably Medvedev's most comfortable court on tour.

 

[legcramp]

Meddy in 4.

 

[FeroBango]

Cake walk playing the #1 in the World? OK...

Specially not when said number 1 is playing like Djokovic on steroids again! Nothing is stopping Sinner this time.

 

[Pheasant]

Sinner is 32-2 on hard courts this year. That all by itself has turned Med’s draw into a very tough one. I’d be pretty damn upset if I were a Med fan.

 

[travlerajm]

Sinner is 32-2 on hard courts this year. That all by itself has turned Med’s draw into a very tough one. I’d be pretty damn upset if I were a Med fan.

I like Med, and I love that he gets to play Sinner in the QF.

 

[Wurm]

"Should" win means it being the expectation that he beats Sinner in the QF and that's nonsense. I hope he does and goes on to win his second USO, tbh, but I don't expect it and just want a proper heavyweight contest.

 

[soldat]

Since Djokovic was defeated and is out of the tournament, I want Medvedev to win. I think he should win not because of his draw, but because he plays well at USO. He has a chance vs. Sinner, probably Sinner still has the edge because of the way the last matches have gone.

"Should" win means it being the expectation that he beats Sinner in the QF and that's nonsense. I hope he does and goes on to win his second USO, tbh, but I don't expect it and just want a proper heavyweight contest.

 

[KingCarlitos]

Medvedev-Sinner QF is such a shame. The winner is going to win the U.S. Open. Unless Zverev somehow figures out how to win a slam.

If there is one thing we know It is that Zverev will remain slamless forever.

 

[FeroBango]

If there is one thing we know It is that Zverev will remain slamless forever.

The jinx is set in stone.

 

[Hitman]

There is nothing cake about running into the world number one and the best player on HC who has beaten you the last five times on this surface, and that too just to get out the quarter final...

Sinner is the best player on the planet and the man in form, if Medvedev beats him, he will completely deserve the title.

 

[TheSlicer]

med winning is always good, love his personality and gamestyle, people call him pusher, i call him tactician

 

[Chairman3]

Medvedev still leads H2H 7-5
And recently beat Sinner at Wimbledon despite a relatively easy draw.

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

We need Medvedev to save tennis now

Can you see Sinner winning it if he gets past the Russian?

 

[MichaelNadal]

Can you see Sinner winning it if he gets past the Russian?

Yes but eww, who wants that

 

[ChrisJR3264]

Can you see Sinner winning it if he gets past the Russian?

Yes.
I’m in the mindset of winner of sinner v. Medvedev would be the favorite to win the slam.

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Yes.
I’m in the mindset of winner of sinner v. Medvedev would be the favorite to win the slam.

Same here and only Zverev would have some chance.

 

[ChrisJR3264]

Same here and only Zverev would have some chance.

I think zverev has played well all year.
It’s not that I’d be shocked if he doesn’t win - he’s got the game and resume to do it. But he also has shown the ability to crumble when he gets to this stage. He had no excuses for that 2020 USO collapse against Thiem.

He’s already played a 3R match til 2:52 am finish.
Those late night early round matches can come back to bite you in week 2.

 

[RF-18]

He is the best HCer in the world so he should. Medvedev will win USO and take Sinner to the woodsheds bank on it.

 

[Bartelby]

No one should be disputin' the victory of the Mad Med Rasputin'.

 

[Bilders]

There is nothing cake about running into the world number one and the best player on HC who has beaten you the last five times on this surface, and that too just to get out the quarter final...

Sinner is the best player on the planet and the man in form, if Medvedev beats him, he will completely deserve the title.

Enough of a consideration to throw the Wimbledon result out the window?

 

[Bilders]

Atp
Rankings system make this a possibility. All those points med had to defend this year dropped him from 3 to 5.

To be fair, we got them in the Final in Melbourne. Just seems these draws are always Novak friendly where the titans who really trouble him are in the other half.

 

[ChrisJR3264]

To be fair, we got them in the Final in Melbourne. Just seems these draws are always Novak friendly where the titans who really trouble him are in the other half.

Not really.
1 , 3 and 5 are usually placed in the same half.
2 , 4 and 6 - same.

Carlos lost first round in Cincinnati and could have easily slid Novak to the 3 seed but it didn’t happen.

Things will change in Melbourne, well shortly after this tournment when zverev will be #2 and Novak 4th. If med wins US open he will be 4. Possibly 3 but idk.