{"id":30450,"date":"2023-08-28T14:57:15","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T14:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onelidlesseye.com\/?p=30450"},"modified":"2023-08-28T14:57:15","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T14:57:15","slug":"whos-coming-into-the-us-open-with-the-most-hype-carlos-coco-or-novak-djokovic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onelidlesseye.com\/celebrity\/whos-coming-into-the-us-open-with-the-most-hype-carlos-coco-or-novak-djokovic\/","title":{"rendered":"Whos coming into the US Open with the most hype: Carlos, Coco or Novak Djokovic?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.celebitchy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/BGUS_2711452_032.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>For the past month, it\u2019s felt like the US Open hired a new PR team, because I do not remember ever hearing and seeing this much hype for the last Slam of the year.  They\u2019ve got American players doing Vanity Fair photoshoots, they spent a whole week before the US Open doing fan events and media events, and seemingly every practice has been open to the public, as have the media events.  The Open starts today, and I\u2019m including some photos from the many events and practices over the past week.  <\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m focused mostly on Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz and Coco Gauff, because those three are coming into the Slam with the most buzz.  Coco won her two biggest titles (DC and Cincinnati) in the lead-up to New York, and she\u2019s now the betting favorite to win her first Slam.  I&#8217;m actually shocked by her turnaround now that she&#8217;s working with coach Brad Gilbert, honestly.  Within a month, she cleaned up her game and her mentality improved by leaps and bounds.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, everyone is hyping the \u201crivalry\u201d between Novak and Carlos.  I mean, it is a real rivalry &#8211; they\u2019ve played three times this year, they\u2019re #1 and #2 in the world, and their past three matches were gritty, attritional affairs.  Which is why I kind of doubt they\u2019ll meet in the final.  One of them will choke, surely?  In modern tennis, it\u2019s just really hard for players to \u201cdefend\u201d their US Open titles &#8211; no man has defended their title in New York since 2008 (Roger Federer).  Carlos is the defending champion, so I kind of wonder if he\u2019ll make it past the quarters. I\u2019ve been wrong about him before!  I don\u2019t know.<\/p>\n<p>It does seem that Novak has perked up now that Carlos has beaten him a few times. Suddenly, the 36-year-old Djoker is interested in taking this kid to the woodshed.  My hope is that we get a repeat (in every way) of the 2021 final: Daniil Medvedev defeating Djokovic.  Meddy loves New York as well, and he also enjoys flying under the radar &#8211; less pressure. <\/p>\n<p>This is also Djokovic\u2019s first time in North America since 2021.  He couldn\u2019t play tournaments in America last year because his ass is still unvaccinated and there were travel restrictions on unvaxxed foreign nationals.  Considering there\u2019s a Covid surge in New York, I\u2019ve got to wonder if the Open will ask players to consider masking up again.  I\u2019ve got to wonder if Covid will play a role in this USO yet again.<\/p>\n<p>Coco and Novak play their first-round matches tonight, they\u2019re playing back-to-back in the night session on Arthur Ashe Stadium.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.celebitchy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/BGUS_2713816_001.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.celebitchy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/BGUS_2713816_050.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.celebitchy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/BGUS_2711452_048.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.celebitchy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/BGUS_2713816_042.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><small>Photos courtesy of Backgrid.<\/small><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.celebitchy.com\/832839\/whos_coming_into_the_us_open_with_the_most_hype_carlos_coco_or_novak_djokovic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the past month, it\u2019s felt like the US Open hired a new PR team, because I do not remember ever hearing and seeing this much hype for the last Slam of the year. 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