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Sometimes the tennis gods throw a wrench into the system.

While the entire world is expecting Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner to renew acquaintances in the US Open Final in a couple of weeks, the draw made things a little tricky on the top two players in the world.

While Sinner has an easy opening match, he’ll likely get a test in Round 2. Alcaraz, meanwhile, has to deal with Reilly Opelka and his all-world serve in his opening contest on Monday night.

Alcaraz is still a massive favorite against Opelka, but this isn’t the kind of matchup the Spaniard would have been hoping for before the draw.

US Open: Alcaraz vs. Opelka

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