Amanda Anisimova vs Maya Joint

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🧠 Form & Context

Amanda Anisimova (No. 9, age 23)

• 🇺🇸 World No. 9 in her best season yet.
• 📊 2025: 34–15 overall, 14–7 on hard.
• 🔥 USO R1: Dismissed Birrell 6–3, 6–2 in 69 minutes — first USO MD win since 2020.
• 🏟️ Slam 2025: AO 2R, RG R16, Wimbledon F (l. Świątek) — aiming for her best USO run.
• 🏆 Titles 2025: Doha (WTA 1000), Queen’s Club (grass).
• 💡 Strengths: Clean, flat strike; backhand a hammer; noticeably calmer in pressure moments.
• ⚠️ Watchpoint: New York returns have been modest so far (never beyond R3).

Maya Joint (No. 43, age 19)

• 🇦🇺 Teen surge season with real belief.
• 📊 2025: 42–21 overall, 20–12 on hard.
• 🔥 USO R1: Beat VJK 6–4, 7–6, saving two set points in the second.
• 🏟️ Slam 2025: AO 1R, RG 1R, Wim 1R, USO 2R — chasing a first R3 at a major.
• 🏆 Titles 2025: Rabat, Eastbourne — first two tour-level trophies.
• 💡 Strengths: Confident first-strike baseline game; gutsy in tiebreaks and tight scorelines.
• ⚠️ Concern: 1–3 in the four matches before New York; untested vs top-10 pace over best-of-three.

H2H: First meeting (0–0).

🔍 Match Breakdown

Anisimova arrives in rhythm: the backhand crosscourt should shape rallies, and her aggressive return position can stress Joint’s service patterns from ball one. When she lands first serves, she dictates with early backhand takes and line changes.

Joint has been fearless all year and will try to keep points short, opening with forehand aggression and stepping inside the baseline. If she overpresses or leaves second serves sitting, Anisimova’s return game can flip neutral points quickly.

Tactical key: Short, first-strike exchanges are Joint’s path; extended backhand exchanges and re-entries favor Anisimova. The composure gap in late games could be decisive on the big court.

🔮 Prediction

Joint’s rise is real and she’ll start fast, but Anisimova’s higher shot tolerance and big-stage comfort should steady the match. Expect the Aussie to land punches early before the American settles and closes cleanly.

Pick: Anisimova in 2 sets (tight opener, cleaner finish).

📊 Tale of the Tape (Qualitative)

• Form trend: Anisimova sustained top-10 level; Joint surging but coming off a minor dip pre-USO.
• Surface fit: Both comfortable on hard; edge Anisimova for weight of shot and backhand reliability.
• First-strike vs. rally: Joint thrives in quick exchanges; Anisimova wins as rallies lengthen.
• Serve/Return: Pressure sits on Joint’s second serve vs Anisimova’s aggressive return stance.
• Intangibles: Experience gap at majors tilts late-game moments toward Anisimova.

Nuno Borges vs Tommy Paul

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🧠 Form & Context

Nuno Borges (No. 41, age 28)

• 🇵🇹 Portugal’s top player, steady Slam performer of late.
• 📊 2025: 27–25 overall, 13–11 on hard.
• 🔥 USO R1: Def. Brandon Holt 6–4, 6–2, 6–3, snapping a three-tournament skid.
• 🏟️ Slam 2025: AO 3R, RG 3R, Wim 3R — hunting a 4/4 R3 run.
• 💡 Game: Patient baseline, loves extended rallies; drags opponents into physical tests.
• ⚠️ Concern: Trouble closing vs better opposition (losses this summer to Ruud, Rinderknech, Majchrzak).

Tommy Paul (No. 14, age 28)

• 🇺🇸 Reliable American Slam contender with a rounded, athletic game.
• 📊 2025: 28–12 overall, 12–5 on hard.
• 🔥 USO R1: Breezed past Elmer Møller 6–3, 6–3, 6–1.
• 🏟️ Slam 2025: AO QF, RG QF, Wim 2R — already double-digit Slam wins this year.
• ⚡ Context: Limited pre-USO prep after injuries disrupted grass & summer hard swing.
• 💡 Strengths: All-court variety, first-strike gear, and smooth defense-to-offense transitions.

H2H: First meeting (0–0).

🔍 Match Breakdown

Borges wants a trench war — lengthen exchanges, test Paul’s gas tank, and lean on first-serve percentage to avoid getting bullied on second balls. His rhythm can frustrate attackers, especially if he keeps his depth and targets the Paul forehand corner to open backhands.

Paul owns the higher ceiling and first-strike pop. If he lands a high rate of first serves and steps in on seconds, he can control tempo, keep rallies short, and spare the legs. Any lingering fitness rust shifts leverage toward Borges in long, scrappy sets.

Key dynamics: Borges’ grind vs Paul’s aggression; whether Paul stays sharp physically over best-of-five; Borges’ chances to pounce during any serve-rhythm dips from Paul.

🔮 Prediction

Borges will make this a body-blow match and could nick a set if he turns it into a tug-of-war. But with home lift and the cleaner weapons in the big moments, Paul should find separation as the match wears on.

Pick: Paul in 4 sets — Borges fights, Paul’s quality in key points prevails.

📊 Tale of the Tape (Qualitative)

• Form trend: Borges steady; Paul efficient after a smooth R1.
• Surface fit: Both competent on hard; edge Paul for first-strike potency.
• Physicality: Longer rallies tilt toward Borges; shorter points favor Paul.
• Serve/Return: Paul’s first-serve + forehand combo is the biggest single edge.
• Intangibles: Arthur Ashe lift for Paul; Borges thrives if he drags it deep.

Donna Vekic vs Coco Gauff

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🧠 Form & Context

Donna Vekic (No. 49, age 29)

• 🇭🇷 Former top-20 player, fighting for rhythm in 2025 (13–20 overall, 7–11 on hard).
• 🔥 Survived Bouzas Maneiro 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 in R1 after trailing by a set and a break.
• 🏟️ Mixed history in New York: 8 first-round losses in 13 appearances; 2024 R16 best.
• ⚠️ Consistency issues: hasn’t won back-to-back matches since April (Madrid).
• 💡 Flat, powerful baseline game with a big serve, but struggles under scoreboard pressure.

Coco Gauff (No. 3, age 21)

• 🇺🇸 Defending US Open champion (2023) and fresh Roland Garros 2025 winner.
• 📊 2025: 36–12 overall, 19–7 on hard.
• 🔥 Outlasted Tomljanovic 6–4, 6–7, 7–5 in R1 — a 3-hour fight, broken six times but found answers late.
• 🏟️ US Open record: champion 2023, R16 in 2024, never lost before R3 since debut in 2019.
• ⚠️ Shaky lead-up (Montreal loss to Mboko, Cincinnati loss to Paolini), but Slam pedigree intact.
• 💡 Elite athleticism, counterpunching, and heavy topspin backhand — thrives in physical rallies.

H2H: 1–1 – Vekic def. Gauff, Paris Olympics 2024 (R16).
– Gauff def. Vekic, United Cup 2025 (straight sets).

🔍 Match Breakdown

Vekic’s path is clear: serve big, shorten rallies, and red-line on forehands. The problem is sustaining that level — her 2025 season has been plagued by dips in set two or three.

Gauff, even with a shaky serve, has the tools to absorb pace and extend rallies until the Croat cracks. The Ashe crowd amplifies her strengths — defense, countering, and clutch problem-solving.

The pivot: Vekic’s first serve vs Gauff’s return. If Coco reads her early patterns, scoreboard pressure will pile up quickly.

🔮 Prediction

Vekic’s weapons can make the first set edgy, but Gauff’s superior physicality, mentality, and Slam experience should tell as rallies lengthen. Expect the American to wrestle control and close in straights.

Pick: Gauff in 2 sets (tight opener, more comfortable close).

Alexander Zverev vs Jacob Fearnley

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🧠 Form & Context

Alexander Zverev (No. 3, age 28)

• 🇩🇪 One of the most consistent Slam performers without a major title.
• 📊 2025: 44–16 overall, 20–6 on hard.
• 🔥 USO R1: d. Tabilo 6–2, 7–6, 6–4 — straights after looking limited in Cincy SF vs Alcaraz.
• 🏟️ Slam record: 9/10 second weeks at AO+USO since 2020. Last USO R2 exit in 2017. Career 29–4 in Slam R2.
• ⚡ Masters prep: Toronto SF, Cincinnati SF (losses to Khachanov & Alcaraz showed current ceiling).
• 💡 Strengths: Serve + backhand elite; steadier in best-of-five than week-to-week tour stops.

Jacob Fearnley (No. 60, age 24)

• 🇬🇧 Breakthrough since 2024; first full ATP season in 2025.
• 📊 2025: 27–21 overall, 11–9 on hard.
• 🔥 USO R1: d. Bautista Agut 7–5, 6–2, 5–7, 6–4 — first USO MD win.
• 🏟️ Slams 2025: AO 3R (l. Zverev), RG 3R (l. Norrie), Wim R1.
• ⚠️ Form: Snapped a 5-match tour-level skid with R1 win.
• 💡 Limitation: 0–3 vs top-10 in 2025.

H2H: Zverev leads 2–0 (AO R3 & Miami R2 in 2025, both in straights).

🔍 Match Breakdown

Zverev: Massive edge in experience and Slam pedigree. Even without peak aggression, his serve + backhand patterns are usually enough to manage the middle of the court and control scoreboard pressure vs non-elite opposition.

Fearnley: Positive intent and flattening ability off first strike. To bother Zverev, he must attack second serves, land a high first-serve clip, and keep exchanges short. If points stretch, Zverev’s reach and consistency take over.

Physical/flow: Fearnley played four sets in R1; Zverev advanced in straights. Over best-of-five, freshness and repetition of winning patterns favor the German.

🔮 Prediction

Fearnley’s confidence bump is real, but the gap in Slam seasoning and baseline weight looms large. Expect the Brit to threaten in pockets — a tiebreak or one tight set — yet Zverev’s serve/backhand axis and big-match know-how should prevail comfortably.

Pick: Zverev in 3 or 4 sets (most likely straight sets with one razor set).

📊 Tale of the Tape (Qualitative)

• Serve axis: Clear edge Zverev for pace/spots; Fearnley must crest 65% 1st serves.
• Backhand exchange: Advantage Zverev — depth + cross-court stability.
• Rally length: Short = Fearnley’s window; extended = Zverev control.
• Big-point history: Zverev 29–4 in Slam R2; Fearnley 0–3 vs top-10 this year.
• Fatigue factor: Minor edge Zverev after a straight-sets opener.

Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Daniel Altmaier

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🧠 Form & Context

Stefanos Tsitsipas (No. 28, age 27)

• 🇬🇷 Former world No. 3, searching for stability after a prolonged slump.
• 📊 2025: 22–18 overall, 11–8 on hard.
• 🔥 USO R1: d. Muller 4–6, 6–0, 6–1, 7–6 — first completed win from a set down since April.
• 🏟️ New York: Least successful Slam — never past R3 in 7 attempts (early exits 2022–24).
• ⚠️ 2025 Slams: AO R1, RG R2, Wim R1 — no R3 this season.
• 💡 Motivation: Needs back-to-back wins to halt ranking slide; hasn’t strung two MD victories since Barcelona (April).

Daniel Altmaier (No. 56, age 26)

• 🇩🇪 Clay-courter with streaky hard-court results.
• 📊 2025: 27–28 overall, 8–13 on hard.
• 🔥 USO R1: d. Medjedovic 7–5, 6–7, 7–6, 6–7, 6–4 — grueling five-setter.
• 🏟️ USO: Best = R2 (2023).
• ⚠️ 2025 highlights: RG R16, Monte Carlo R16, Rotterdam QF — otherwise inconsistent (4 wins in last 13).
• 💡 Limitation: Rarely backs up a big win; no consecutive-match wins since Roland Garros.

H2H: Tsitsipas leads 1–0 (Roland Garros 2024, four sets).

🔍 Match Breakdown

Tsitsipas: Serve + forehand provide superior first-strike weight. Confidence still fragile, but if he lands patterns early, he should control baseline exchanges and avoid prolonged neutral rallies.

Altmaier: Heavy ball and patience thrive when rallies extend. However, the five-set opener may tax him physically, and hard courts expose movement gaps vs elite hitters.

Key dynamic: Can Tsitsipas stay proactive? If he drifts passive, Altmaier’s grind can force errors. If the Greek keeps court position and hits through his forehand patterns, scoreboard pressure flips quickly.

Stamina watch: Altmaier’s 4h+ R1 vs Tsitsipas’ relatively brisk four-setter — freshness leans the Greek.

🔮 Prediction

Not peak Tsitsipas, but the matchup is favorable. Altmaier can nick a set if Stef’s focus dips, yet the serve-forehand combo plus fresher legs should carry the day.

Pick: Tsitsipas in 4 sets.

📊 Tale of the Tape (Qualitative)

• First strike: Clear edge Tsitsipas (serve + FH).
• Rally tolerance: Altmaier when extended; Tsitsipas if he dictates early.
• Movement on hard: Advantage Tsitsipas.
• Match fitness: Altmaier coming off 5 sets; Stef fresher.
• Mental: Tsitsipas fragile but experienced; Altmaier confidence volatile after marathons.

Roman Safiullin vs Felix Auger-Aliassime

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🧠 Form & Context

Roman Safiullin (No. 94, age 28)

• 🇷🇺 Talented but inconsistent baseliner, dangerous in patches.
• 📊 2025: 13–19 overall, 9–11 on hard.
• 🔥 USO R1: Beat Monfils 6–4, 2–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–4 in a rollercoaster 5-setter.
• 🏟️ USO record: R2 in 2023 (lost to Paul in 5) & 2024 (lost to Arnaldi).
• ⚠️ Slam struggles: Let winnable matches slip at AO (Kokkinakis) & Wimbledon (Darderi).
• 💡 Style: Clean hitter, heavy backhand; fitness & composure in 5-setters remain issues.

Felix Auger-Aliassime (No. 27, age 25)

• 🇨🇦 Former world No. 6, USO semifinalist in 2021.
• 📊 2025: 32–20 overall, 17–8 on hard. Titles in Montpellier & Adelaide.
• 🔥 USO R1: d. Harris 6–4, 7–6, 6–4 — but faced 10 break points, showing fragility.
• 🏟️ Slam 2025: Yet to progress beyond R2 (AO R2, RG R1, Wim R2).
• ⚠️ Form: Mixed year — 2 titles & Cincy QF, but also poor losses and inconsistency.
• 💡 Watchpoint: First USO win since 2022, breaking streak of opening-round exits. Needs to build confidence.

H2H: Auger-Aliassime leads 1–0 (2022 Marseille SF, 7–6 7–6).

🔍 Match Breakdown

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Shintaro Mochizuki vs Alex de Minaur

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🧠 Form & Context

Shintaro Mochizuki (No. 112, age 22)

• 🇯🇵 Former junior Wimbledon champ, now breaking into ATP top 120.
• 📊 2025: 37–21 overall, 24–12 on hard.
• 🔥 USO: Qualified, then d. Gaston 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 in R1.
• 🏟️ Slam record: R2 at Wimbledon 2023 & 2025, both via qualifying. Pushed Khachanov to 5 sets this summer.
• 📈 Confidence: Riding a win streak from qualifying, though mostly at Challenger level.
• ⚠️ Issue: Physically fragile in long best-of-five contests; rarely strings MD Slam wins together.

Alex de Minaur (No. 8, age 26)

• 🇦🇺 Australia’s No. 1, one of the most reliable Slam players in last 18 months.
• 📊 2025: 39–15 overall, 20–7 on hard.
• 🔥 USO R1: Routine win over O’Connell 6–3, 6–4, 6–4.
• 🏆 Summer form: Washington champion, Toronto QF, Cincinnati R16.
• 🏟️ Slam record: QF at AO & USO 2024; R16 at Wimbledon 2025. 2nd week in 5 of last 6 majors.
• ⚠️ Stat: Hasn’t lost to a player outside top 100 in a Slam since 2020 (Cecchinato).

H2H: First meeting.

🔍 Match Breakdown

Mochizuki brings variety, clean technique, and disruptive creativity. But his lack of raw pace means he must rely on rhythm, which is hard to sustain against elite defenders. Over five sets, physical durability is the key concern.

De Minaur thrives in these matchups: footspeed, counterpunching, and relentless rally tolerance. Against Mochizuki’s lighter ball, he can dictate with controlled aggression, stretch rallies, and test stamina.

Intangibles: Mochizuki swings freely as the underdog, but De Minaur’s consistency and motivation to back up last year’s QF run give him a clear edge.

🔮 Prediction

It’s a deserved Slam run for Mochizuki, but this draw is brutal. De Minaur’s baseline weight, speed, and tactical discipline should be overwhelming across best-of-five. Expect some stylish rallies, but scoreboard control should stay with the Aussie.

Pick: De Minaur in 3 sets (with one competitive set likely).

📊 Tale of the Tape (Qualitative)

• Form trend: Mochizuki on a qualifier streak; De Minaur steady at top level.
• Baseline weight: Edge heavily to De Minaur.
• Fitness: Mochizuki vulnerable in 5-set wear; De Minaur thrives on grind.
• Experience: De Minaur multiple Slam 2nd weeks vs Mochizuki still learning.
• Mental edge: Underdog freedom vs top-10 composure — advantage De Minaur.