US Open 2022

[Dinesh]

Yuki and Sumit have used their PRs to enter the USO qualifying list. Ramkumar is #11 in the alternates list.

Doubles list is yet to be released, but it’s safe to assume that Ramkumar will join Rohan and Sania to represent us in the last grand slam of the year.

[sameerph]

Ramkumar is 3 spots outside qualifying draw now. Still, 3-4 days to go before draw is made. So, hopefully RamK will make it in. He will be really unlucky not to make it qualies with a ranking of 231. It would be one of the highest cut offs for grand slam qualies in recent times as usually the cut goes down to 245-250.

[PKBasu]

Ramkumar is at a career-high of 56 in doubles, so he should comfortably make it into the doubles main draw. I hope he finds a good partner. Bopanna is 19th, while Shapovalov is 57th in doubles. Sadly, Bops looks as if he will be partnering Middelkpoop, not Ramkumar.

[sameerph]

Strangely doubles entry list is not yet out. So, not sure whom RamK is partnering.

He is now 2 out from singles qualifying draw. He has posted videos of practising with coach Sanjay Singh in Florida. So, this time he is adopting a different approach of taking a traing break mid season instead of playing tournament after tournament.

[Dinesh]

Ramkumar is #1 on the alt list now and when Djokovic’s name is removed from the list, he should comfortably make it.

[sameerph]

There was another withdrawal and RamK has now made it qualifying draw. So, we will have 3 Indian in qualies - RamK, Sumit and Yuki.

[Rajiv]

Tough draw for Sumit against 26 seed Vasek Pospisil & Yuki v 9th seed Radu Albot .
Ram against a WC Bruno Khuzara.

Don't expect any miracles from Yuki.. Sumit if he can raise his game and has been in good positive mood recently has the ability to spring a surprise ...
Ram against a WC, but these WC's could be tricky especially in a Slam and this USO has toughest cut off at 234 where Ram just managed to squeeze in.
And this 18 yr Brazil born American is the top world Junior having won the Australian junior singles and dbls .

Good Luck to the trio.

[Atithee]

It’s Kuzuhara. RamK has no business losing to this guy. Here’s his recent activity. Not something to be apprehensive about given RamK’s ability. But, you never know…..

https://www.atptour.com/en/players/brun ... r-activity

[Rajiv]

@Atithee just edited my post at the one same time we were writing.
On paper a easy WC for Ram, but his opponent is a junior AO singles champion.
So no easy match.. still remember a similar 18 yr RK fresh from wining junior Slams troubling the big guys in the opening rounds of a GS and making the R2 of the French and USO

[Rajiv]

Strangely doubles entry list is not yet out. So, not sure whom RamK is partnering.

#56 Nikola Cacic of Serbia

[sameerph]

Strangely doubles entry list is not yet out. So, not sure whom RamK is partnering.

#56 Nikola Cacic of Serbia

Ok, thanks Rajiv. Looks a good choice and hope they win couple of rounds at least.

All our singles qualifying matches are to be played tomorrow, Wednesday.

Btw, Sania pulled out of US open due to injury and posted this-

“Hi guys, A quick update. I just have some not so great news. I hurt my forearm/elbow while playing in Canada 2 weeks ago and obviously didn’t realise how bad it was until I got my scans yesterday and unfortunately I have infact torn a little bit of my tendon. I will be out for weeks and have pulled out of US Open. This isn’t ideal and it’s terrible timing and it will change some of my retirement plans but I will keep you all posted,” Sania said in a statement.

This was to be her last slam. So, looks like this injury may change her retirement plans.

[jayakris]

Not happy about the injury, but glad that she might not retire just yet!

[sameerph]

Yes, the way Sania was playing this year almost getting back top 20 level and looking good for further rise, it did not feel right time to retire for her. Perhaps, she did not expect such a revival when she announced retirement. Now, this would be good reason for her to extent those retirement plans.

[jayakris]

^^^ I was sensing the same. maybe she was surprised that she could still make some good money from tennis. She has made $220K this year from doubles. That is not bad money in 8 months. I hope she continues for at least a year more.

[sameerph]

If she is continuing till end of next year might as well continue till Paris Olympics and have a last ditch attempt for a mixed doubles medal with Bops or maybe they will be too old for that ?