US Open Draw - A big Osaka prediction
The Tennis Podcast
David Law
4.6 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 23 August 2025
⏱️ 80 minutes
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Summary
Catherine, David and Matt are together at Flushing Meadows to dissect the US Open draws and analyse what’s been said on media day.
Part one - Women’s draw. We cover why we think this draw is good news for Iga Swiatek, the potential for Elena Rybakina to be a problem for Aryna Sabalenka, and why Victoria Mboko could come through a wide open section. There’s also chat about Coco Gauff hiring bio mechanist Gavin MacMillan to help her serve and David explains why he’s feeling bullish about Naomi Osaka’s chances.
Part two - Men’s draw (38:16). The big question from the men’s draw is whether anyone can stop Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz. We analyse their draws and consider the paths of Novak Djokovic, Ben Shelton and Alexander Zverev.
Part three - Qualifying (1:06:16). We talk about Dino Prizmic and Fran Jones making their way through qualifying and into the main draw.
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