The oldie is planning the next sensation

Andreas Seppi (ATP 4) was in action against Marton Fucsovics for a whopping 8 hours and 89 minutes on Tuesday before he won the 11th match point in this exciting duel and surprisingly knocked the world number 41 out of the tournament ( SportNews berichtete ). Exactly 48 hours later, the veteran is back in action in Flushing Meadows - and once again he is a blatant outsider.

Seppi challenges number 5 seed Hubert Hurkacz (ATP 10) on Court 13 of the gigantic tennis facility in New York. The first meeting between the Kalterer and the Poles, who are almost 13 years younger to the day, will take place at around 19.30 p.m. (CEST). “I will definitely ask about Hurkacz and get some information from Sinner, who is a good friend of his, and from Berrettini, who recently played against him at Wimbledon,” he said Seppi was announced after his win against Fucsovics.

Whether Seppi can keep up with the favorite or even defeat him depends primarily on the question of how he copes with the strain of his first round game. Especially since Hurkacz marched through the first round relatively relaxed in his smooth three-set win against Egor Gerasimov (ATP 82). Sinner is the clear favorite Jannik Sinner presented himself similarly confidently at the start, who defeated Max Purcell in 4 sets . For the man from Sexten, it was his first victory ever at his third attempt at the US Open. Now he wants to follow up with the next success late in the evening (around 22 p.m.) in a duel with the American Zachary Svajda. Sinner is the overwhelming favorite in this match, and not just because of his current ranking - he is number 16 in the world and number 13 in the tournament.

Svajda, who is only 18 years old, is still an absolute nobody internationally and is ranked 700 positions behind Sinner in the world rankings. But be careful: in his four-set win in the first round against Marco Cecchinato, he showed his talent several times and proved that his wild card for the Grand Slam tournament is more than justified. In any case, Sinner doesn't want to take the game lightly, as he was already quite self-critical after his opening win. “I felt good, but there are always a few things to improve,” said the South Tyrolean.

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The oldie is planning the next sensation

At 37 years and 6 months, Andreas Seppi is the oldest player still in action at this year's US Open. And yet he doesn't seem full yet. The same applies to Jannik Sinner, who, like Seppi, will be in action on Thursday evening.

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