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Alcaraz Opens US Open as a Shaky Favorite: Sinner Is Out, Zverev Is Seeded First, and the Draw Has Teeth
The US Open men's singles begins Sunday with a strange shape: the defending champion is the betting favorite, the world's other best player is absent, and the No. 1 seed is neither of them. Carlos Alcaraz opens his title defense against Roman Safiullin in what will be his first tour-level singles match since April, after a right wrist injury cost him the French Open and Wimbledon.