Carlos Alcaraz has been handed a tricky path at the 2025 US Open despite staying clear of defending champion Jannik Sinner’s half of the draw. The Spaniard, chasing a second crown at Flushing Meadows, could face a high-value semi-final against one of his familiar opponent, Novak Djokovic if both progress as expected.
Alcaraz, who opens his campaign against America’s Reilly Opelka, has landed in a tough quarter featuring 2021 champion Daniil Medvedev, Toronto winner Ben Shelton, and 2022 finalist Casper Ruud. To reach the last four, he may have to get through at least one of these in-form contenders.
Djokovic, meanwhile, begins against Learner Tien and sits on the same half as Alcaraz. The Serbian veteran, a four-time US Open winner chasing a record 25th Grand Slam title, holds a 5-3 head-to-head lead over the Spaniard. He beat Alcaraz in four sets in the Australian Open quarter-finals earlier this year.
On the other side of the draw, Sinner begins his title defence against Czech player Vit Kopriva and could meet last year’s semifinalist Jack Draper in the quarters. Third seed Alexander Zverev, a potential semi-final opponent for Sinner, starts against Alejandro Tabilo.
The draw also threw up intriguing first-round matches: 11th seed Holger Rune faces Botic van de Zandschulp, who stunned Alcaraz here last year, while 2014 champion Marin Cilic meets Alexander Bublik.
Alcaraz enters New York with six titles and a Tour-leading 54 wins this season but will need to navigate a demanding road if he wants another shot at the trophy — and possibly, a final showdown with Sinner.
US Open 2025: Men’s singles draw
Top Half:
- Jannik Sinner vs Vit Kopriva
- Alexei Popyrin vs Emil Ruusuvuori
- Valentin Royer vs Yunchao Bu
- Marton Fucsovics vs Denis Shapovalov
- Alexander Bublik vs Marin Cilic
- Lorenzo Sonego vs Tristan Schoolkate
- Nuno Borges vs Brandon Holt
- Elmer Moller vs Tommy Paul
- Lorenzo Musetti vs Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
- Quentin Halys vs David Goffin
- Jenson Brooksby vs Aleksandar Vukic
- Qualifier/Lucky Loser vs Flavio Cobolli
- Gabriel Diallo vs Damir Dzumhur
- Jaume Munar vs Qualifier/Lucky Loser
- Zizou Bergs vs Chun-Hsin Tseng
- Qualifier/Lucky Loser vs Jack Draper
- Alexander Zverev vs Alejandro Tabilo
- Roberto Bautista Agut vs Jacob Fearnley
- Gael Monfils vs Roman Safiullin
- Qualifier/Lucky Loser vs Felix Auger-Aliassime
- Ugo Humbert vs Adam Walton
- Aleksandar Kovacevic vs Qualifier/Lucky Loser
- Qualifier/Lucky Loser vs Tristan Boyer
- Qualifier/Lucky Loser vs Andrey Rublev
- Karen Khachanov vs Nishesh Basavareddy
- Hugo Dellien vs Kamil Majchrzak
- Qualifier/Lucky Loser vs Matteo Arnaldi
- Francisco Comesana vs Stefanos Tsitsipas
- Benjamin Bonzi vs Arthur Rinderknech
- Luca Van Assche vs Hamad Medjedovic
- Qualifier/Lucky Loser vs Arthur Cazaux
- Christopher O’Connell vs Alex De Minaur
Bottom Half:
- Novak Djokovic vs Learner Tien
- Qualifier/Lucky Loser vs Qualifier/Lucky Loser
- Cameron Norrie vs Sebastian Korda
- Francisco Comesana vs Alex Michelsen
- Frances Tiafoe vs Yoshihito Nishioka
- Darwin Blanch vs Qualifier/Lucky Loser
- Mackenzie McDonald vs Botic van de Zandschulp
- Jakub Mensik vs Alexei Popyrin
- Jiri Lehecka vs Tomas Machac
- Brandon Nakashima vs Qualifier/Lucky Loser
- Luca Nardi vs Denis Kudla
- Sebastian Baez vs Emilio Nava
- Elias Ymer vs Qualifier/Lucky Loser
- Tomas Martin Etcheverry vs Matteo Berrettini
- Dominic Thiem vs Sebastian Ofner
- Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs Alexander Shevchenko
- Ricardo Bonadio vs Alexander Zverev
- Holger Rune vs Qualifier/Lucky Loser
- Tomas Barrios Vera vs Daniel Evans
- Matteo Berrettini vs Qualifier/Lucky Loser
- Sebastian Ofner vs Stefanos Tsitsipas
- Alexander Shevchenko vs Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
- Reilly Opelka vs Carlos Alcaraz
– Ends
