By Agencies
NEW YORK: Carlos Alcaraz was put on a US Open collision course with Novak Djokovic on Thursday as the draw for the men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 singles tournaments were revealed.
Spanish star Alcaraz faces a potentially awkward route to the final where a possible showdown with world number one Jannik Sinner could be waiting at Flushing Meadows.
Alcaraz, who could supplant Sinner as world number one depending on results in New York over the next fortnight, will have to hit the ground running starting from Sunday.
The Spaniard faces big-serving American hope Reilly Opelka in the first round.
If the tournament follows seedings, the 2022 US Open champion will meet former world number one Djokovic in the semi-finals.
Djokovic, who is chasing a record 25th Grand Slam title, will begin his campaign against Learner Tien in the opening round.
Seventh seed Djokovic leads Alcaraz 5-3 in previous meetings, and defeated the Spaniard over four sets in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open earlier this year.
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