{"id":51968,"date":"2022-09-01T14:49:54","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T18:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=51968"},"modified":"2022-09-02T10:47:27","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T14:47:27","slug":"us-open-day-5-predictions-kyrgios-vs-wolf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2022\/09\/01\/us-open-day-5-predictions-kyrgios-vs-wolf\/","title":{"rendered":"US Open Day 5 Predictions Including Nick Kyrgios vs JJ Wolf"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nick Kyrgios and Daniil Medevedev are both <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/category\/us-open\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">US Open<\/a> contenders, they will feature on day 5 of the tournament playing for a spot in the second week. We have <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/category\/predictions\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">predictions for every day 5 match<\/a> in New York from our panelists, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2022\/09\/01\/us-open-day-5-predictions-murray-vs-berrettini\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">including Andy Murray&#8217;s<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Daniil Medvedev vs Yibing Wu<\/h3>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1419125833\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.66667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/1419125833?et=tAZk38J_SIpeDIZ3tyKQig&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=szRqPcx4Umk7N3B_pN8PmpMKOcVJmjky80Y9fYHAQRQ=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Damian Kust: The amount of natural talent Yibing Wu is carrying is just scandalous, which allowed him to produce that phenomenal 35-4 win\/loss record for the year. He probably doesn\u2019t have enough to hit through Daniil Medvedev though and this could be a pretty harsh reality check for the young Chinese. <strong>Medvedev in 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jack Edward: Yibing Wu could be seriously dangerous. A 32-4 record this year speaks for itself at any level and he will be playing with nothing to lose against Daniil Medvedev. Though there will be a determined air of qualifier energy around him, I\u2019m worried he won\u2019t have encountered anything quite like the world #1\u2019s alien game before. I don\u2019t underrate Wu\u2019s chances of putting up a fight but Medvedev should be too good in all departments for him. <strong>Medvedev in 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Daniel Elahi Galan vs Alejandro Davidovich Fokina<\/h3>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1419690181\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.66667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/1419690181?et=JJTV9SVrT1ZEQiAbVXWbtg&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=BflPTtxZrNbmGz08Kd4l5QVSzM_iENucO1PrIldVpok=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Damian: Daniel Elahi Galan will need to play some more of that ballsy tennis that allowed him to take out Stefanos Tsitsipas if he wants to progress further. His second round was much weaker and against someone as complete as Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, he might struggle. <strong>Davidovich Fokina in 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jack: It\u2019s not the third-round we expected and the result will probably be a surprise too at this rate. Trusting Alejandro Davidovich Fokina is not easy and honestly Daniel Elahi Galan has looked the slightly more impressive of the two players so far. Galan\u2019s dream run to continue. <strong>Galan in 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Nick Kyrgios vs JJ Wolf<\/h3>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1419700918\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.66667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/1419700918?et=h6It2EqwSOxZ4sJ2YA0NLQ&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=gyGYZl9-7rWmF5ZN_ITz1UEB8bsurrCr20Hn_ci2rds=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Damian: That\u2019s a very exciting matchup with the shotmaking potential on both guys being absolutely off the charts. The way Nick Kyrgios is playing this year you gotta take him as the winner though, especially as he seems very serious about going deep in New York based on his first two performances. <strong>Kyrgios in 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jack: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2022\/09\/02\/jj-wolf-us-open\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">J.J. Wolf has practically arrived at this point<\/a>. He has the shots and the flashiness to go far in this game provided he can put together some consistency. He\u2019s not ready to beat someone with the gaul of Nick Kyrgios yet but he\u2019ll certainly go down swinging. <strong>Kyrgios in 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Karen Khachanov vs Jack Draper<\/h3>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1419787030\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 60.269363% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/1419787030?et=lKLuVrNhQHVWiW86BLQcfw&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=sNGosi9Hj7-BhLOLagsFG_c_5n36EMYero0Ut1Ativo=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"358\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Damian: Jack Draper\u2019s yet to drop a set despite having to face Emil Ruusuvuori and Felix Auger-Aliassime. Karen Khachanov is often the typical opponent who cuts off runs like that &#8211; usually sort of unimpressive, but very capable of raising the level when needed. This will be a tough physical test for Draper, but he\u2019s been holding up recently in this regard. <strong>Draper in 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jack: Jack Draper was exceptionally tidy in his dismissal of Felix Auger-Aliassime. Exceptional. The writing\u2019s been on the wall for a while &#8211; there is no way Karen Khachanov doesn\u2019t make it a struggle but this feels like Draper\u2019s time to shine.<strong> Draper in 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1419897401\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.66667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/1419897401?et=iaaYsZRLTVZeMxRjTr9j7g&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=I6NTXly43H33njwHUDzuHqQTruX_D5I9AdWFkEkehVM=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nick Kyrgios and Daniil Medevedev are both US Open contenders, they will feature on day 5 of the tournament playing for a spot in the second week. We have predictions for every day 5 match in New York from our panelists, including Andy Murray&#8217;s. 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