{"id":72695,"date":"2024-08-28T14:50:28","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T18:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=72695"},"modified":"2024-08-28T16:09:43","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T20:09:43","slug":"us-open-day-4-mens-predictions-alcaraz-van-de-zandschulp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2024\/08\/28\/us-open-day-4-mens-predictions-alcaraz-van-de-zandschulp\/","title":{"rendered":"US Open Day 4 Men’s Predictions Including Carlos Alcaraz vs Botic van de Zandschulp"},"content":{"rendered":"

US Open action is back on Day 4 with 16 men’s second-round matches. With some of the top players in the world taking the court, these matches will surely deliver fireworks. As always, we at LWOT have our roundtable predictions for every match on the slate. Our other three prediction pieces feature Jannik Sinner vs Alex Michelsen<\/a>, Daniil Medvedev vs Fabian Marozsan<\/a>, and Hubret Hurkacz vs Jordan Thompson<\/a>. Ateet Shrivastava, Damian Kust, and Yesh Ginsburg give their insights. Who will advance to the third round?<\/p>\n

US Open Day 4 Men’s Predictions<\/h2>\n

Mattia Bellucci vs Christopher O’Connell<\/h4>\n

Ateet<\/em>
\nBoth these players got wonderful wins in the first round and should fancy their chances to reach the third round. There is no heavy favourite in this matchup. I like O\u2019Connell\u2019s baseline consistency when he is on. But he hasn\u2019t been on lately, and Bellucci has the advantage of playing a single-hander in his first round and will look to keep the Australian parked on the backhand wing. Should be a close match.
\nPrediction: Bellucci in 5<\/em><\/p>\n

Damian<\/em>
\nBellucci is unplayable at the moment and if not for that Cary final choke, we\u2019d be talking about a massive win streak right now. Nonetheless, this is such an opportunity for him to make the third round and likely break the Top 100 along with it. No disrespect to O\u2019Connell, but the Italian would have to seriously drop his level to lose to him right now.
\nPrediction: Bellucci in 3<\/em><\/p>\n

Yesh<\/em>
\nBellucci got through Stan Wawrinka in the opener. The young talent is starting to make a name for himself, and he probably has the talent to push past O’Connell, too.
\nPrediction: Bellucci in 4<\/em><\/p>\n

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Flavio Cobolli vs Zizou Bergs<\/h4>\n

Ateet<\/em>
\nCobolli is slowly becoming a very consistent player and is hardly losing to players ranked below him. Duckworth can be tricky on quick surfaces but Cobolli handled it well. It was a brilliant effort from Bergs to outlast Pavel Kotov but I don\u2019t think he can do the same to the Italian player.
\nPrediction: Cobolli in 4<\/em><\/p>\n

Damian<\/em>
\nCobollli\u2019s progress on hard courts this year is nothing short of incredible and he\u2019ll also be the favorite here. It was a fine win for Bergs in the opener but most of the time at the top level, he\u2019s kind of struggling to completely overwhelm the opponents with his firepower. Will be especially tough against someone as dynamic as Cobolli.
\nPrediction: Cobolli in 4<\/em><\/p>\n

Yesh<\/em>
\nCobolli had a string of top wins earlier in the year. He’s cooled somewhat, but he is looking like one of the top up-and-coming guys on the Tour right now. Don’t underestimate him.
\nPrediction: Cobolli in 3<\/em><\/p>\n

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