{"id":89618,"date":"2025-08-27T14:00:45","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T18:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=89618"},"modified":"2025-08-27T14:03:30","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T18:03:30","slug":"us-open-day-5-mens-predictions-zverev-fearnley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2025\/08\/27\/us-open-day-5-mens-predictions-zverev-fearnley\/","title":{"rendered":"US Open Day 5 Men’s Predictions Including Alexander Zverev vs Jacob Fearnley"},"content":{"rendered":"

The second round of the 2025 US Open continues on Day 5 with many scintillating matchups. No. 3 seed Alexander Zverev looks to keep it going against rising star Jacob Fearnley. Elsewhere across the grounds, we have previews and predictions for Jannik Sinner vs Alexei Popyrin<\/a>, Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Daniel Altmaier<\/a>, and Tommy Paul vs Nuno Borges<\/a>. Ateet Shrivastava, Damian Kust, and Nurein Ahmed offer their insights. But who will advance?<\/p>\n

US Open Day 5 Men’s Predictions<\/h2>\n

Karen Khachanov vs Kamil Majchrzak<\/h4>\n

Ateet<\/strong>
\nKaren Khachanov is making the most of his good form and not investing much time and energy in matches he can win comfortably. That\u2019s what he did in the first round, and I expect him to remain solid and break Kamil Majchrzak\u2019s game as he did at Wimbledon recently.
\nPrediction: Khachanov in 4<\/em><\/p>\n

Damian<\/strong>
\nMajchrzak is clearly not a fan of the Khachanov matchup, that strong physicality of the Russian making it so tough to push him off the baseline. They had a close match a few years back, but at Wimbledon this year, it was a beatdown. There\u2019s not much to suggest that the Pole can claim it this time.
\nPrediction: Khachanov in 4<\/em><\/p>\n

Nurein<\/strong>
\nIt\u2019s commendable to see Majchrzak\u2019s turnaround after serving a doping ban over two years ago. He\u2019s had a decent summer, winning seven out of eight matches on hard courts. But Khachanov has faced much stiffer competition and was a runner-up in one of the warm-up tournaments before the US Open. The gulf in power and confidence will be on display here, and Khachanov will likely progress unscathed.
\nPrediction: Khachanov in 4<\/em><\/p>\n

Alex de Minaur vs Shintaro Mochizuki<\/h4>\n

Ateet<\/strong>
\nAlex de Minaur took care of his compatriot Christopher O\u2019Connell in straight sets in the opening round and has another easy match on paper against Japan\u2019s Shintaro Mochizuki, who won a match for the first time at a hard-court Slam. Mochizuki doesn\u2019t have a big serve, and the Australian will get a lot of opportunities to rally and assert his dominance.
\nPrediction: de Minaur in 3<\/em><\/p>\n

Damian<\/strong>
\nMochizuki has had a great run from qualifying, and one more win would likely have him inside the Top 100. But that one win is against one of the most consistent Grand Slam players of the last few years. De Minaur is very rarely vulnerable to upsets, and this will likely not be the case here either.
\nPrediction: de Minaur in 3<\/em><\/p>\n

Nurein<\/strong>
\nThis is a tough matchup for Mochizuki, who, for all his fine shotmaking, will run into a brick wall against the tireless De Minaur. The Australian feeds off any live ball on the court with his incredible speed. Expect it to be competitive in the early goings before De Minaur pulls clear.
\nPrediction: de Minaur in 3<\/em><\/p>\n

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