US Open draw raises prospect of Sinner-Alcaraz rematch

Second seed and defending champion Novak Djokovic, who beat Medvedev in last year's final, is in the same half as German Alexander Zverev. The draw raises the prospect of a possible semi-final clash between Sinner and Alcaraz who in 2022 produced an epic five-hour 15-minute quarter-final which concluded at 2:50 a.m. Spaniard Alcaraz won that battle and went on to win his first US Open title. But to reach a rematch with Alcaraz, Italian Sinner may need to get past 2021 champion Medvedev in the quarter-finals.