Who Will Win: Alcaraz Vs Tu? Prediction For ATP Us Open 2024

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Alcaraz and Tu are on the Day 2 Schedule at Us Open 2024 on Tuesday 27 August 2024. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.

Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?

Carlos Alcaraz of Spain will be facing Li Tu of Australia in their first meeting. Alcaraz is currently ranked No. 3 in the PIF ATP rankings, with his highest ranking being No. 1 on September 12, 2022. On the other hand, Tu is currently ranked No. 186, which is also his highest ranking on March 18, 2024. Alcaraz was born in El Palmar, Murcia, Spain, while Tu was born in Adelaide, Australia.

In terms of their performance on hard courts, Alcaraz has a W-L record of 38-8 in 2024, including a 13-3 record. Throughout his career, he has a W-L record of 193-51 on hard courts, with 88 wins and 30 losses. He has won a total of 4 career titles on hard courts. On the other hand, Tu has a W-L record of 0-2 on hard courts in 2024, with a 0-1 record. Throughout his career, he has a W-L record of 1-7 on hard courts, with 0 wins and 4 losses.

In terms of their performance in Grand Slam tournaments, Alcaraz has a W-L record of 59-10, with 4 titles. His best finish was reaching the first round in the 2021 Australian Open. He has a 12-1 record in 5th set matches at the US Open, and has not made any comebacks from being 2 sets down. Tu, on the other hand, has a W-L record of 0-1 in Grand Slam tournaments.

Alcaraz has a career tiebreak W-L record of 69-43 in 2024, with a 14-9 record. Tu, on the other hand, has a career tiebreak W-L record of 2-9 in 2024, with a 0-3 record. In terms of career prize money, Alcaraz has earned $35,041,805, with $8,015,657 earned in 2024. Tu, on the other hand, has earned $420,725 in his career, with $96,130 earned in 2024.

Alcaraz has been coached by Juan Carlos Ferrero, while Tu has been coached by Ben Milner. Alcaraz has had successful appearances in previous tournaments,

including reaching the quarterfinals in 2021, winning the title in 2022, and reaching the semifinals in 2023. He has a record of 16-2 at the event. He became the youngest men’s No. 1 seed in tournament history last year at the age of 20 years and 3 months.

Alcaraz also holds the record for being the youngest player to reach No. 1 in the PIF ATP rankings. He achieved this at the age of 19 years and 28 days, becoming the 28th World No. 1 in the history of the rankings. He has had notable victories, including defeating No. 3 Tsitsipas in the third round and winning his first top 3 ranked match. He aims to become the seventh man in the Open Era to win 3 Grand Slam titles in one season, following in the footsteps of Rod Laver and Rafael Nadal.

Alcaraz is currently on a 14-match winning streak in Grand Slam events and has a perfect record of 14-0 in Grand Slam opening rounds. He also has a 7-0 record against Australian opponents in tour-level events. He holds several career highlights, including being the youngest and first teenage World No. 1 in PIF ATP Rankings history, winning 9 titles as a teenager, and defeating both Nadal and Djokovic at the same clay-court event in 2022.

On the other hand, Tu is playing in his first match against a Top 50 opponent and aims to become the lowest-ranked player to defeat Alcaraz at a Grand Slam event. He has previously qualified for the main draw of the 2021 Australian Open and lost in four sets to F. Lopez. Tu made his ATP Tour debut in 2021 and has achieved a career-high ranking of No. 186. He has had success on the ITF Tour, with an 82-17 record since 2021, including 9 titles.

The match between Alcaraz and Tu will take place on Louis Armstrong Stadium.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Alcaraz will win.
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