This Wednesday, the United States Tennis Association announced the eight invitations to the main draw of the US Open. Seven of them will be for American tennis players, while the rest was awarded to the Australian Max Purcell, although he specializes in the doubles format. Among those involved are a former top ten and two members of the Next Gen. There will also be the NCAA champion and the USTA Under 18 circuit champion.
The most striking wild card is that of Jack Sock, who used to be 8th in the world, currently ranks 185th in the ranking. A long fight with injuries has prevented him from playing normally throughout the circuit. In recent months, the American reached the quarterfinals of an ATP tournament for the first time since 2018. He also won a challenger title in May.
Of the new generations they will say present in the US Open Jenson Brooksby and Brandon Nakashima. The first, 20, is in his prime after breaking into the top hundred in the world. Three challenger trophies during the 2021 season, an ATP final in Newport and a semifinal in Washington. The second, of the same age, ranks 86th in the standings with two ATP finals in Los Cabos and Atlanta, as well as two challenger titles.
For its part, Ernesto escobedo, Aged 25, he is 179th in the world and has reached 67th place in their records. He recently qualified for the Los Cabos ATP 250 main draw, advancing to the quarterfinals. In turn, he also reached the semifinals at the Lexington Challenger. At the beginning of the year he surpassed the Miami Open preview and reached the second round of the contest.
In addition, it will be Emilio Nava, 19-year-old tennis player, current 381st in the world rankings. He was a finalist in the US Open Junior and the Australian Open in 2019. This year he obtained his first ITF in La Nucía, Spain (M15). The last invitations were given to Sam Riffice, NCAA champion and Zachary Svajda, owner of the USTA Under 18 circuit. They will all have action at the US Open from August 30 to September 12 in Flushing Meadows.
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