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Is Carlos Alcaraz ready? What first round matches are we excited for? Who are the qualifiers to watch? And how do you actually navigate the US Open on Day 1? Christian of Christian's Court and I answer your questions in our US Open preview.

We recorded this on the grounds the night before the main draw, so you'll hear the planes. It's also our first Grand Slam as credentialed media, and we spend some time on how strange and good that feels after years of coming here as fans.

Then we get into it. There's a first round upset I'm fully committed to, a case for Robin Montgomery reaching the second week, thoughts on Arthur Fils after the biggest win of his career, and Venus under the lights in front of the only crowd that can really change a match. We finish with our honest grounds tips, including the ground pass trick that gets you better seats than you'd expect.

See you out there all tournament.


Chapters


00:00 Intro

04:00 Christian's Serena Wiliams racket story

09:00 We need teams of our own

10:00 Our first slam as credentialed media

13:00 Men's draw: the first rounders we want

14:00 Robin Montgomery and the Liberty kit

16:00 Women's draw and the qualifiers to watch

21:00 Arthur Fils after Cincinnati

22:00 The official Alcaraz readiness indicator

23:00 The upset we're calling

26:00 Venus Willims vs Kenin and the New York crowd

30:00 Lucky losers and wild cards

32:00 How to do Day 1 on the grounds

34:00 Thank you and what's next


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