Everyone expects Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz to be dominant again in this edition of the US Open, which began yesterday and gave fans the first surprises (such as the elimination of the winner of the 2021 edition Daniil Medvedev, who lost to the French ace Benjamin Bonzi for the second time in a row after Wimbledon).

The game has officially emerged from its hazy, post-Big Three hangover. There is no more hand-wringing anxiety over the fact that Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are gone, and 38-year-old Novak Djokovic is clearly on the decline.