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Alcaraz and Djokovic could get early US Open tests. Venus Williams draws No. 11 seed Muchova
Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic face tough initial matches in a competitive US Open draw as Venus Williams returns at 45, the oldest singles competitor since 1981, with a wild card.
- On Thursday, the U.S. Open draws paired top seeds Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic with potentially difficult American opponents as the tournament opens Sunday.
- Alcaraz drew into a tough quarter containing Daniil Medvedev, 2021 U.S. Open champion, Ben Shelton, Toronto winner, and Casper Ruud, 2022 U.S. Open finalist, arriving with six titles and 54 wins this season.
- Novak Djokovic enters with historic credentials, owning a men's record 24 Grand Slam titles and a 5-3 head-to-head lead over Carlos Alcaraz, having beaten him in the Australian Open quarter-finals earlier this year.
- Venus Williams returns with a USTA wild card at age 45, having won two of her seven Grand Slam singles titles at Flushing Meadows and becoming the oldest singles competitor there since 1981.
- The draw also delivered first-round intrigue with matches like Holger Rune vs. Botic van de Zandschulp and Marin Cilic vs. Alexander Bublik, while defending champion Jannik Sinner opens against Vit Kopriva and could meet last year's semifinalist Jack Draper in the quarters.
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