Good draw for Coco..

Thompson was a good player to take in this first round but now we have to make sure

Indeed, Thompson is one of the players we want to lay down given his physical problems. He was seriously injured at Wimbledon and forced himself to play despite the pain, he ended up giving up in the last round. He returned to tournaments in Cincinnati with a 6/2 6/2 defeat against Mannarino, the score speaks for itself. On the other hand, he still played two doubles matches, which tends to say that physically he could be a little better. But is that enough before starting a fight that promises to be Dantesque against Moutet? Because if he lacks energy or is not at his best then I don't really see how he can get out of it this time, as much as at Wimbledon he can come to the net and impose his strange rhythm but here on hard I rather have the impression that it is he who will suffer from the special rhythm imposed by Coco. Our national Moutet has prepared super well for this Grand Slam with three pretty good tournaments and he didn't make the mistake of going to Winston-Salem. He's fresh and ready to smash everything in this US Open, he's playing well, he's physically strong, he's confident, it's hard to do better before starting. Sometimes he can put pressure on himself and be tense, which is normal, but apart from that, I'm optimistic. In the game, he has his left foot to lock Thompson from afar, and I even think that if he manages to slice on the Australian's forehand, he'll be even more relaxed. I can already see some people talking to me about ADM's match against Moutet with a simple but effective strategy: coming up to Coco's backhand. Thompson will do it but not as well as ADM, his forehand is much less good and there's a level difference. If we add to that the physical doubts we have about Thompson...