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00:00Friesen, let's start on the men's side. Carlos Alcaraz has won the last two Grand Slam titles
00:08at the French Open on the clay and at Wimbledon earlier this summer. He enters as the favorite
00:14at a short two-to-one price. He did lose to Novak Djokovic over in the Paris Olympic Games.
00:20Djokovic taking home the first gold medal of his career to add to the golden Grand Slam
00:26now that is complete. And Alcaraz did lose in his first match in Cincinnati in the tune-up event
00:33here for the United States Open. Where do you think Carlos Alcaraz is entering the tournament
00:38up in Queens? He's got to be the favorite. I mean he is the favorite. He's the rightful favorite in
00:43my opinion. He's my personal pick. He has actually had, I think the US Open has been his best Grand
00:49Slam. He made the quarterfinals on his debut at 18 years old. He made obviously, or he won the
00:54title in 2022, last year made the semifinals. And just his performance in best of five matches has
01:00been what sets him apart. He is, since he won that Grand Slam for the first time in 2022, 42-3.
01:05So that's why I give him the edge. He is my favorite for sure. Djokovic obviously got the easier half
01:10of the draw, which is the concern for Alcaraz. He would have to beat either Medvedev or Senna before,
01:15beat Djokovic in the final. But yeah, I think he's a rightful favorite at the top. He is my pick.
01:19I've been burned by Djokovic as you well know, you know, over and over this year. I'm not doing
01:23this tournament. I'm going Alcaraz to beat Djokovic in the final. Joe, we take a look at the top three
01:28listed odds-wise here at the FanDuel Sportsbook. Alcaraz, Djokovic, and Senna. Then you have Zverev,
01:32Medvedev, and Rubalev. Talk about an American tennis player. Taylor Fritz, 60-1 to win this
01:38competition. Can we at least get American maybe into the semifinals or the quarterfinals? And
01:42what's the options here for some of the American guys here? Yeah, so Taylor Fritz is for sure the
01:48best American player in terms of the odds. But I mean, you have a bunch of depth there. Francis
01:52Tiafoe, Ben Shelton. They will likely play in round three. The winner would play Djokovic,
01:56most likely, which would be an incredible match. I like Ben Shelton as a sleeper. If Djokovic is
02:01hurt, you never know. I think Shelton could actually be the guy that gets hot. The conditions
02:04can favor him. There is a bet on FanDuel I saw two Americans in the semifinals. I believe on FanDuel
02:10there's no gender attached to this. It looks like it's men's or women's. Just get two of the eight
02:14semifinals at plus 650. I actually like that a lot. It most likely would come from the women's
02:18side. But on the men's side, this is the best chance we've had. There has not been an American
02:22man to win the US Open since 2003. Not an American man to win the Grand Slam since the 2003 US Open
02:27in Andy Roddick. So Tommy Paul I like. He could play center in round four. Shelton, Tiafoe,
02:32and Fritz is obviously the best chance there for sure.

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