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    Age: 21

    Country: United States

    First Round Opponent: Ivo Karlović

    Match Date: Tuesday, August 27th, 5:00 P.M.

    2019 W-L Record: 15-18

    Best U.S. Open Result: Lost in the 2nd Round (2018)

     

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    Age: 32

    Country: France

    First Round Opponent: Albert Ramos Viñolas

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    2019 W-L Record: 26-11

    Best U.S. Open Result: Lost in the Semifinals (2016)

     

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    Age: 23

    Country: United States

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    Best U.S. Open Result: Lost in the First Round (2017)

     

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    Country: Canada

    First Round Opponent: Denis Shapovalov

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    2019 W-L Record: 31-18

    Best U.S. Open Result: Lost in the First Round (2018)

     

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    Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

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    Country: France

    First Round Opponent: Tennys Sandgren

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    2019 W-L Record: 23-14

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