The 2023 US Open is upon us and this year's tournament will be an absolute groundbreaker as fans brace themselves with a digital experience unlike any of the previous editions.
We've already heard the news, Video Review technology will be in use at the 2023 US Open. Also, the tournament will follow the footsteps of its preceeding Grand Slam event Wimbledon with the introduction of AI-powered commentary on match highlights.
And IBM has taken up its dynamic feature of artificial intelligence up a notch, by using generative AI models to critically assess player performance in each match and form a Power Index.
The top four players in the Power Index were all contestants in the two ATP Masters 1000 finals before the US Open. Novak Djokovic is No. 1 in the Power Index, possibly the freshest and most in-form player coming to Flushing Meadows.
Djokovic's record prior to Cincinnati, where he won the title, was a runner-up finish at Wimbledon. Djokovic's hard-court prowess and this sample size are enough to warrant the top spot in the Power Rankings ahead of Carlos Alcaraz, who will most likely vacate from his World No. 1 ranking position during the tournament.
Alcaraz is second in the Power Index, behind Djokovic, and has the second most favorable draw too. Djokovic and Alcaraz can only meet in the final. Alcaraz, however, could meet Jannik Sinner in the quarterfinal in a rematch from last year.
Sinner is third in the Power Index, and were it not for his early defeat in Cincinnati, which could be blamed on fatigue after winning his first Masters in Canada, he could have edged past Alcaraz in that regard.
Surprisingly, Alex de Minaur is in fourth position. The Australian star was a runner-up in Canada. And perhaps the reason why de Minaur ranks this high is also due to a finalist appearance before that in Los Cabos. In short, he won 11 matches across four tournaments and beat Daniil Medvedev in Toronto.
While Stefanos Tsitsipas won his first title of the season in Los Cabos, he was a pedestrian 1-2 across Toronto and Cincinnati, landing him a place in 10th spot in the Power Index. But that is not as surprising as third seed Daniil Medvedev, who finds himself with the lowest Power Index of the current top 10.
Medvedev, a former champion at the US Open, did not have the best of forms coming to this year's tournament, finishing with a 3-2 record at the two Masters doubleheaders. Medvedev is in 14th spot in the current Power Index, which accounts for his costly defeats to de Minaur and Alexander Zverev who both rank higher. But fans are questioning his rapid descent from 5th to 14th in the span of three days when there was no activity.
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