Time flies, and the last Grand Slam event of the year, the US Open, is getting closer and closer to us. This week, the last tour before the US Open, the ATP250 Winston-Session Open, is about to start. Since tobacco is the pillar industry of Winston-Session, the city is also called the Camel City. Although this event has not been able to attract top players to participate, there are still some exciting highlights in the first round. Today, let me take you to see it.

Since winning the first Masters Championship in Cincinnati in 2022, Coric has never been able to reach the second week of a Grand Slam event. Not only that, in the past two years, he has only made it to one tour final. Some time ago, Coric was even reversed by his opponent in the first round of the Cincinnati Masters qualifying, and was unfortunately eliminated. It seems that it is not an exaggeration to say that Coric is the "Master One" with the worst record in the past ten years.

At the ATP250 Winston-Session Open, Coric's opponent in the first round is India's top player Nagar. This player just won his first clay court Masters victory in his career not long ago. Not only that, Nagar's current world ranking is higher than Coric. Objectively speaking, it is not easy for Coric to win, but now he urgently needs a victory to restore his confidence. Therefore, this match is worth watching. In the end, in the game that ended early this morning, Coric defeated his opponent and advanced smoothly. With some confidence restored, he has the hope of creating his best record in the Grand Slam in the 2024 season at the US Open.

Shang Juncheng, a young player born after 2005 who has continuously made breakthroughs for Chinese men's tennis in Grand Slams, Masters and Challenge Tournaments, also came to the ATP250 Winston-Session Open this week. His first-round opponent is Argentine player Comesana. This player just made it to the third round of Wimbledon not long ago, and his morale is high. One of the highlights of this game is how Xiao Shang's physical recovery is, and the second highlight is whether he can defeat his opponent. Personally, I think that in this match, the chances of the two winning are 50-50. Netizens, what do you think?

Spanish player Busta, who has twice reached the semi-finals of Grand Slams and won the Masters Championship, has now dropped to 300 in the world ranking, and this is based on his two consecutive wins in the Cincinnati Masters, which raised his world ranking by more than 200 places. In the first round of the ATP250 Winston-Session Open, Busta's opponent is Russian player Safiullin. This player just won five consecutive victories and won the championship at the ATP CH100 Carey Challenge.

To be fair, both of them are in good shape recently. So, who will win this match? I am more optimistic that Safiullin will win, but Busta is not without a chance. In summary, this match is worth watching. So, dear netizens, what do you think?

In addition, in the first round, the matchups between Belgian player Goffin and Spanish player Munar, Brazilian No. 1 Wilder and Australian player Duckworth, Japanese player Daniel Taro and Hungarian player Fucovic, and American player McDonald and French player Moute are also worth looking forward to.