The San Diego native enters his matchup with the 2017 champion as the oddsmakers favorite.

To go for the gold, or not? It's a question with a vast range of responses, perhaps due to a hot and cold history that excludes tennis almost as many times as it is included in the summer Olympic program.

The second week of Roland Garros coincided with the opening of the grass-court stretch, enabling some to get a jumpstart on their peers.

The 35-year-old lost his fourth-round match to Roberto Bautista Agut at the Miami Open on Tuesday in heartbreaking fashion, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (7), despite holding a match point.

Opening Wednesday's action on Grandstand, Danielle Collins had no problem advancing past Kristina Mladenovic, 6-3, 6-3. Later, Marcos Giron won an all-American battle over Tommy Paul, 7-6 (5), 6-4.

The former No. 11 was playing his first match since the ATP put him on probation for the first six months of 2021 following a breach of COVID-19 protocol in St. Petersburg last October.

The former Wimbledon semifinalist spoke out in an exclusive interview with Sports Illustrated regarding the ATP’s announcement of a $20,000 suspended fine, handed down following an investigation into his conduct at the St. Petersburg Open in October.

The American, whose conduct was found to be "contrary to the integrity of the game under the Player Major Offense provision in the ATP Code of Conduct. will see a $20,000 fine lifted if he does not violate coronavirus protocols again.

The American wouldn't open his hotel room door for local health authorities, and broke rules by leaving the country, says St. Petersburg tournament officials