The Sun 11/08 main slate has six matches: Linette @ Tjen, Alcaraz @ Shelton, Cerundolo @ Ymer, Munar @ Tirante, Noskova @ Kostyuk and Pegula @ Gauff. Lineups lock Sun 11/8 at 8:00 a.m. ET (5:00 a.m. PT). The format includes a captain slot that scores 1.5x points at 1.5x salary, under a $50,000 cap.
Carlos Alcaraz tops our model's projections at 79.6 for $21,900, and his ceiling of 154.6 is the highest on the slate by a wide margin. Coco Gauff and Linda Noskova both project at 78.7, priced at $19,200 and $18,500, with ceilings of 121.2 and 119.7. Juan Manuel Cerundolo costs the most at $22,400 but projects lower at 72.3.
The value is on the other side of the Alcaraz match. Ben Shelton is $12,200 and projects at 79.6, matching Alcaraz, which works out to 6.5 points per $1,000, the best rate on the slate. Elias Ymer is $11,700 for 70.9, or 6.1 per $1,000. Magda Linette adds 70.6 for $14,300, at 4.9 per $1,000. Each of the three carries just 6% projected ownership, so they offer a way to save salary and stand apart from the field.
The crowd is likely to gather around Janice Tjen and Jaume Munar at 25% each, with Alcaraz next at 22%. Gauff, Noskova and Marta Kostyuk sit at 21%, while Jessica Pegula projects at 78.7 for $16,100 with just 13% ownership.
Our model's top lineup spends $49,800 of the $50,000 cap. It puts Gauff in the captain slot at $19,200, with Alcaraz as the A-CPT at $18,300 and Noskova at $12,300 as the final player. It pairs the slate's biggest ceiling with two of its steadiest projections.
Lock is Sun 11/8 at 8:00 a.m. ET.
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