Predicted Winners in BOLD

Sorry these are a little late, but the chalk should advance

[21] Sloane Stephens (USA) vs. Johanna Larsson (SWE) – Sloane should advance.

[5] Maria Sharapova (RUS) vs. Alexandra Dulgheru (ROU) – Sharapova is going to advance.

[19] Venus Williams (USA) vs  Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) – Venus with a day off between matches could be very dangerous in NYC.

[4] Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) vs  Shuai Peng (CHN) – MATCH OF THE DAY ALERT – Peng would beat a lot of people, but Aga is in great form.

[2] Simona Halep (ROU) vs Jana Cepelova (SVK) – If Serena doesn’t win, Halep is a good pick.

[9] Jelena Jankovic (SRB) vs  Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) – I have to pick one upset for the day.  Right?

[10] Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) vs [Q] Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) – The Wizard of Woz had some issues in the first round.

[22] Alizé Cornet (FRA) vs  Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) – This could go either way.

[31] Sara Errani (ITA) vs. [Q] Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) – Errani is a tough customer.

[28] Roberta Vinci (ITA) vs. Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) – I love Vinci’s game.

[31] Kurumi Nara (JPN) vs  Belinda Bencic (SUI) – Another upset?

[6] Angelique Kerber (GER) vs. Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS) – Kerber is a fighter.

[18] Andrea Petkovic (GER) vs. Monica Puig (PUR) – This could go either way.

[14] Lucie Safarova (CZE) vs. Saisai Zheng (CHN)

Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO) vs. Shahar Peer (ISR) – A battle of veterans.

[26] Sabine Lisicki (GER) vs Madison Brengle (USA) – Lisicki’s serve is something to see.