Predicted Winners in BOLD

Picking a lot of Chalk Today

No. 13 seed @JoKonta91 fires home 15 winners to help her take the first set over #Bencic. #usopen @Chase https://t.co/nfFkPTJHol

— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 2, 2016

[13] Johanna Konta (GBR) vs. Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) – I like Konta again.  Her results at the Australian Open earlier this year and at Stanford bode well for Konta.

[8] Madison Keys (USA) vs. Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) – I’ve gotten Wozniacki wrong quite a bit here.  If Keys is not sharp, she will struggle.  However, the match is largely on Keys’ racquet.

[2] Angelique Kerber (GER) vs [14] Petra Kvitova (CZE) – This battle of two lefties could be an instant classic.  Kvitova has the better and bigger serve.  She also can play unbelievably well, but Kerber seems more likely to avoid a poor performance.

[7] Roberta Vinci (ITA) vs. Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) – Vinci has backed up last year’s result to an extent.