Predicted Winners in BOLD
ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM (11 a.m. start)
[1] Karolina Pliskova (CZE) vs [Q] Magda Linette (POL) – Has a number one seed ever felt less like a favorite to win the title? I like Pliskova’s game and mentality, but I think her development as a champion could have done without the #1 ranking this summer.
[6] Angelique Kerber (GER) vs Naomi Osaka (JPN) – What has happened to Kerber?
LOUIS ARMSTRONG STADIUM
[4] Elina Svitolina (UKR) vs. Katerina Siniakova (CZE)
[20] CoCo Vandeweghe (USA) vs Alison Riske (USA) – Crazy?
GRANDSTAND
Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) vs Evgeniya Rodina (RUS)
[8] Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) vs Marketa Vondrousova (CZE)
COURT 17
[12] Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) vs Lara Arruabarrena (ESP) – A win in NYC would make her the player of the year?
Nao Hibino (JPN) vs. Catherine Bellis (USA)
COURT 5
[23] Barbora Strycova (CZE) vs. Misaki Doi (JPN)
[25] Daria Gavrilova (AUS) vs [Q] Allie Kiick (USA)
COURT 10
Ons Jabeur (TUN) vs. [WC] Brienne Minor (USA)
[10] Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) vs. Petra Martic (CRO)
COURT 13
Kurumi Nara (JPN) vs. Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP)
Risa Ozaki (JPN) vs. [WC] Danielle Lao (USA)
COURT 4
[WC] Taylor Townsend (USA) vs. Ana Bogdan (ROU)
Madison Brengle (USA) vs. Kirsten Flipkens (BEL)
COURT 6
Jennifer Brady (USA) vs. Andrea Petkovic (GER)
Shelby Rogers (USA) vs. [WC] Kayla Day (USA)
COURT 7
Veronica Cepede Royg (PAR) vs. [Q] Nicole Gibbs (USA)
Daria Kasatkina (RUS) vs. Qiang Wang (CHN)
COURT 8
[28] Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) vs Yanina Wickmayer (BEL)
Denisa Allertova (CZE) vs. [Q] Rebecca Peterson (SWE)
COURT 9
[Q] Sofya Zhuk (RUS) vs. Yulia Putintseva (KAZ)
Tatjana Maria (GER) vs. [WC] Ashley Kratzer (USA)
COURT 11
[14] Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) vs Monica Niculescu (ROU)
[27] Shuai Zhang (CHN) vs [PR] Sabine Lisicki (GER)
COURT 12
[19] Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) vs Christina McHale (USA)
[26] Anett Kontaveit (EST) vs. Lucie Safarova (CZE)
COURT 14
Sorana Cirstea (ROU) vs [Q] Lesley Kerkhove (NED)
[17] Elena Vesnina (RUS) vs. Anna Blinkova (RUS)
COURT 15
[Q] Kaia Kanepi (EST) vs. Francesca Schiavone (ITA)
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 
Alison Riske over CoCo? OK, maybe.
Riske doesn’t have the weapons to win unless CoCo is a little off. I think in a first round she might be error prone.