NOVAK DJOKOVIC & ANDY MURRAY HEADLINE THURSDAY ACTION AT U.S. OPEN & ENTIRE SCHEDULE HERE

Djokovic, Murray headline Thursday action at U.S. Open

 

By Ricky Dimon

 

The first full day of men’s second-round action at the U.S. Open will take place on Thursday. Among those in action are former champions Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray, who are still on a collision course for the quarterfinals. Djokovic is going up against Paul-Henri Mathieu while Murray is facing Matthias Bachinger.

 

Let’s take a look at some of the day’s marquee matches:

 

(1) Novak Djokovic vs. Paul-Henri Mathieu: Who knows what Djokovic was on display in Toronto and Cincinnati? But the real Djokovic was back in action for a first-round rout of Diego Schwartzman. That’s bad news for Mathieu.

 

Sam Querrey vs. (28) Guillermo Garcia-Lopez: For what it’s worth, all three remaining American men are facing opponents with three names or a hyphenated name (John Isner vs. Jan-Lennard Struff and Tim Smyczek vs. Bautista Agut). This one is a rematch of a recent Winston Salem quarterfinal, won by Querrey 6-7(3), 6-2, 6-4.

 

(22) Philipp Kohlschreiber vs. (WC) Michael Llodra: Kohlschreiber and Isner are one win away each from going head-to-head in the U.S. Open third round for a third consecutive year. They should not have any trouble making it happen; meaning this should be the last Grand Slam singles match of Llodra’s career.

 

 

Jan-Lennard Struff vs. (13) John Isner: You know Isner wants another shot at Kohlschreiber, having lost two heartbreakers in successive seasons. As long as he doesn’t get caught looking ahead, the big man should roll.

 

(9) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga vs. Aleksandr Nedovyesov: Tsonga is on the Grandstand for a second straight match. U.S. Open attendees will not be disappointed–at least not those who get in before the match starts!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pablo Carreno Busta vs. Benoit Paire: Newsflash: Benoit Paire cares about tennis. The mercurial Frenchman showed guts, grit, and desire in a five-set win over countryman Julien Benneteau on Monday. But which Paire will show up to face PCB? You never know!

 

(Q) Matthias Bachinger vs. (8) Andy Murray: Bachinger, who qualified to get into the main draw, has played nine sets at this U.S. Open and none has been more competitive than 6-3. That being said, none of his opponents has been ranked in the top 10 like Murray.

 

Nick Kyrgios vs. Andreas Seppi: You can’t get a more stark contrast in styles. Seppi is a 30-year-old veteran with a solid game but little flair and almost no emotion on his sleeve. Kyrgios is an energetic 19-year-old with massive power and an outgoing personality on the court. That contrast should make for a fun one to watch.

 

(Q) Borna Coric vs. Victor Estrella Burgos: You can get a bigger age difference in a match…like if Cici Bellis played Kimiko Date Krumm. But this one is pretty big. Coric is just 17 and Estrella Burgos is exactly twice as old at 34. What they do have in common is that this would be the biggest win of either one’s career.

 

Ricky contributes to 10sballs.com and also maintains his own tennis website, The Grandstand.

 

 

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Arthur Ashe Stadium

11:00am

Women’s Singles – Round 2

Christina McHale (USA)

vs.

Victoria Azarenka (BLR) [16]

Not Before: 1:00pm

Women’s Singles – Round 2

Serena Williams (USA) [1]

vs.

Vania King (USA)

Men’s Singles – Round 2

Novak Djokovic (SRB) [1]

vs.

Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA)

 

Arthur Ashe Stadium

7:00pm

Men’s Singles – Round 2

Matthias Bachinger (GER)

vs.

Andy Murray (GBR) [8]

Women’s Singles – Round 2

Sorana Cirstea (ROU)

vs.

Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) [7]

 

Louis Armstrong Stadium

11:00am

Women’s Singles – Round 2

Karolina Pliskova (CZE)

vs.

Ana Ivanovic (SRB) [8]

Men’s Singles – Round 2

Jan-Lennard Struff (GER)

vs.

John Isner (USA) [13]

Women’s Singles – Round 2

Aleksandra Krunic (SRB)

vs.

Madison Keys (USA) [27]

Not Before: 5:00pm

Men’s Singles – Round 2

Peter Gojowczyk (GER)

vs.

Milos Raonic (CAN) [5]

 

Grandstand

11:00am

Men’s Singles – Round 2

Kei Nishikori (JPN) [10]

vs.

Pablo Andujar (ESP)

Men’s Singles – Round 2

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) [9]

vs.

Aleksandr Nedovyesov (KAZ)

Women’s Singles – Round 2

Petra Kvitova (CZE) [3]

vs.

Petra Cetkovska (CZE)

Women’s Doubles – Round 1

Timea Babos (HUN) [7]

Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) [7]

vs.

Venus Williams (USA)

Serena Williams (USA)

 

Court 17

11:00am

Men’s Singles – Round 2

Sam Querrey (USA)

vs.

Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) [28]

Not Before: 1:00pm

Women’s Singles – Round 2

Nicole Gibbs (USA)

vs.

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) [23]

Men’s Singles – Round 2

Simone Bolelli (ITA)

vs.

Tommy Robredo (ESP) [16]

Women’s Singles – Round 2

Catherine Bellis (USA)

vs.

Zarina Diyas (KAZ)

 

Court 5

11:00am

Men’s Singles – Round 2

Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) [22]

vs.

Michael Llodra (FRA)

Women’s Singles – Round 2

Marina Erakovic (NZL)

vs.

Elena Vesnina (RUS)

Women’s Singles – Round 2

Samantha Stosur (AUS) [24]

vs.

Kaia Kanepi (EST)

Men’s Singles – Round 2

Nick Kyrgios (AUS)

vs.

Andreas Seppi (ITA)

 

Court 11

11:00am

Women’s Singles – Round 2

Flavia Pennetta (ITA) [11]

vs.

Shelby Rogers (USA)

Men’s Singles – Round 2

Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP)

vs.

Benoit Paire (FRA)

Women’s Singles – Round 2

Coco Vandeweghe (USA)

vs.

Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) [15]

Men’s Singles – Round 2

Fernando Verdasco (ESP) [31]

vs.

Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS)

 

Court 13

11:00am

Women’s Singles – Round 2

Casey Dellacqua (AUS) [29]

vs.

Qiang Wang (CHN)

Women’s Singles – Round 2

Varvara Lepchenko (USA)

vs.

Mona Barthel (GER)

Men’s Singles – Round 2

Matthew Ebden (AUS)

vs.

Leonardo Mayer (ARG) [23]

Women’s Singles – Round 2

Polona Hercog (SLO)

vs.

Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) [17]

 

Court 4

11:00am

Men’s Doubles – Round 1

Jared Donaldson (USA)

Michael Russell (USA)

vs.

Stefan Kozlov (USA)

Noah Rubin (USA)

Women’s Doubles – Round 1

Asia Muhammad (USA)

Taylor Townsend (USA)

vs.

Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) [13]

Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) [13]

Mixed Doubles – Round 1

Christina McHale (USA)

Stefan Kozlov (USA)

vs.

Julia Goerges (GER) [7]

Nenad Zimonjic (SRB) [7]

Men’s Doubles – Round 1

Steve Johnson (USA)

Sam Querrey (USA)

vs.

Ivan Dodig (CRO) [4]

Marcelo Melo (BRA) [4]

 

Court 6

11:00am

Men’s Doubles – Round 1

Vasek Pospisil (CAN) [8]

Jack Sock (USA) [8]

vs.

Henri Kontinen (FIN)

Jarkko Nieminen (FIN)

Men’s Doubles – Round 1

Maximo Gonzalez (ARG)

Diego Schwartzman (ARG)

vs.

Alexander Peya (AUT) [2]

Bruno Soares (BRA) [2]

Not Before: 2:00pm

Women’s Doubles – Round 1

Sara Errani (ITA) [1]

Roberta Vinci (ITA) [1]

vs.

Andreja Klepac (SLO)

Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor (ESP)

Men’s Singles – Round 2

Borna Coric (CRO)

vs.

Victor Estrella Burgos (DOM)

 

Court 7

11:00am

Men’s Doubles – Round 1

Austin Krajicek (USA)

John-Patrick Smith (AUS)

vs.

Bradley Klahn (USA)

Tim Smyczek (USA)

Not Before: 1:00pm

Women’s Singles – Round 2

Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) [30]

vs.

Monica Niculescu (ROU)

Not Before: 2:00pm

Mixed Doubles – Round 1

Lauren Davis (USA)

Nicholas Monroe (USA)

vs.

Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) [6]

Rohan Bopanna (IND) [6]

Women’s Doubles – Round 1

Martina Hingis (SUI)

Flavia Pennetta (ITA)

vs.

Andrea Petkovic (GER)

Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK)

 

Court 8

11:00am

Women’s Doubles – Round 1

Jelena Jankovic (SRB)

Klara Koukalova (CZE)

vs.

Shuko Aoyama (JPN)

Kurumi Nara (JPN)

Men’s Doubles – Round 1

Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ)

Michael Venus (NZL)

vs.

Feliciano Lopez (ESP)

Juan Monaco (ARG)

Men’s Doubles – Round 1

Dusan Lajovic (SRB)

Joao Sousa (POR)

vs.

Marcos Giron (USA)

Kevin King (USA)

Women’s Doubles – Round 1

Belinda Bencic (SUI)

Jana Cepelova (SVK)

vs.

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) [15]

Lucie Safarova (CZE) [15]

 

Court 10

11:00am

Men’s Doubles – Round 1

Scott Lipsky (USA)

Rajeev Ram (USA)

vs.

Jamie Murray (GBR) [15]

John Peers (AUS) [15]

Women’s Doubles – Round 1

Janette Husarova (SVK)

Paula Kania (POL)

vs.

Bojana Jovanovski (SRB)

Monica Puig (PUR)

Mixed Doubles – Round 1

Melanie Oudin (USA)

Rajeev Ram (USA)

vs.

Alize Cornet (FRA)

Treat Huey (PHI)

Women’s Doubles – Round 1

Varvara Lepchenko (USA)

Saisai Zheng (CHN)

vs.

Jennifer Brady (USA)

Samantha Crawford (USA)

Men’s Doubles – Round 1

Lukas Dlouhy (CZE)

Martin Klizan (SVK)

vs.

Jan-Lennard Struff (GER)

Dominic Thiem (AUT)

 

Court 12

11:00am

Men’s Doubles – Round 1

Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) [9]

Horia Tecau (ROU) [9]

vs.

Jesse Huta Galung (NED)

Rameez Junaid (AUS)

Women’s Doubles – Round 1

Lucie Hradecka (CZE) [11]

Michaella Krajicek (NED) [11]

vs.

Tereza Smitkova (CZE)

Stephanie Vogt (LIE)

Mixed Doubles – Round 1

Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER)

Jean-Julien Rojer (NED)

vs.

Cara Black (ZIM) [3]

Leander Paes (IND) [3]

Women’s Doubles – Round 1

Hao-Ching Chan (TPE) [14]

Yung-Jan Chan (TPE) [14]

vs.

Timea Bacsinszky (SUI)

Donna Vekic (CRO)

 

Court 14

11:00am

Men’s Doubles – Round 1

Frantisek Cermak (CZE)

Jaroslav Levinsky (CZE)

vs.

Marin Draganja (CRO)

Florin Mergea (ROU)

Women’s Doubles – Round 1

Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU)

Karin Knapp (ITA)

vs.

Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) [2]

Shuai Peng (CHN) [2]

Not Before: 2:00pm

Women’s Doubles – Round 1

Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS) [9]

Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) [9]

vs.

Raluca Olaru (ROU)

Stefanie Voegele (SUI)

Mixed Doubles – Round 1

Casey Dellacqua (AUS)

Jamie Murray (GBR)

vs.

Elina Svitolina (UKR)

Florin Mergea (ROU)

 

Court 15

11:00am

Women’s Doubles – Round 1

Darija Jurak (CRO)

Megan Moulton-Levy (USA)

vs.

Yuliya Beygelzimer (UKR)

Yvonne Meusburger (AUT)

Men’s Doubles – Round 1

Nicolas Barrientos (COL)

Santiago Giraldo (COL)

vs.

Andrey Golubev (KAZ)

Denis Istomin (UZB)

Women’s Doubles – Round 1

Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) [8]

Jie Zheng (CHN) [8]

vs.

Kiki Bertens (NED)

Shahar Peer (ISR)

Women’s Doubles – Round 1

Dominika Cibulkova (SVK)

Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (CRO)

vs.

Caroline Garcia (FRA)

Monica Niculescu (ROU)

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