This is a 10* on Kenin

We’re onto the 4th round on the women’s side of the draw in the 2020 US Open. There will be just 12 women remaining at the end of Sunday and we’ll be down to the eight quarterfinalists following this matchup of the #2 seed Kenin and the #16 seed Mertens. Kenin has yet to drop a set here in Flushing Meadow, winning 6-2 and 6-2 in Round 1 over Wickmayer, 6-4 and 6-3 over Fernandez in Round 2 and then 7-6, 6-3 over Jabeur in Round 3. Mertens also has not dropped a set, eliminating Siegemund (6-2, 6-2), Sorribes Tormo (6-3, 7-5) and then McNally (7-5, 6-1). But it’s now a big jump going to face the top seeded player left in this draw. Kenin already won the Australian Open, the only other completed Grand Slam this year. She is 2-0 vs. Mertens, both times winning in three sets. Mertens has only lost three times in 2020, but two of the losses have been on hard court. Against McNally, her first serve percentage was only at 55%. Play on KENIN

This is an 8* F Auger-Aliassime

We’re onto the second round in Flushing Meadow as the 15th-seeded Auger-Aliassime takes on the unranked Andy Murray. Auger-Aliassime got here in four sets over Monteiro, winning 6-3, 6-7, 7-6, 7-6. That three straight sets went into a tiebreak, two of which he won, we’re not bothered in the least. Murray needed five sets to win his Round 1 match with Nishioka and rallied back from two sets down, needing tiebreaks in both the third and fourth just to stay alive. Murray’s best days are long behind him. The U.S. Open is just his second tournament of the year. Surgery has taken away some of his quickness. His opponent is 13 years his junior, faster and in better condition. Auger--Aliassime has a strong serve as well and should easily win this first ever meeting against Murray. Play on Auger-Aliassime

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This is an 8* on Khachanov

This is a first round match in the U.S. Open Tournament. Khachanov, the 11-seed, should roll against the unseeded Sinner. This is the first ever meeting. Khachanov had a breakthrough 2018, which included a win over Novak Djokovic in the Paris Masters, before suffering through a disappointing 2019. At one point he was ranked as high as 8th in the world. His return to the court last week saw him make the third round of the Western & Southern Open. Sinner has been labeled as an “up and comer” but has never been ranked higher than 68th in the world. He’s currently 74th and has not played since February. This is a good price on the favorite. Play on Khachanov

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