US Open Tennis 2014: Day 7 Schedule, Matchups Predictions for New York Bracket
If Day 7 at the U.S. Open is as eventful as Day 6 and Day 5 were, tennis fans will be in for a huge treat.
The last two days in New York have featured major upsets on the women's side of the bracket. On Friday, the No. 2 (Simona Halep) and No. 6 seeds (Angelique Kerber) were eliminated. On Saturday, No. 3 seed and Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova was dropped.
Tennis is always better when it's unpredictable.
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Here's a look at the matches on tap for Sunday with predictions for each. The predicted winner will have an "*" next to his or her name.
Just beneath the matchups is a closer look at three of the most high-profile matches.
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Fed Will Fight Off Upset Bug
In two previous meetings, Roger Federer has easily handled Marcel Granollers. There's no reason to think Sunday's meeting will be any different.
The 33-year-old legend has played well through his first two matches. Granollers was pushed to a grueling five-set marathon against hard-hitting, 6'11" Ivo Karlovic in the second round.
In addition to that match, Granollers is also playing doubles with his countryman Marc Lopez. Fatigue could be an issue. Look for Federer to win in a rout.
Wozniacki Will Upset Sharapova
This might seem like a lopsided win waiting to happen for Maria Sharapova, but she's had some issues with Caroline Wozniacki on hard courts in the past.
In fact, Wozniacki has taken two of the five meetings on the surface, and that includes a straight-sets win at the U.S. Open in 2010.
In this tournament, Sharapova hasn't been her sharpest. Despite only dropping a set up to this point, she's averaging 29.3 unforced errors per match.
Her erratic play will cost her Sunday against Wozniacki.
Simon Will Prove No Match for Ferrer
With Rafael Nadal out of the field, David Ferrer has to consider this perhaps his best chance to win his first Grand Slam.
He still obviously has some formidable opponents in his way, but he's got reason to be optimistic.
After gaining a walkover in his second-round match against Bernard Tomic, Ferrer comes into his meeting with Gilles Simon fresh.
With stamina always a strength for Ferrer, he'll wear Simon out with his relentless baseline game in straight sets.
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