US Open Tennis 2015: Predicting Final Results for Thursday's Bracket

Second-round play continues Thursday at the 2015 U.S. Open in New York City, and many of the top contenders in both the men's and women's singles draws will be in action.

Things have been wild and unpredictable in the Big Apple through just one-and-a-half rounds as several seeded players have already been eliminated from the tournament. Because of that, the favorites figure to be on high upset alert when they take the court with a chance to advance to the third round on the line.

Chaos has been the name of the game in Queens thus far, but here is a full listing of every men's and women's singles match on tap for Thursday, along with predictions for how each contest will play out.

Thursday's Men's Singles Predictions

Round	Player 1	Player 2	Predicted Winner
Second Round	Adrian Mannarino	(3) Andy Murray	Murray
Second Round	Steve Darcis	(2) Roger Federer	Federer
Second Round	Viktor Troicki	Rajeev Ram	Troicki
Second Round	(15) Kevin Anderson	Austin Krajicek	Anderson
Second Round	(30) Thomaz Bellucci	Yoshihito Nishioka	Bellucci
Second Round	(29) Philipp Kohlschreiber	Lukas Rosol	Kohlschreiber
Second Round	Aljaz Bedene	Donald Young	Young
Second Round	(6) Tomas Berdych	Jurgen Melzer	Berdych
Second Round	Nicolas Mahut	(31) Guillermo Garcia-Lopez	Mahut
Second Round	Robin Haase	(12) Richard Gasquet	Gasquet
Second Round	Jiri Vesely	(21) Ivo Karlovic	Karlovic
Second Round	Denis Istomin	(20) Dominic Thiem	Istomin
Second Round	Ruben Bemelmans	(28) Jack Sock	Sock
Second Round	(24) Bernard Tomic	Lleyton Hewitt	Hewitt
Second Round	(5) Stan Wawrinka	Hyeon Chung	Wawrinka
Second Round	(13) John Isner	Mikhail Youzhny	Isner

Thursday's Women's Singles Predictions

Round	Player 1	Player 2	Predicted Winner
Second Round	(20) Victoria Azarenka	Yanina Wickmayer	Azarenka
Second Round	Kateryna Bondarenko	(2) Simona Halep	Halep
Second Round	Petra Cetkovska	(4) Caroline Wozniacki	Wozniacki
Second Round	Lesia Tsurenko	Varvara Lepchenko	Tsurenko
Second Round	Danka Kovinic	(32) Anna Schmiedlova	Schmiedlova
Second Round	Mona Barthel	Olga Govortsova	Barthel
Second Round	Kurumi Nara	Shelby Rogers	Nara
Second Round	Johanna Konta	(9) Garbine Muguruza	Muguruza
Second Round	(26) Flavia Pennetta	Monica Niculescu	Pennetta
Second Round	(18) Andrea Petkovic	Elena Vesnina	Petkovic
Second Round	Karin Knapp	(11) Angelique Kerber	Kerber
Second Round	Barbora Strycova	Qiang Wang	Strycova
Second Round	(16) Sara Errani	Jelena Ostapenko	Errani
Second Round	Camila Giorgi	(24) Sabine Lisicki	Lisicki
Second Round	Evgeniya Rodina	(22) Samantha Stosur	Rodina
Second Round	(5) Petra Kvitova	Nicole Gibbs	Kvitova

Breaking Down Thursday's Top Potential Upsets

Lleyton Hewitt vs. (24) Bernard Tomic

In perhaps the most interesting match on the schedule Thursday, a pair of Aussies will clash when veteran Lleyton Hewitt goes up against 24th-seeded youngster Bernard Tomic.

The two players have never faced each other in a competitive match, but it will finally happen on one of the biggest stages in tennis. Despite the intrigue, Hewitt isn't overly excited about playing someone who he considers to be a friend, according to Matt Cronin of USTA.com:

That is the nature of the beast in tennis, though, and it should make for a highly entertaining and dramatic showcase.

While Hewitt and Tomic are both from Down Under, they couldn't be much more different otherwise, as seen in this this breakdown of their matchup, courtesy of Tennis Australia on Twitter:

The 22-year-old Tomic has made strides this season as he has ascended to the best ranking of his career and won a tournament as well. With that said, he hasn't enjoyed much success at the U.S. Open as he has never advanced past the second round.

Hewitt, on the other hand, is a former world No. 1 who won the U.S. Open in 2001. The 34-year-old veteran's play has dropped off in recent years as expected, but he is never an easy out.

Despite being 12 years his junior, Tomic admitted to Michael Chammas of the Sydney Morning Herald that Hewitt has gotten the better of him more often than not in practice sessions:

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He is a very good player. Our records in practice are probably about 60 percent that he has won sets and 40 percent that I have.

I don't like playing him and he doesn't like playing me because sometimes I do really well against him. I just have to go out there and use the moment and have fun. I am sure he will do the same.

"

This is a huge match for both players, but it is likely bigger from Hewitt's perspective since this is the final U.S. Open of his illustrious career.

The New York crowd has embraced him as one of their own ever since he won the tournament 14 years ago, and with that type of support behind him, he will find a way to keep his run alive by overcoming his fellow Aussie and friend.

Evgeniya Rodina vs. (22) Samantha Stosur

Samantha Stosur has flown under the radar in recent years, but with so many possible contenders bowing out of the women's draw early, the spotlight is back on the Australian star.

The No. 22 seed won the U.S. Open back in 2011, which puts her in elite company with regard to those who are still in contention this year, according to Chris Skelton of Tennis View Mag:

Stosur's winning experience in New York makes her a threat to make a deep run, but it also puts a great deal of pressure on her shoulders. That pressure has seemingly gotten to her over the past couple years as she hasn't advanced past the second round at the U.S. Open since 2012.

She will be heavily favored to reach the third round when she takes on unheralded Russian Evgeniya Rodina Thursday, but the 26-year-old is coming off a convincing first-round victory over Tereza Mrdeza, and could be a thorn in Stosur's side.

It is difficult to handicap the match since Rodina and Stosur have never played each other before, but that is often a bad thing for the favorite since it is difficult to come up with a strong game plan.

Rodina played a very well-rounded match in the opening round, and if she brings that to the table once again Thursday, Stosur is a prime candidate to join several other contenders in going home early.

Denis Istomin vs. (20) Dominic Thiem

It may not boast much star power, but the second-round match between Denis Istomin and 20th-seeded Dominic Thiem has a chance to be among the best and most competitive contests on Thursday's schedule.

Thiem is a true up-and-comer, as the 22-year-old Austrian is only in his second year of competing in Grand Slams, while the 28-year-old Istomin is a journeyman who has experienced fleeting periods of success over the course of his career.

Their clash is made even more interesting by the fact they have never played each other. Both players are talented and have reached the fourth round at the U.S. Open before, so there isn't much separating them.

In terms of recent form, though, Istomin may have the advantage. The Uzbekistan native beat Donald Young and pushed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to a third set during the lead up to the U.S. Open, while Thiem lost to unheralded players like Michael Russell and Alexander Peya.

The future certainly seems brighter for Thiem than Istomin due to their age difference, but based on the way they are playing right now, Istomin's chances of pulling off the upset are quite good.

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