US Open Tennis 2015: Monday Night's Bracket Predictions, Live Stream Coverage
Roger Federer has gotten off to a brilliant start in the U.S. Open. After falling short earlier this summer at Wimbledon, his game is razor sharp, and he appears intent on getting back to the finals and winning at the U.S. Open.
The second-seeded Federer will engage in his fourth-round match against 13th-seeded John Isner tonight in the prime-time matchup at Arthur Ashe Stadium at 9 p.m. ET.
Federer has been on a roll since losing to Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon final. He came back and defeated his rival at the Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati last month, and Federer's serve has been incredibly sharp.
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He won the Cincinnati tournament without losing a game on his serve, and he has lost just one game serving at the U.S. Open. He has won each of his first three matches in straight sets, and none of those sets have been close.
| Tomas Berdych (6) | Richard Gasquet (12) | Louis Armstrong | 5 p.m. | ESPN3 | Gasquet |
| Petra Kvitova (5) | Johanna Konta | Arthur Ashe | 7 p.m. | ESPN3 | Kvitova |
| Roger Federer (2) | John Isner (13) | Arthur Ashe | 9 p.m. | ESPN3 | Federer |
Isner is a hard-serving right-hander who is the 13th-ranked player in the world. He has also been on fire in the U.S. Open, with straight-set victories over Malek Jaziri and Mikhail Youzhny in the first two rounds. He was on his way to a third straight three-set romp, but Jiri Vesely had to retire after losing the first two sets.
Isner has lost to Djokovic and Andy Murray, Federer's two primary rivals, this year. However, he hasn't played Federer since August 2012, when he lost in two sets in the quarterfinal of the London Olympics.
Federer expects the New York crowd to back his American rival.
""I expect the crowd to be on his side." -Roger Federer, on playing John Isner next at #USOpen. We'll see about that...
— Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) September 5, 2015"
Isner is likely to push Federer hard, and he may even take a set from the 34-year-old superstar. However, Federer is simply playing too well to lose at this point.
On the women's side, fifth-seeded Petra Kvitova will try to advance to the quarterfinals by beating unseeded Johanna Konta of Great Britain.
Kvitova has quietly had an excellent year, as she takes a 33-10 record into her match against Konta. If any player in the field has a legitimate chance to beat top-seeded Serena Williams, it could be Kvitova.
The fourth-ranked player in the world has recorded straight-set victories over Laura Siegemund, Nicole Gibbs and Anna Schmiedlova, and she has not come close to losing a set in any of those wins.
Kvitova has won three tournaments this year and earned more than $1.7 million.
Konta rolled over Louisa Chirico in the opening round and has followed with upsets over ninth-seeded Garbine Muguruza and 18th-seeded Andrea Petkovic in the next two rounds.
"Terrific. 16 wins in a row take @JoKonta91 through to the last 16 of the US Open to play @Petra_Kvitova . Beats @andreapetkovic 76/63
— BBCKheredine (@BBCKheredine) September 5, 2015"
Konta is the 97th-ranked player in the world, but that could be misleading because she has a 39-16 match record this year.
Konta has the game to cause problems for Kvitova, but Kvitova will find a way to survive and advance.
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