US Open Tennis 2016: TV Schedule and Monday's Afternoon Draw Predictions

Spots in the quarterfinals will be on the line Monday, as the final day of the fourth round commences at the 2016 U.S. Open.

Juan Martin del Potro will be looking to continue his career renaissance, and Venus and Serena Williams will face different types of matchups at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Monday's U.S. Open slate will be broadcast on ESPN2 all day. The fourth round will air from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Take a look below at the early matchups, as well as predictions and a breakdown for the day's notable draws.

Men's Singles
Women's Singles
Matchup	Court	Prediction
No. 8 Dominic Thiem vs. Juan Martin del Potro	Arthur Ashe Stadium	Del Potro in Four
No. 3 Stan Wawrinka vs. Illya Marchenko	Louis Armstrong Stadium	Wawrinka in Five
No. 6 Kei Nishikori vs. No. 21 Ivo Karlovic	Louis Armstrong Stadium	Nishikori in Four
Matchup	Court	Prediction
No. 6 Venus Williams vs. No. 10 Karolina Pliskova	Arthur Ashe Stadium	Williams in Three
No. 1 Serena Williams vs. Yaroslava Shvedova	Arthur Ashe Stadium	Williams in Two
No. 5 Simona Halep vs. No. 11 Carla Suarez Navarro	Louis Armstrong Stadium	Navarro in Three

The full schedule can be viewed at USOpen.org. 

Preview

After missing much of the last two years with wrist problems, del Potro has been a menace thus far at Flushing Meadows. The lanky 6'6" Argentine has yet to lose a set, with his resume including consecutive wins over ranked opponents in Steve Johnson and David Ferrer.

Per Tim Bontemps of the Washington Post, del Potro credited his rehabilitation for his current run.

"I never gave up," del Potro said. "I trusted myself. I trusted my doctors, my team, my physical trainers. ... I know how hard [I've] worked to be in this moment."

Del Potro entered this event as a wild card, and now he faces a young star in 23-year-old Dominic Thiem. Del Potro beat the Austrian in their only previous meeting earlier this year.

Thiem entered this tournament with a mediocre 45-41 career record on hard courts, which does not compare well to del Potro's 229-94 mark. He may not sweep sets again, but there is no reason to think del Potro will not continue to impress on Monday.

Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka will not face as much of a challenge. Murray takes on an inexperienced Grigor Dimitrov, while Wawrinka faces an unranked Illya Marchenko. Both favorites have played well in this tournament, particularly Murray, which makes it difficult to doubt them at this point.

On the women's side, Serena Williams should not expect too much trouble from unranked Yaroslava Shvedova, an opponent she is 4-0 against in her career. However, her sister faces a much tougher challenge.

Karolina Pliskova is among the best young players in the world, and she has fared well at this U.S. Open with no lost sets. Williams is 1-0 in her career against Pliskova, but each play a similar finesse style. Neither player has reached double digits with aces in a single outing, as Williams recorded zero in her last match.

This match is essentially a toss-up. Yet Williams has an advantage with her history at the U.S. Open. She was a quarterfinalist last year, and she has appeared in the U.S. Open quarterfinals 11 times in her career. The 24-year-old Pliskova is making her first trip past the third round, so Williams gets the slight edge here due to experience.

The remaining women's match is also intriguing, as Simona Halep and Carla Suarez Navarro have plenty of history.

The two have faced off 10 times in their professional careers, with each winning five times. It is tougher to be more evenly matched in the sport, especially with each playing nearly flawless tennis through three rounds.

The difference looks to be unforced errors. Halep has struggled to avoid mistakes, recording 70 unforced errors in her first three matches at Flushing Meadows. Navarro has been much better, totaling just 17, including one apiece in her first two contests.

Not beating yourself is critical in any sport, and Navarro has been able to avoid issues with that thus far. Look for that to be the difference on Monday.

Men's career statistics are courtesy of ATPWorldTour.com. Women's career statistics are courtesy of WTA.com. 2016 U.S. Open statistics are courtesy of USOpen.org.