US OPEN 2014 SEED PREVIEW

4 days and counting

With only 4 days to the last Grand Slam Tournament of the year, I have sadly missed the past two weeks due to other kinds of life requirements. 

Are you looking forward to the US Open? Who are your picks for the Men's and Women's titles. 

On the Men's side, once again, the tennis fandom will feel the stinging absence of Rafael Nadal, sidelined by a wrist injury. 

On the Women's side, Li Na will also be glaringly absent. 

We have the following seeds on the Men's and Women's side for the next fortnight, as well as their opponents for the first round.

Women's Seeds
1.   Serena Williams vs Taylor Townsend
2.   Simona Halep vs Danielle Rose Collins
3.   Petra Kvitova vs Kristina Mlandenovic
4.   Agnieszka Radwanska vs Sharon Fichman
5.   Maria Sharapova vs Maria Kirilenko
6.   Angelique Kerber vs Qualifier
7.   Eugenie Bouchard vs Olga Govortsova
8.   Ana Ivanovic vs Alison Riske
9.   Jelena Jankovic vs Bojana Jovanovsky
10. Caroline Wozniaki vs Magdalena Rybarikova

And the three standout matches from that line-up for me is where the biggest upsets could happen:
Serena Williams vs Taylor Townsend
Petra Kvitova vs Kristina Mlandenovic
Maria Sharapova vs Maria Kirilenko

And depending on the form of the qualifier, keep an eye out for Angelique Kerber's match too. 

Men's Seeds

1.   Novak Djokovic vs Diego Schwartzman
2.   Roger Federer vs Marinko Matosevic
3.   Stan Wawrinka vs Jiri Vesely
4.   David Ferrer vs Damir Dzumhur
5.   Milos Raonic vs Qualifier
6.   Tomas Berdych vs Lleyton Hewitt
7.   Grigor Dimitrov vs Ryan Harrison
8.   Andy Murray vs Robin Haase
9.   Jo-Wilfried Tsonga vs Juan Monaco
10. Kei Nishikori vs Wayne Odesnik

And the three standout matches from that line-up:
Tomas Berdych vs Lleyton Hewitt
Grigor Dimitrov vs Ryan Harrison
Andy Murray vs Robin Haase

Also keep an eye out for the match between Jo-Wilfried Tsonga vs Juan Monaco

So, just looking at the top 10 seeds of the Men's and Women's Singles draw, it seems that the first two days at the Billy Jean King Tennis Centre at Flushing Meadows, NY is going to be a smashing exhibition.

Final picks... Serena and Novak.

Follow all the action on live TV, but if you can't, then pop in frequently
on the Official US Open site. Also check out the complete Men's and Women's draws there.

http://www.usopen.org/