I think Williams vs Sharapova is going to be a total dud. Not a chance it lives up to the hype.

I know what you mean about Serena-Maria, their H2H and the RG 2018 walkover takes it's a little bit off it, but it's still 2 of the biggest 5 or 6 names in the whole sport (which is pretty rare for female athletes) and I'll still really want to see it. Obviously a night match on Ashe, I just hope it's first on at midnight and I'll definitely stay up until 2 or 3 to watch to a conclusion. If it follows a men's match at 3am UK then it'll be difficult, but you'd think it should be midnight and 7pm New York.

Yeah, those 2 matches stood out for me as well, 2 well matched ties between decent players which are really hard to call - you'd like to think Muguruza would be the favourite, but I'm not sure she will be

I guess Gauff-Potapova is reasonably interesting as well, Potapova seems a veteran at 18 and a half.

Kenin-Vendeweghe sounds great on paper, but the latter is struggling to win games, let alone matches since her come back, but she might just bring it on the big stage.

There's been a few interesting matches I thought, more than usual, even Venus vs Zheng has something about it, two top 50 players (or just outside in Venus') case who are coming into it in decent form and neither will probably be too happy. And without just wanting to list matches for the sake of it, Sakkari-Giorgi could be good as well, as Camila absolutely destroyed Cornet in the Bronx today, and is starting to show signs of her late 2018 form after an injury hit season. 

I can't wait for this to start now.

-- Edited by Ace Ventura on Friday 23rd of August 2019 12:51:55 AM

Ace Ventura wrote:

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A little bit of discussion about this on the qualifying thread, but about time it had its own thread. Not the easiest match, and you generally think of Kasatkina as a very good young player who has down well previously at slams, but she's currently live ranked 78 in the Race to Shenzhen without any obvious period of inactivity, so that just shows what a poor year she's had by her standards, so perhaps it's better than it first appears.

Hopefully Harriet can join Jo in the main draw.

Stand out first round match is obviously S Williams vs Sharapova. Random draw they say. Certainly not complaining anyway.

But Kasatkina has had better form in North America than Jo. i.e. she has at  least won some matches.

-- Edited by Ace Ventura on Thursday 22nd of August 2019 11:35:50 PM

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José Morgado @josemorgado

Monday: Mens top half, womens bottom half Tuesday: Mens bottom half, womens top half.

4:57 pm · 23 Aug 2019

It means Jo will play Monday, along with Serena v Maria, which I think will be anything other than a dud. Two of our greatest players head to head, and with the added spice of the animosity between them both. Can't wait for Jo's match and Serena v Maria, and let's hope Harriet makes it too - there are some big name players to play qualifiers/lucky losers, including Halep and Pliskova.

Andy Parker wrote:

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It means Jo will play Monday, along with Serena v Maria, which I think will be anything other than a dud. Two of our greatest players head to head, and with the added spice of the animosity between them both. Can't wait for Jo's match and Serena v Maria, and let's hope Harriet makes it too - there are some big name players to play qualifiers/lucky losers, including Halep and Pliskova.

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 Thanks Andy