Беллуччи - О'Коннелл | Махач - Корда от topspin

Mattia Bellucci has been playing incredible tennis since the start of the US Open. He had to go through the qualifiers where he handled all his opponents without losing a set. In the first round of the tournament, Bellucci took on former US Open and Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka, again without losing a set, which is impressive. In his last 11 matches on hard courts, Bellucci has only 1 loss while O'Connell has played 8 matches on hard courts and lost 4 of them. In the first round, O'Connell took on Nicholas Jarry, who is still battling an injury, which made the Australian's task easier. I think, Bellucci will handle O'Connell and move on.

Korda, the 24-year-old American, achieved his highest ranking (16) because of his incredible recent play. He looked incredible in the first round against Mute, a match in which Korda only lost 7 games. Tomas Machac is not in very good form right now on hard courts. The Czech participated in both Masters tournaments before the US Open, but was eliminated in the first rounds of both. Machac is definitely capable of making things difficult for Korda, but the American will be playing in front of a home crowd, which will play an important role in the development of the match. Just a few weeks ago, Korda won the tournament in Washington and then reached the semi-finals in Montreal.