US Open August 24th to September 7th

Aryna Sabalenka's level in her semi final win was stand out. Jessica Pegula was playing her best tennis and would have beaten anyone else. If Aryna plays this level she will win thew final and comfortably. Amanda Anisimova has to raise her level, play without nerves and above all serve her very best. This is unlikely and I expect Aryna Sa

Aryna Sabalenka's level in her semi final win was stand out. Jessica Pegula was playing her best tennis and would have beaten anyone else. If Aryna plays this level she will win thew final and comfortably. Amanda Anisimova has to raise her level, play without nerves and above all serve her very best. This is unlikely and I expect Aryna Sabalenka will win in commanding fashion. 

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A.Sabalenka to beat A.Anisimova @ 4/9

Sabalenka to win 2 sets to 0

Aryna Sabalenka has now had most of the second week off after Marketa Vondrousova withdrew from the quarter final natch up. Meanwhile Jessica Pegula has come through five matches without looking like losing even one set. The repeat of last year's final looks likely to be as close if not the American's best chance of victory at a slam agai

Aryna Sabalenka has now had most of the second week off after Marketa Vondrousova withdrew from the quarter final natch up. Meanwhile Jessica Pegula has come through five matches without looking like losing even one set. The repeat of last year's final looks likely to be as close if not the American's best chance of victory at a slam against the world #1:) At 5/2 DTM recommends a 3 set outcome and an American win. 

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J.Pegula to beat A.Sabalenka @ 5/2

Match to be a 3 set outcome @ 11/8

A.Anisimova to beat N.Osaka 

Jessica Pegula has breezed through her section of the draw. She is calm dismissing each opponent in straight sets. She looks like she fancies the job at this event and will be very fresh and far too strong for Barbora Krejcikova who has played some long matches to date. Her race is run and DTM expects another straight sets win for the Ame

Jessica Pegula has breezed through her section of the draw. She is calm dismissing each opponent in straight sets. She looks like she fancies the job at this event and will be very fresh and far too strong for Barbora Krejcikova who has played some long matches to date. Her race is run and DTM expects another straight sets win for the American :) Aryna Sabalenka has not been at her best whilst Marketa Vondrousova has been on top form. A 3 set match looks entirely possible. DTM would love to think Vondrousova can back up her win against Rybakina again but she simply isn't someone you can rely on as her defeat to Raducanu evidenced at Wimbledon after winning in Berlin on grass just before, including her victory over Sabalenka. 

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J.Pegula to beat B.Krejcikova

Sabalenka v Vondrousova to be a 3 set match VOID  

Naomi Osaka is playing better tennis than Gauff. If you also factor in her service woes, then Osaka would seemingly never have a better chance to win a big match at a slam against a star name:) Osaka at the odds is the play here especially as she is 70:30 favourite yet the odds suggest the other way round?

The other play if you have Iga Sw

Naomi Osaka is playing better tennis than Gauff. If you also factor in her service woes, then Osaka would seemingly never have a better chance to win a big match at a slam against a star name:) Osaka at the odds is the play here especially as she is 70:30 favourite yet the odds suggest the other way round?

The other play if you have Iga Swiatek to win the event is to recognise that Alexandrova is the only real danger left in the bottom half. Without a huge extra investment you can back the Russian to win and or each way to cover that original investment:) Iga may still win but she's definitely vulnerable against the Russian having lost to her on hard court in Miami last season:) 

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N.Osaka to beat C.Gauff

E.Alexandrova to beat I.Swiatek

Elena Rybakina plays Emma Raducanu in arguably the tie of the last 32. Difficult to know who will turn up and play the most consistent tennis. As we all know Elena Rybakina wins any match if she plays her best. Her serve on its day will be difficult to return so Raducanu will need her to be inconsistent to push her this time. Priscilla Ho

Elena Rybakina plays Emma Raducanu in arguably the tie of the last 32. Difficult to know who will turn up and play the most consistent tennis. As we all know Elena Rybakina wins any match if she plays her best. Her serve on its day will be difficult to return so Raducanu will need her to be inconsistent to push her this time. Priscilla Hon is a good option to beat Ann Li in a match which could go either way but Hon is playing so well she is worth following here:) 

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P.Hon to beat A.Li 

Anna Kalinskaya has had a very good hard court season since Wimbledon and will be fully up for beating Yulia Putintseva in their second round contest. It is hard to see any other result than an Anna win :) Anastasia Zakharova is hungry and rising the rankings quickly. A cross generational clash awaits but Siegemund will have to find her A

Anna Kalinskaya has had a very good hard court season since Wimbledon and will be fully up for beating Yulia Putintseva in their second round contest. It is hard to see any other result than an Anna win :) Anastasia Zakharova is hungry and rising the rankings quickly. A cross generational clash awaits but Siegemund will have to find her A game and serve well to match the young Russian. DTM expects a victory for Zakharova. 

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A.Zakharova to beat L.Siegemund

A.Kalinskaya to beat Y.Putintseva

For most of this season Krejcikova has been either out of action or out of form. However her win against Mboko will have given her a huge lift. Given Uchijima hadn't won a match for most of the season until this week means her confidence will be in a very different place. She got over the line in a final set tie break on Sunday. The Czech

For most of this season Krejcikova has been either out of action or out of form. However her win against Mboko will have given her a huge lift. Given Uchijima hadn't won a match for most of the season until this week means her confidence will be in a very different place. She got over the line in a final set tie break on Sunday. The Czech is a strong favourite to progress to the last 32:) 

Jess Pegula will beat Anna Blinkova although the odds will reflect that. Elise Mertens does well against lower ranked players and she should have too much experience for Sun. The most vulnerable to a shock is Jelena Ostapenko who has a tough match against Taylor Townsend. But its not a match to invest in as both players could do anything on any given day :) 

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B.Krejcikova to beat M.Uchijima

J.Pegula to beat A.Blinkova

E.Mertens to beat L.Sun

There are a few more interesting first round match ups between some in form players that have caught DTM's interest. Eva Lys is trending up the rankings and she certainly loves the hard courts, having got to the 4th round in a slam already in her short career. Her form on hard courts and at grand slam level is simply superior to that of F

There are a few more interesting first round match ups between some in form players that have caught DTM's interest. Eva Lys is trending up the rankings and she certainly loves the hard courts, having got to the 4th round in a slam already in her short career. Her form on hard courts and at grand slam level is simply superior to that of Fran Jones. A very gutsy player but not at the same level as Eva Lys. Priscilla Hon is playing well and she will take care of Jeanjean. DTM watched her push Alexandrova at Wimbledon and her level is higher than the French player on this surface. Finally Kessler in the USA is a different proposition. She has beaten Magda Linette already and so Vondrousova will have to be on very good form. The value is the American who at 13/8 is very tempting:) 

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E.Lys to beat F.Jones

E.Lys to win 2 sets to 0 

P.Hon to beat L.Jeanjean

M.Kessler to beat M.Vondrousova

All three in singles and a treble