Sharapova is fancied to win in straight sets later today
We've reached the third round in the Women's Singles and the guys at Abelson Info are back to preview all of today's action...
Varvara Lepchenko (31) v Sam Stosur (7) 16:00 Arthur Ashe Stadium
H-to-H 0-0
Sam Stosur is the defending US champion and apart from a semi-final appearance at Roland Garros her form since her win here last year has been disappointing. That said, Lepchenko's form has been nothing to write home about recently and she retired in her last tournament. Easy win for Stosur.
Selection: Stosur
Na Li (9) v Laura Robson 16:00 Louis Armstrong Stadium
H-to-H 0-0
Robson's confidence, boosted by her mixed doubles silver in London, will be sky high after the best win of her career against Clijsters. Certainly she is poised to make the breakthrough to the higher level. Can she repeat the feat against Li Na? Unfortunately not. Li Na is on a roll herself, having reached two finals on the North American leg of the WTA Tour, losing in Montreal and winning in Cincinnati in successive weeks earlier this month and she should prove too experienced for Robson.
Selection: Li Na
Marion Bartoli (11) v Kristina Mladenovic 16:00 Court 11
H-to-H 0-0
Bartoli is up against one of her compatriots Mladenovic who has had two good wins to get this far. Bartoli's form since Wimbledon has been good and she should overpower her younger opponent to record an easy win.
Selection: Bartoli
Pauline Parmentier v Petra Kvitova (5) 18:30 Grandstand
H-to-H 0-1
Parmentier, at her best merely a fringe player, has never got this far in any previous Grand Slam and is now up against Kvitova who has shown great form since the tour moved to North America. Kvitova must be in with a chance to win a second Grand Slam here and should make the next round easily.
Selection: Kvitova
Maria Sharapova (3) v Mallory Burdette 20:30 Arthur Ashe Stadium
H-to-H 0-0
Wildcard Burdette, who has won two ITF events this summer, has done well to get this far in the tournament. This is where the dream ends and Sharapova will prove far too powerful - Sharaaova in straight sets.
Selection: Sharapova
Nadia Petrova (19) v Lucie Safarova (15) 20:30 Grandstand
H-to-H 4-1
Petrova holds the advantage over Safarova, but they haven't met since 2010 and Safarova is now the higher ranked. Both have had comparatively easy passage into the third round and we take Petrova to maintain her hold over her rival.
Selection: Petrova
Mandy Minella v Anna Tatishvili 23:00 Court 11
H-to-H 0-0
Expect a close game between two evenly matched women which is reflected in their rankings, Minella's 79 to Tatishvili's 73. Minella has the better form going into this tournament, but Tatishvili has spent more time on the US hard courts and is taken to progress.
Selection: Tatishvili
Victoria Arazenka (1) v Jie Zheng (28) 02:30 Arthur Ashe Stadium
H-to-H 2-1
Arazenka made two semi-finals at Wimbledon this year, Wimbledon proper and the Olympics and she should get further here, particularly as Serena Williams is in the other half of the draw. Zheng's best days are now behind her and she shouldn't trouble Arazenka. Arazenka has yet to drop a set and she should continue that run here.
Selection: Arazenka
We've reached the third round in the Women's Singles and the guys at Abelson Info are back to preview all of today's action...
Varvara Lepchenko (31) v Sam Stosur (7) 16:00 Arthur Ashe Stadium
H-to-H 0-0
Sam Stosur is the defending US champion and apart from a semi-final appearance at Roland Garros her form since her win here last year has been disappointing. That said, Lepchenko's form has been nothing to write home about recently and she retired in her last tournament. Easy win for Stosur.
Selection: Stosur
Na Li (9) v Laura Robson 16:00 Louis Armstrong Stadium
H-to-H 0-0
Robson's confidence, boosted by her mixed doubles silver in London, will be sky high after the best win of her career against Clijsters. Certainly she is poised to make the breakthrough to the higher level. Can she repeat the feat against Li Na? Unfortunately not. Li Na is on a roll herself, having reached two finals on the North American leg of the WTA Tour, losing in Montreal and winning in Cincinnati in successive weeks earlier this month and she should prove too experienced for Robson.
Selection: Li Na
Marion Bartoli (11) v Kristina Mladenovic 16:00 Court 11
H-to-H 0-0
Bartoli is up against one of her compatriots Mladenovic who has had two good wins to get this far. Bartoli's form since Wimbledon has been good and she should overpower her younger opponent to record an easy win.
Selection: Bartoli
Pauline Parmentier v Petra Kvitova (5) 18:30 Grandstand
H-to-H 0-1
Parmentier, at her best merely a fringe player, has never got this far in any previous Grand Slam and is now up against Kvitova who has shown great form since the tour moved to North America. Kvitova must be in with a chance to win a second Grand Slam here and should make the next round easily.
Selection: Kvitova
Maria Sharapova (3) v Mallory Burdette 20:30 Arthur Ashe Stadium
H-to-H 0-0
Wildcard Burdette, who has won two ITF events this summer, has done well to get this far in the tournament. This is where the dream ends and Sharapova will prove far too powerful - Sharaaova in straight sets.
Selection: Sharapova
Nadia Petrova (19) v Lucie Safarova (15) 20:30 Grandstand
H-to-H 4-1
Petrova holds the advantage over Safarova, but they haven't met since 2010 and Safarova is now the higher ranked. Both have had comparatively easy passage into the third round and we take Petrova to maintain her hold over her rival.
Selection: Petrova
Mandy Minella v Anna Tatishvili 23:00 Court 11
H-to-H 0-0
Expect a close game between two evenly matched women which is reflected in their rankings, Minella's 79 to Tatishvili's 73. Minella has the better form going into this tournament, but Tatishvili has spent more time on the US hard courts and is taken to progress.
Selection: Tatishvili
Victoria Arazenka (1) v Jie Zheng (28) 02:30 Arthur Ashe Stadium
H-to-H 2-1
Arazenka made two semi-finals at Wimbledon this year, Wimbledon proper and the Olympics and she should get further here, particularly as Serena Williams is in the other half of the draw. Zheng's best days are now behind her and she shouldn't trouble Arazenka. Arazenka has yet to drop a set and she should continue that run here.
Selection: Arazenka
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