US Open Tennis 2015: Monday Night Draw TV Schedule, Start Times and Picks

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Published: September 7, 2015

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It's a privilege to play under the lights at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing Meadows, New York. Capping Monday's action at the 2015 U.S. Open will be two of the top players in the men's and women's singles draw fighting off long-shot challengers looking to make surprise appearances in the tournament quarterfinals.

In the women's draw, it's No. 5 Petra Kvitova taking on unranked British hopeful Johanna Konta. On the men's side, it's the indefatigable No. 2 Roger Federer against top-American John Isner, ranked No. 13 by the ATP.

Both Konta and Isner have tall tasks ahead of them, but anything is possible when the pressure is on. Here's the schedule for Monday's night draw, with predictions and a preview of Federer-Isner.




Note: Live streaming can be found at WatchESPN. The Isner-Federer match will begin after the conclusion of Kvitova-Konta.

 

Preview


John Isner vs. Roger Federer



Few things in tennis are as enjoyable as an in-form Federer. His grace under pressure, confident returns and smooth swings make elite tennis look all too simple at times. Federer's yet to drop a set this year in Flushing Meadows, eliminating Leonardo Mayer, Steve Darcis and Philipp Kohlschreiber in that order.

If Federer's longstanding brilliance weren't a daunting enough challenge for Isner, the Swiss master has also taken to using a new serve-and-half-volley return dubbed "SABR." Here's his explanation of the shot via the Express' Uche Amako:

We were just kidding around and that's when I said, I'm going to chip and charge and just keep the points short (because) I'm tired’. That's when I started to run in and hit returns. I hit a couple for a winner. They were like ridiculous. Benoit laughed, I laughed, Severin laughed.

I did it again in the next practice just to see if it actually would still work again. Then I tried it the next pra...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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