US Open Tennis 2016: TV Schedule, Picks for Thursday Afternoon Draw

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Published: September 1, 2016

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While the scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to subside by Thursday afternoon in New York City, one might find dark clouds forming under the roof of Arthur Ashe Stadium when the glowering, brilliant Andy Murray takes to the court to headline the early draw of Day 4 at the 2016 U.S. Open.

Murray made quick-and-easy work of Lukas Rosol in the first round, establishing himself as the man to beat in this tournament with the likes of Novak Djokovic ailing, Roger Federer out with injury and Milos Raonic eliminated (though keep a close eye on a resurgent Rafael Nadal).

The Scot is coming off huge wins at Wimbledon and the 2016 Summer Olympics and is playing some of the best tennis of his career this summer.

Murray's Thursday opponent, Marcel Granollers, certainly has his work cut out for him if he wants to knock the 29-year-old out of the tournament early.

Simona Halep, Kei Nishikori, Agnieszka Radwanska and Stan Wawrinka are just a few of the other top seeds in play on Thursday afternoon. Play begins at 11 a.m. ET, with live-streaming of multiple courts on WatchESPN.

Television coverage runs from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. ET on ESPN, then 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. ET on ESPN2.

Here are the picks for Thursday's afternoon slate.



While Murray's excellent run of form is likely to continue unabated on Thursday, some of the other top seeds might not have it quite so easy. 

No. 6 Venus Williams needed three sets to defeat her first-round opponent, Kateryna Kozlova, on Tuesday. Though some might expect age is taking a serious toll on the 36-year-old American, her struggles were mostly due to some sloppy, out-of-sorts play, per Tennis.com's Nina Pantic: 

Just like in the first set, Williams raced ahead 3-0 in the second. But she let up just enough to let Kozlova into the match, again committing too many unforced errors. The Ukrainian moves exceptionally ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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