Naomi Osaka will be the top woman’s player in action at the US Open 2019 on Monday as the fourth round matches draw to a close on Monday, September 2. Below you can find the latest 2019 US Open tips, predictions and odds for this eighth day’s action with Alexander Zverev, Andrey Rublev and Bianca Andreescu all in action as well.
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Naomi Osaka v Belinda Bencic Preview & Tips:
These two young players first met last year at the Hopman Cup which was won by the Swiss, Belinda Bencic. They have since met twice this year and the Swiss has won on both occasions, including a nail biter on the Madrid clay.
Bencic received a walkover in her third round and is a little short on match practice, where as Osaka got off to a shaky opener going three sets but has recovered since. A straight set win over teenager Coca Gauff will have given the Japanese plenty of confidence going into the second week.
Osaka v Bencic Prediction: Osaka to win three sets: 3/1 (888Sport)
Andrey Rublev v Matteo Berrettini Preview & Tips:
This will be the third meeting between the players, with Berrettini winning their meeting on clay at Gstaad, and Rublev winning on the indoor hard courts at Marseille.
The Italian Berrettini has had a good year with a fourth round showing at Wimbledon, winning the ATP 250 at Stuttgart and being a semifinalist at Halle, with his serve and volley game being well suited to the faster grass and hard courts.
Russian Rublev has had a phenomenal las month and a bit, being a finalist at the Hamburg ATP 500, and a semi-finalist at the ATP Masters 1000 in Cincinnati, defeating names like Roger Federer, Dominic Thiem and Stanislas Wawrinka among others. He has looked sharp this week thus far defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas and Nick Kyrgios.
Rublev v Berrettini Prediction: Rublev to win in four sets: 1/1 (888Sport)
Alexander Zverev v Diego Schwartzman Preview & Tips:
The players have met twice with Zverev winning last year on the indoor hard courts at the Paris Masters 1000, and the Argentine Schwartzman winning at Kizbuhel on the clay in 2014.
Currently, both players are trying to make a resurgence of sorts. Zverev was world number three and is a winner of three ATP Masters 1000 titles and the ATP Tour Finals 2018. However, 2019 has been a disappointing season with a drop in rankings as a result of several disappointing early losses.
Schwartzman was ranked just outside the top 10 in 2018, but indifferent form has seen his ranking fall outside the top 20 and he is looking at moving back up again.
Zverev has played 14 sets already in his first three rounds where as Schwartzman is yet to drop a set. Both will look to make the quarter-finals and get ready for a deeper run at the last major of the year.
Zverev v Schwartzman Prediction: Zverev to win in four sets: 3/1 (888Sport)
Taylor Townsend v Bianca Andreescu Preview & Tips:
This is the first meeting between these two players with very different playing styles.
Taylor Townsend who was ranked within the top 60 on the WTA circuit last year, is looking at moving back up the rankings as she is currently just about ranked with the 150 mark. She has surprised with her net play and won a classic encounter in the second round against Wimbledon champion Simona Halep with her old school serve and volley game.
19-year-old Canadian Biance Andreescu has exhibited a very diverse array of strokes and been in supreme form this year winning titles at both Indian Wells and Toronto. Andreescu is a great striker of the ball and upsets the rhythm of her opponents with her variety, just as she did to 2018 Australian Open winner Caroline Wozniacki in the previous round.
Townsend v Andreescu Prediction: Andreescu to win in two sets: 1/1 (888Sport)
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