US Open tennis thread, obviously. Good luck to Mr McGee. He plays Nedovyesov in R1. This is as winnable a draw as he could have got, as Nedovyesov only just scrapped above the main draw cut line. That is even better than a qualifier or wild card, as qualifier are in form (like McGee himself) having won three straight matches, whilst wild cards will generally have local crowd backing. Most pressing concern for the Irshman is the news that he was cramping up in the deciding set of his final round of qualifying. And US Open qualies are played over best-of-three rather than best-of-five...
Of possibly longer term concern, when seeds collide it is meant to look something like this
Men's Singles Nominal Round 3
Novak Djokovic Srb [1] vs Guillermo Garcia-Lopez Esp [28]
Phillip Kohlscreiber Ger [22] vs John Isner USA [13]
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Fra [9] vs Julien Benneteau Fra [24]
Fernando Verdasco Esp [31] vs Andy Murray GBr [8]
Stan Wawrinka Sui [3] vs Jeremy Chardy Fra [30]
Mikhail Youzhny Rus [21] vs Tommy Robredo Esp [16]
Kei Nishikori Jpn [10] vs Leonardo Mayer Arg [23]
Lukas Rosol Cze [29] vs Milos Ranoic Can [5]
Tomas Berdych Cze [6] vs Santiago Giraldo Col [27]
Feliciano Lopez Esp [19] vs Ernests Gulbis Lat [11]
Marin Cilic Cro [14] vs Kevin Anderson RSA [18]
Gilles Simon Fra [26] vs David Ferrer Esp [4]
Grigor Dimitrov Bul [7] vs Joao Sousa Por [32]
Gael Monfils Fra [20] vs Richard Gasquet Fra [12]
Fabio Fognini Ita [15] vs Roberto Bautista Agut Esp [17]
Ivo Karlovic Cro [25] vs Roger Federer Sui [2]
Women's Singles Nominal Round 3
Serena Williams USA [1] vs Zhang Shaui Chn [32]
Samantha Stosur Aus [24] vs Carla Suarez Navarro Esp [15]
Flavia Pennetta Ita [11] vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Rus [23]
Casey Dellacqua Aus [29] vs Ana Ivanovic Srb [8]
Petra Kvitova Cze [3] vs Madison Keys USA [27]
Svetlana Kuznetsova Rus [20] vs Victoria Azarenka Blr [16]
Dominika Cibulkova Svk [12] vs Ekaterina Makarova Rus [17]
Barbora Zahlavova-Strycova Cze [30] vs Eugenie Bouchard Can [7]
Angelique Kerber Ger [6] vs Kurumi Nara Jpn [31]
Sloane Stehpens USA [21] vs Jelena Jankovic Srb [9]
Lucie Safarova Cze [14] vs Alize Cornet Fra [22]
Roberta Vinci Ita [28] vs Agnieszka Radwanska [4]
Marai Sharapova Rus [5] vs Sabine Lisicki Ger [26]
Andrea Petkovic Ger [18] vs Caroline Woznaicki Den [10]
Sara Errani Ita [13] vs Venus Williams USA [19]
Garbine Muguruza Esp [25] vs Simona Halep Rou [2]
Of possibly longer term concern, when seeds collide it is meant to look something like this
Men's Singles Nominal Round 3
Novak Djokovic Srb [1] vs Guillermo Garcia-Lopez Esp [28]
Phillip Kohlscreiber Ger [22] vs John Isner USA [13]
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Fra [9] vs Julien Benneteau Fra [24]
Fernando Verdasco Esp [31] vs Andy Murray GBr [8]
Stan Wawrinka Sui [3] vs Jeremy Chardy Fra [30]
Mikhail Youzhny Rus [21] vs Tommy Robredo Esp [16]
Kei Nishikori Jpn [10] vs Leonardo Mayer Arg [23]
Lukas Rosol Cze [29] vs Milos Ranoic Can [5]
Tomas Berdych Cze [6] vs Santiago Giraldo Col [27]
Feliciano Lopez Esp [19] vs Ernests Gulbis Lat [11]
Marin Cilic Cro [14] vs Kevin Anderson RSA [18]
Gilles Simon Fra [26] vs David Ferrer Esp [4]
Grigor Dimitrov Bul [7] vs Joao Sousa Por [32]
Gael Monfils Fra [20] vs Richard Gasquet Fra [12]
Fabio Fognini Ita [15] vs Roberto Bautista Agut Esp [17]
Ivo Karlovic Cro [25] vs Roger Federer Sui [2]
Women's Singles Nominal Round 3
Serena Williams USA [1] vs Zhang Shaui Chn [32]
Samantha Stosur Aus [24] vs Carla Suarez Navarro Esp [15]
Flavia Pennetta Ita [11] vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Rus [23]
Casey Dellacqua Aus [29] vs Ana Ivanovic Srb [8]
Petra Kvitova Cze [3] vs Madison Keys USA [27]
Svetlana Kuznetsova Rus [20] vs Victoria Azarenka Blr [16]
Dominika Cibulkova Svk [12] vs Ekaterina Makarova Rus [17]
Barbora Zahlavova-Strycova Cze [30] vs Eugenie Bouchard Can [7]
Angelique Kerber Ger [6] vs Kurumi Nara Jpn [31]
Sloane Stehpens USA [21] vs Jelena Jankovic Srb [9]
Lucie Safarova Cze [14] vs Alize Cornet Fra [22]
Roberta Vinci Ita [28] vs Agnieszka Radwanska [4]
Marai Sharapova Rus [5] vs Sabine Lisicki Ger [26]
Andrea Petkovic Ger [18] vs Caroline Woznaicki Den [10]
Sara Errani Ita [13] vs Venus Williams USA [19]
Garbine Muguruza Esp [25] vs Simona Halep Rou [2]
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