US Open 2013: Matches to look out for on Day 2

John Isner vs Filippo Volandri

American John Isner has been on a good run of form coming into the US Open (Getty Images)

The home boy John Isner will take on 101st ranked Filippo Volandri in his first round encounter at the US Open 2013. Isner, who was the finalist in the recently concluded Cincinnati Open, will be the favourite for the tie. His confidence will be sky high, having defeated the World No.1 Novak Djokovic and World No.5 Juan Martin Del Porto at the recently concluded hard-court event.

Filippo Volandri will have to dish out a top class performance to stand a chance against his much higher ranked opponent. Having reached the final of the San Marino Challenger series, Volandri will be looking to cause an upset at the US Open.

The two players will be meeting for the first time in their career and John Isner will definitely be the favourite for this match.

Florian Mayer vs Juan Monaco

Now this will be one of the closely fought matches of Tuesday. 45th ranked Mayer enjoys a 4-2 win-loss record against his 32nd ranked opponent. Mayer, who is known for his unorthodox style of play, will be trying to improve his record over his rival. Though the head-to-head record is against him, Monaco will fancy his chances in the match. He has won their most recent encounter 6-7, 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 in the Davis Cup.

With both of them on equal terms, match will be decided on who plays the game better on Tuesday. Juan Monaco holds a little advantage according to the tennis experts and he is the one who will be favoured for the match.