US Open men's draw breakdown - Predicting a Djokovic vs Federer final

Third Quarter -

Milos Roanic

Is it fair to call a section headed by fourth seed David Ferrer and eighth seed Richard Gasquet a lightweight section? But that’s exactly how it feels when you compare it to the heavyweights in the other sections.

Ferrer is another player who has had a poor build-up to the US Open. The Spaniard won only one match in two events on hardcourts following Wimbledon and has been handed a tough draw.

Talented 18-year-old Australian Nick Kyrgios, who has won three matches in qualifying already, is up in the first round; Ernests Gulbis could await in the third round; and Wimbledon semi-finalist Jerzy Janowicz is his scheduled last 16 opponent.

Gasquet, who has reached the last 16 at Grand Slams 16 times in his career but gone beyond that only once, should be able to make the second week once again, but if 10th seed Milos Roanic gets there as well, Gasquet could be headed for another mid-tournament finish.

The Canadian youngster is coming off his first Masters Series final in Toronto, and will be aiming to reach his first Slam quarter-final. Other seeds in this section are the 23rd seed Feliciano Lopez and 32nd seed Dmitry Tursunov.

Matches to watch out for – (4) David Ferrer vs. Nick Kyrgios

Upset Special – 18th Janko Tipsarevic to lose early

Predicted Quarter-Final – Roanic vs. Janowicz