US Open: Seppi against Xavier Malisse, Knapp against Grace Min

Xavier Malisse, number 112 in the world, is a very unpleasant opponent for Seppi. The 33-year-old Belgian has already reached the round of 2001 at the US Open three times (2003, 2005 and 2006) and has also clearly won the only direct duel against the Kalterer to date. In 6 he swept Seppi 0-6, 1-XNUMX in Adelaide. Malisse hasn't been as successful in recent years, but Seppi will still have to show his best tennis if he wants to make it to the second round.

The Kalterer native has always had a hard time at the US Open. This year will be his tenth start at Flushing Meadows and only in 2008 did he make it to the third round. In 2004, when he took part for the first time, he was eliminated in the second round, but in his other seven appearances he was always eliminated in the starting round. This was also the case in the last four years, when he lost to Kohlschreiner (2009), Granollers (2010), Monaco (2011) and Robredo (2012) right at the start of the tournament. Seppi's record at the US Open is negative with nine defeats and only three wins.

Knapp will face qualifier Grace Min Karin Knapp, on the other hand, will face 19-year-old qualifier Grace Min from the USA in the first round, against whom she has never played before. However, the number 150 in the world eliminated the number 3 seed Czech Andrea Hlavackova in the qualification.

The 26-year-old from Ahrntal has failed to qualify twice in her previous five appearances in New York: in 2006 on her debut in the third, decisive round against the Canadian Dubois and surprisingly last year in the first round against the Latvian Anastasija Sevastova (WTA 162 ) with 4:6, 6:7(3). Kann was in the main draw three times at the US Open, but in four games she only managed a single win when she defeated Yung-Jan Chan (TPE/WTA 2007) 66:6, 2:6 in the first round in 0 .

Andreas Seppi's individual record at the US Open (12 games, 9 defeats, 3 wins)

2013: 1st round: Xavier Malisse (BEL/ATP 112)

2012: 1st round: - Tommy Robredo (ESP/ATP 178) 1:6, 5:7, 3:6

2011: 1st round: - Juan Monaco (ARG/ATP 36) 6:7(1), 2:6, 2:6

2010: 1st round: - Marcel Granollers (ESP/ATP 94) 6:2, 7:5, 3:6, 2:6, 3:6

2009: 1st round: - Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER/ATP 24) 0:6, 4:6, 4:6

2008: 1st round: + Hyung:Taik Lee (KOR/ATP 101) 6:3, 7:5, 3:6, 3:6, 6:3 2nd round: + Guillermo Garcia:Lopez (ESP/ATP 67) 6:2, 4:6, 6:2, 6:2 3rd round: - Andy Roddick (USA)/ATP 8) 2:6, 5:7, 6:7(4)

2007: 1st round: - Agustin Calleri (ARG/ATP 58) 4:6, 4:6, 6:3, 5:7

2006: 1st round: - Gaston Gaudio (ARG/ATP 24) 4:6, 4:6, 2:6

2005: 1st round: - Dominik Hrbaty (SVK/ATP 17) 2:6, 4:6, 7:6(6), 2:6

2004: 1st round: + Rainer Schüttler (GER/ATP 12) 3:6, 4:6, 7:6(5), 7:6(1), 6:1 2nd round: - Michael Llodra (FRA/ATP56) 0:6, 3:6, 6:3, 3:6

Karin Knapp's individual record in the main draw of the US Open (4 games, 3 defeats, 1 win)

2013: 1st round: Grace Min (USA/WTA 150)

2011: 1st round: - Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP/WTA 33) 7:6(7), 4:6, 3:6

2008: 1st round: - Iveta Benesova (CZE/WTA 50) 0:6, 3:6

2007: 1st round: + Yung-Jan Chan (TPE/WTA 66) 6:2, 6:0 2nd round: - Ahsha Rolle (USA/WTA 109) 6:3, 4:6, 3:6

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