US Open: Seppi and Knapp already in action today

Seppi's opponent, Sergiy Stakhovsky, is currently number 93 in the world, but was number 31 in the ATP rankings four years ago. The 28-year-old Ukrainian has won four tournaments in his career: in Zagreb in 2008, in St. Petersburg a year later and in New Haven and s-Hertogenbosch in 2010. In 2010, in his only direct duel to date, he defeated Andreas Seppi in the round of 7 in Nice with 5:6, 3:XNUMX.

This year, the Kalterer is playing in Flushing Meadows for the eleventh time. In 2008 and the previous year he made 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. Last year, Seppi defeated the Belgian Xavier Malisse and the Indian Somdev Devvarman before losing in five sets to the Uzbek Denis Istomin. The 30-year-old South Tyrolean's record at the US Open is negative with ten defeats and five wins.

Knapp meets Tsvetana Pironkova

Karin Knapp, on the other hand, will play at the start of the tournament against the 26-year-old Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova, who already won the WTA tournament in Sydney this year. The Ahrntal native lost her only direct duel to date against the number 54 in the world eight years ago in the qualification in Stuttgart with 0:6, 1:6.

Karin Knapp has failed to qualify twice in her six appearances in New York: in her debut in the third, decisive round in 2006 against Canada's Dubois and two years ago in the first round against Latvia's Anastasija Sevastova. The Luttacher was in the main draw four times at the US Open, winning three of seven games, two of them last year when she eliminated the American Grace Min and the Russian Elena Vesnina before losing the derby against Roberta Vinci.

Andreas Seppi's individual record at the US Open (15 games, 10 defeats, 5 wins)

2013: 1st round: + Xavier Malisse (BEL/ATP 112) 6:3, 3:6, 7:5, 7:5 2nd round: + Somdev Devvarman (IND/ATP 114) 7:6 (8), 6:4, 7:5 3rd round: - Denis Istomin (UZB/ATP 65) 3:6, 4:6, 6:2, 6:3, 6:1

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 (7 games, 4 defeats, 3 wins)

2013: 1st round: + Grace Min (USA/WTA 150) 6:3, 6:1 2nd round: + Elena Vesnina (RUS/WTA 24) 6:1, 6:4 3rd round: - Roberta Vinci (ITA/WTA 13) 4:6, 3:6

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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