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Jeremy Chardy was in strong form in first round given no chance to Gulbis. His serve was solid with 18 aces and 5 double faults winning 84% points behind that and didn’t lost his serve from 8 break opportunities. It is just the second win for the Frenchman in US Open but he looked in strong form prior to US Open and if he will play like he did in first round he can be a hard nut to crack in this quarter. He will meet Spaniard Gimeno-Traver.

Underdog

Gimeno-Traver beat Nieminen in three sets in first round for the first win in US Open. The Spaniard too full control of a poor serve by the Finn and also some poor retrieving and simply failed to put some pressure in the match against Gimeno-Traver. He came here after he won the title in Segovia Challenger but overall the Spaniard enters with 1/5 in ATP matches on hard courts and usually tends to lose against powerful hitters on tour, losing to Troicki, Djokovic, Karlovic only this year.

Chardy without a doubt

The Frenchman has a powerful serve to win cheap points and he will make his own game easier while the Spaniard will not have same comfort on retrieving like in the first match, he looks better from the back of the court but he needs to keep the ball in play and force Chardy to play an extra ball. The Frenchman looked solid recently and I back him to take this one with 3 sets.

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Prediction:

Tip: 3-0
Odd: 2.45
Bookie: Expekt