Us Open – Day 1: Matches to watch (men's singles)

Roddick vs Serra First test for A Rod, very important to check if Andy is keeping his momentum after Cincinnati. Out there served well, hit the ball very well on both sides, moved very well, was a little patient building the points. There are some things he can bring on court to do well at Flushing Meadows. If his game will be there, Florent Serra will be an underdog.
Simon vs Bracciali One of the closest matches of day 1 between two good players, with different games: the former is based on wile and consistency; the latter is big boom serve and power oriented.
Wawrinka vs Chela I guess Wawrinka belongs to the darkhorse nation. Put an eye on him. Aggressive, good serve, great BH, not only a clay court player. Can’t wait to watch him battling against Chela, “the dirt rat of dirt rats”.
Hrbaty vs Youzhny possible upset, Youzhny is a tough opponent for Dominik (leading the H-to-H 4-1), the Slovakian has got a pretty bad momentum heading into USO, with so many short and not so fast balls.
Pavel vs Agassi. Andre’s last pro tournament of any sort starts off under the Arthur Ashe spotlight, against Andrei Pavel of Romania, a former top-15 player currently slumping with no match played in summer hard court season. Not a very tough match for Andre, but some of it depends on what physical condition of Andre is.
Young vs Djokovic future of tennis at work ? I think Novak is the present. very talented, even if only a win under this belt during summer season. Young could be the future, but nowadays is a little green for that kind of competition.
Nieminen vs Malisse That’s my fav 1st round match, between two different players who have in common a huge talent. The former plays solid, the latter is lazy and reckless but we know Xavier can turn it on at any given time.
Becker vs Volandri A new B. Becker ? No relation with his famous namesake Boris Becker, but the German is an interesting player with a good serve. It’s could be enough to oust the “poor” Volandri.