Filed under: U.S. OpenThe 2010 U.S. Open at Flushing Meadows is upon us. Last year, Melanie Oudin made a miracle run to the quarters while Serena Williams took a bizarre exit after a foot fault in the semis sparked a tantrum directed at the line judge. Well, this year Serena's on the sideline for a foot injury and the same line judge is back on the court.
The irony there is a whole different story, so we'll get right to the FanHouse tennis team's U.S. Open predictions. Sleeper picks to watch, stars who could struggle, and of course, our winner picks.
DARK HORSE
Sounds ridiculous to call one of the best players of all time a dark horse, but no one takes Venus Williams seriously as a major threat anymore. She's 30 and hasn't been able to consistently string together enough good matches since spring. But she has a great draw and lots of support. Andy Roddick has a great, great draw. His first big-boy opponent is Novak Djokovic. Roddick owns him. Don't think Roddick will win, but the semis are realistic.
-- Greg Couch
Elena Dementieva on the women's side. Motivated in the big tournaments, likes New York. For the men, David Nalbadian looks like he has some fight left.
-- Chris Botta
Look for Roddick to advance into the semifinals. He has not been there since 2006 at the U.S. Open. 17th-seeded Nadia Petrova of Russia will make an appearance in the semifinals for the first time at the U.S. Open.
-- Hal Spivack
She hasn't played since Wimbledon, but the hard courts of the U.S. Open are perfectly suited for Venus Williams. She'll also be fighting hard for the Williams' name since sister Serena can't play. On the men's side, Mardy Fish has slimmed down and in injury free for the first time in a while. His success since Wimbledon has been fantastic and it could continue for the next two weeks.
-- Knox Bardeen
It's hard to call Mardy Fish a dark horse after he has won two events since Wimbledon and just lost to Roger Federer in the Cincinnati final. The American is playing spectacular tennis on the hard court and he'll continue that in Flushing.
-- Chris Sesno
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