Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain takes on 20th seed Janko Tipsarevic in the first match on Louis Armstrong at Flushing Meadows.

TIPSAREVIC 3-3 - Ferrero bludgeons a forehand down the line to clinch a crucial winner at 40-30, and he holds serve with Tipsarevic again not affording him any cheap points.

Pedro says: "I think this one could go either way. Both got a break­ in their last matches. So hopefully fatigue won't­ be an issue. Tipsarevic has the youth but he is a bit­ combustible at times. While Ferrero has more­ experience, but played a tough 5 setter with Monfils a­ few days back. Should be close. Both know this is a­ great opportunity. But I'm going with Ferrero." Good stuff, Sir!

TIPSAREVIC 3-2 - Ferrero gives as good as he gets in terms of battling hard to force his opponent to deuce, but Tipsarevic also holds firm in closing out the service game with two big first serves! The Serb is looking very confident!

TIPSAREVIC 2-2 - Ferrero levels up at 2-2 with a gutsy hold, and he is made to work extremely hard for it as Tipsarevic battles and battles tirelessly from the back of the court. The Spaniard holds his composure, and his serve.

TIPSAREVIC 2-1 - The 20th seed gets into his rhythm with a composed hold to 15, and he looks incredibly focused as he strides purposefully to the other end in his lurid red shirt and usual dark shades.

TIPSAREVIC 1-1 - Ferrero slams a forehand down the line in emphatic fashion to clinch his service hold, but Tipsarevic pushes him hard with a string of gutsy rallies. Both players begin with solid holds to get going in this opening set.

TIPSAREVIC 1-0 - The Serb starts very brightly, with a convincing service hold in efficient fashion, and Ferrero cannot get into a single rally as he slips behind from the outset. Can he start with a hold himself now?

Right, enough of that. Janko Tipsarevic wins the toss and elects to serve first on Louis Armstrong...

Tipsarevic has a world ranking of 20, matched by his seeding here at Flushing Meadows, while Ferrero has surprised everyone with his performance thus far, given that he is ranked out at 105.

Ferrero leads the pair's head-to-head record 2-0 with victories at Wimbledon back in 2007, and at the Australian Open a year earlier. Surely that cannot tell us too much given the length of time between their encounters. Who do you fancy for this one?