2015 US Open QF: Wawrinka vs. Anderson

[tented]

Anderson leads the head-to-head 4-3, winning the last four in a row.

Who wins?

 

[kskate2]

Stanimal in 4

 

[Denis]

Anderson in 4.

 

[tented]

I think Anderson will be gassed after the Murray epic, so I'm going with Stan in straights.

 

[Kieran]

Stan. Close first set, but the air will be too thin for KA at this level...

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

Mr. Anderson might have turned a mental corner with his win against Murray and it might carry over for a set or two. I think this goes the distance and Stan wins in 5.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Stan wins in either 3 or 4 sets. More likely 4.

Anderson is already tired. He cannot pull back to back upsets.

 

[mrzz]

Anderson is playing well for a good few weeks in a row. Given that, the H2H and his last scalp, I think he does not enter this match thinking like the underdog. He'll make it competive, but I guess Wawrinka wins in five, with a long fifth set.

 

[golds girl]

Stan in 3. Not sure whether Anderson has stamina to be in the 2nd week of a Slam

 

[I.Haychew]

Heart says K.A. in whatever it takes.
Heart also doesn't give a damn about what head thinks.

 

[Riotbeard]

I think Stan gets it done in 4 well fought sets.

 

[AnonymousFan]

No idea about how well Anderson recovers (fitness)

Stan in 3. Hope I'm wrong and it's a good match

 

[Kirijax]

Wawrinka in three. I cannot imagine Anderson playing that well twice in a row. The lights are brighter in the quarterfinals. He'll blink. Repeatedly.

 

[nehmeth]

Heart says K.A. in whatever it takes.
Heart also doesn't give a damn about what head thinks.

Picked Kevin in 4 against "Ditch-the-fam-Stan"

 

[I.Haychew]

Heart says K.A. in whatever it takes.
Heart also doesn't give a damn about what head thinks.

Picked Kevin in 4 against "Ditch-the-fam-Stan"

OUCH!!!

 

[Backhand_DTL]

I actually like Anderson's chances if he recovered well from the Murray match and can avoid a letdown today.

Wawrinka played and especially served quite mediocre until now. I think he was broken multiple times in each match but his way to the QF was as soft as it gets, so he wasn't threatened despite of that. Anderson's return and baseline game should be good enough to score some breaks if Wawrinka doesn't serve better than he did for his first four matches and breaking Anderson's serve should be significantly more difficult than against the opponents Wawrinka had until now.

Additionally Anderson will probably feel somewhat confident because of his recent success in the match-up, so if both play at the level they showed until the quarters Anderson in 4 seems the most likely outcome to me.

 

[isabelle]

Stan in 3

 

[nehmeth]

Picked Kevin in 4 against "Ditch-the-fam-Stan"

OUCH!!!

:snicker It's much nicer than my first choice.

 

[Moose]

If Kevin can get it done in 4, he'll win. But I think this is a 5 setter, and gotta go with the experience at this point in a Slam, which is why I'm picking Stan.

but I'll be rooting for Kevin the entire match. So happy he took Andy out.

 

[Denis]

Bookies have stan as the slight favorite 8/13 to 6/4.

Unrelated but Marion Bartoli is working for Eurosport now and I tell you if she looked like that on the court I'd almost have rooted for her. She's basically wearing lingerie barely covered and lost a ton of weight. Unrecognizable.