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8 days ago: NEW YORK - AUGUST 30: Fireworks are set off during the opening ceremony of the 2010 U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 30 2010 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

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Hello and welcome to your open thread for discussing Tuesday's Day 2 action from the 2010 US Open.

Like yesterday, I will also be twittering away over (@DailyForehand) throughout the day, so you can follow along (and participate) there if that's more your scene.

Here is the schedule for the show courts.  The remaining schedule can be found after the jump.  And your comments will be found below that once you make them.

Arthur Ashe Stadium 11:00 Start Time

1. Women's Singles - 1st Round
Jelena Jankovic (SRB)[4] v. Simona Halep (ROU)
Not Before:1:00
2. Men's Singles - 1st Round
Viktor Troicki (SRB) v. Novak Djokovic (SRB)[3]
3. Women's Singles - 1st Round
Jarmila Groth (AUS) v. Maria Sharapova (RUS)[14]
7:00 Start Time
1. Men's Singles - 1st Round
Rafael Nadal (ESP)[1] v. Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS)
2. Women's Singles - 1st Round
Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)[1] v. Chelsey Gullickson (USA)

Louis Armstrong Stadium 11:00 Start Time

1. Men's Singles - 1st Round
Marcos Baghdatis (CYP)[16] v. Arnaud Clement (FRA)
2. Women's Singles - 1st Round
Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) v. Na Li (CHN)[8]
3. Men's Singles - 1st Round
Kristof Vliegen (BEL) v. James Blake (USA)
4. Women's Singles - 1st Round
Zuzana Kucova (SVK) v. Vera Zvonareva (RUS)[7]

Grandstand 11:00 Start Time

1. Women's Singles - 1st Round
Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)[11] v. Kimiko Date Krumm (JPN)
2. Men's Singles - 1st Round
Jan Hajek (CZE) v. Mardy Fish (USA)[19]
3. Men's Singles - 1st Round
Fabio Fognini (ITA) v. Fernando Verdasco (ESP)[8]
4. Women's Singles - 1st Round
Coco Vandeweghe (USA) v. Sabine Lisicki (GER)

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Kim Clijsters is one of the 100+ playing ball on Day 1 of the 2010 US Open. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

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(Sorry for the delay.  This post had been scheduled to publish at 9 AM, but didn't do to some technical glitch I'm trying to figure out)

Hello and welcome to the daily open thread discussions we'll be having each day of the US Open here at The Daily Forehand.  Please join in early and often.

In addition to hanging around this thread, I'll also be tweeting (twitter.com/DailyForehand) throughout the day, so follow along if you're into that sort of thing.

The order of play for the show courts is below, and the order of play for the remaining venues is after the jump.

Arthur Ashe Stadium 11:00 Start Time

1. Melanie Oudin (USA) v. Olga Savchuk (UKR)

Not Before:13:00
2. Greta Arn (HUN) v.Kim Clijsters (BEL)[2]
3. Stephane Robert (FRA) v. Andy Roddick (USA)[9]

Arthur Ashe Stadium 19:00 Start Time
1. Roberta Vinci (ITA) v. Venus Williams (USA)[3]
2.  Brian Dabul (ARG) v. Roger Federer (SUI)[2]

Louis Armstrong Stadium 11:00 Start Time

1. Nikolay Davydenko (RUS)[6] v. Michael Russell (USA)
2. Daniela Hantuchova (SVK)[24] v. Dinara Safina (RUS)
3. Samantha Stosur (AUS)[5] v. Elena Vesnina (RUS)
Not Before:17:00
4.  Lleyton Hewitt (AUS)[32] v. Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA)

Grandstand 11:00 Start Time

1. Francesca Schiavone (ITA)[6] v. Ayumi Morita (JPN)
2. Robin Soderling (SWE)[5] v. Andreas Haider-Maurer (AUT)
3. Taylor Dent (USA) v. Alejandro Falla (COL)
4. Ana Ivanovic (SRB) v. Ekaterina Makarova (RUS)

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2 months ago: LONDON ENGLAND - JULY 02: Rafael Nadal of Spain plays a shot during the Men's Semi Final match against Andy Murray of Great Britain on Day Eleven of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 2 2010 in London England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

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CENTRE - SHOW COURT - 2.00 PM START

1. Tomas Berdych (CZE) [12] vs Rafael Nadal (ESP) [2]

To follow my thoughts on the day's action, visit SBNation.com/tennis, or follow The Daily Forehand on Twitter.

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LONDON

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CENTRE - SHOW COURT - 2.00 PM START

1. Serena Williams (USA) [1] vs Vera Zvonareva (RUS) [21]

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2 months ago: LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 22: Spectators watch Andy Murrayon 'Murray Mount' on Day Two of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on June 22, 2010 in London, England. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

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The surprises finally stopped in the semifinals for the women--will the same happen on the men's side?

CENTRE - SHOW COURT - 1.00 PM START

1. Tomas Berdych (CZE) [12] vs Novak Djokovic (SRB) [3]
2. Andy Murray (GBR) [4] vs Rafael Nadal (ESP) [2]

The only possible blowout I could imagine would be Berdych over Djokovic, but I don't even see Berdych winning that match so I think we'll be in for some very close battles.

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If Serena doesn't win today, we have the craziest draw of all time on our hands.

CENTRE - SHOW COURT - 1.00 PM START

1. Vera Zvonareva (RUS) [21] vs Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL)
2. Serena Williams (USA) [1] vs Petra Kvitova (CZE)

Both these matches should be pretty tight, I think.  Here's to some solid tennis in both.  Because at this stage of the tournament, there's no quantity, just quality.

To follow my thoughts on the day's action, visit SBNation.com 's storystream for Day 10 action, or follow The Daily Forehand on Twitter.

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2 months ago: LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 29: Kim Clijsters of Belgium in action during her Quarter Final match against Vera Zvonareva of Russia on Day Eight of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on June 29, 2010 in London, England. (Photo by Hamish Blair/Getty Images)

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A blockbuster slate of men's matches is on tap for Day 9.  Whereas the Australian and US Opens both split the men's quarters over four sessions, Wimbledon does them all at once.  It's frustrating in that it's impossible to see all the matches in full, but its awesome in that it's a great day to binge on tennis.

Whereas yesterday's women's actions looked sure to be surprise-less (and weren't), this day of men's matches looks far more primed for upsets.  Federer and Nadal, especially, will have their hands full.

To read my preview of the matches and follow updates all day long over at SBNation.com/tennis, click here.

CENTRE - SHOW COURT - 1.00 PM START

1. Roger Federer (SUI) [1] vs Tomas Berdych (CZE) [12]
2. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) [10] vs Andy Murray (GBR) [4]

COURT 1 - SHOW COURT - 1.00 PM START

1. Novak Djokovic (SRB) [3] vs Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE)
2. Robin Soderling (SWE) [6] vs Rafael Nadal (ESP) [2]

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2 months ago: LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 28: Spectators watch a match on Day Seven of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on June 28, 2010 in London, England. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

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Ladies' Day at the All England Club sees four quarterfinal matches, none of which seems especially likely to produce a huge surprise.  But there's a reason they play the games.

My preview and coverage throughout the day over at SBNation.com/tennis can be followed here.