(6) Tomas Berdych

Tomas Berdych will arrive at the US Open hoping to reach his Australian Open heights.

Tomas Berdych reached the 2012 US Open semis

His final four showing in January was followed by sub-par fourth round exits at the French Open and Wimbledon.

The Czech briefly held a career-high position of No 4 in the world rankings after the semi-finals in Australia, where he lost to Andy Murray.

He endured an exit at the French Open after defeat to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, but has previously reached the latter stages at the Qatar Open, Miami Open, Monte Carlo Masters and Madrid Open.

Berdych, who works with Andy Murray's old coaching duo of Dani Vallberdu and Jez Green, also lost in the last four to the British No 1 in Miami and endured a shock loss to Gilles Simon at Wimbledon.

His best US Open showing remains in 2012 when he made the semi-finals before Murray, the eventual winner, beat him. He was present in Montreal and Cincinnati as he gears up to try and better that record from three years ago.

The powerful 29-year-old is a dangerous player if he finds a rhythm and his huge ground strokes could prove a threat in any competition.

Berdych Sets Gasquet Duel

Tomas Berdych was on the brink of falling behind two sets to none against Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, but the Czech survived the Spaniard's test, prevailing 6-7(2), 7-6(7), 6-3, 6-3.

Berdych needed three hours and 22 minutes to book his spot in the Round of 16 for a fourth consecutive year, firing 53 total winners and converting on six of 14 break opportunities to defeat World No. 31 Garcia-Lopez. The Czech draws level in the FedEx ATP Head2Head against the Spaniard at 3-3, having dropped their most recent meeting at the 2014 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters.

"I felt good all the way through," said Berdych. "The first set wasn't the best. I had a set point and had my chances, but wasn't able to make it. He played quite well and unfortunately didn't happen to win the first set. Then, it was a close second set and I was on top of him and playing well. It was a matter of time to take my chances and that's what I did."

Berdych will renew his 10-year-old rivalry against Richard Gasquet with a quarter-final berth at stake. The series is tied at 6-6, with the Czech winning in straight sets this year in Doha and Madrid.

"Gasquet is a very tough opponent," added Berdych. "He's playing really well lately and having some good results."

The World No. 12 Frenchman downed Bernard Tomic 6-4, 6-3, 6-1 in just under an hour and a half, dominating in points under four shots (60-43). He hit 43 winners to Tomic's 23. Gasquet reached the fourth round at the US Open for the sixth time, having reached the semi-finals in 2013 (l. to Nadal).

Young's Historic Comeback; Berdych, Isner Cruise Through Openers

American Donald Young rallied from two sets down for the first time in his career as he upset 11th seed Gilles Simon 2-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in three hours and 34 minutes. The 26-year-old Young was previously 0-17 after losing the first two sets in Grand Slam and Davis Cup play. It also marked the first time Simon lost a match from two sets up, dropping to 34-1 in his career.

Young had lost all 11 sets in his five previous matches with Simon, but turned his fortunes around against the Frenchman as he saved 21 of the 30 break points he faced. He goes on to face Aljaz Bedene, who was leading 3-6, 6-4, 3-0 when Ernests Gulbis retired from their match.

Sixth seed Tomas Berdych made light work of American Bjorn Fratangelo in the first round of the US Open on Tuesday, claiming a 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 victory in one hour and 41 minutes.

The Czech struck 37 winners and saved six of the seven break points he faced to notch his 43rd victory of the season. The 29-year-old Berdych reached the quarter-finals at Flushing Meadows last year, falling to eventual champion Marin Cilic, and was a semi-finalist in 2012 (l. to Murray).

Berdych goes on to face Jurgen Melzer, who came through qualifying before denying home hope Denis Kudla 6-3, 7-5, 6-1. Berdych leads their FedEx ATP Head2Head 4-2 and has won their past three meetings.

Top American John Isner also made a strong start, dismissing Malek Jaziri 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 in one hour and 43 minutes. Isner fired 24 aces and converted four of his 11 break points.

The 30-year-old Isner has reached two finals on the ATP World Tour this summer, winning the Atlanta title (d. Baghdatis) and finishing runner-up a week later in Washington (l. to Nishikori). His best US Open result came in 2011, when he lost a close quarter-final clash with Andy Murray.

Isner won 41 of 42 points on his first serve. "Wow, I did not know that," said Isner. "I actually felt like I could have made more first serves today, too. The percentage I think could be a little higher.

"I've played well this summer. It started in Atlanta and I played well in D.C. and Montreal. Went deep three tournaments in a row and it really did a number on me physically. I lost a super tough match in Montreal where I left it all out on the court there and didn't have much in Cincinnati. I'm rested up and I'm ready to go. I'm happy to get off the court today in a quick fashion."

Robin Haase also pulled off a great escape, rallying from two sets down to beat Dustin Brown 4-6, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4.

Japanese 19-year-old Yoshihito Nishioka, one of 10 teenagers in the US Open main draw, claimed his first Grand Slam main draw victory as he battled past Paul-Henri Mathieu 6-4, 2-6, 6-7(7), 6-1, 6-2.

Ivo Karlovic sent down 21 aces as he defeated Federico Delbonis 6-3, 7-5, 7-5 to reach the second round. The 21st-seeded Croat goes on to challenge Jiri Vesely, a 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 victor over Paolo Lorenzi.

Tomas Berdych v Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, US Open 2015: Where to watch live, preview and betting odds

Tomas Berdych takes on Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in the third round of the men's singles clash of the 2015 US Open on Saturday, 5 September.

Where to Watch Live

The match starts at 4pm BST. Live coverage of the match is available on Sky Sports 3 and Sky Sports 3 HD. Live scores and real-time internet updates are available on the US Open's official website.

Overview

Berdych's best showing in the US Open was his 2012 semi-final entry. He lost to Andy Murray, who went on to win the final after defeating Novak Djokovic in a five-set thriller. The Czech tennis star's best performance in the Grand Slam was in 2010 when he made it to the final of the Wimbledon. He will be hoping to seal his first career Grand Slam later this month.

In the previous round, Berdych registered a comfortable victory over Jurgen Melzer. He defeated him in straight sets and the final score was 7-6, 6-1, 6-3. Meanwhile, Garcia-Lopez had to overcome Nicolas Mahut to seal a berth in the third round.

After winning the first two sets, the 32-year-old came close to sealing a straight set victory, only to lose the third set in a tiebreaker. Garcia-Lopez won the fourth set comfortably as the final score was 6-4, 6-2, 6-7, 6-1.

Betting Odds (888Sport.com)

• Tomas Berdych to win: 1/10
• Guillermo Garcia-Lopez to win: 13/5

Head-To-Head

Garcia-Lopez has a 3-2 lead over Berdych in overall meetings. The pair clashed in only one Grand Slam event and the Spaniard won it during the 2017 French Open.

US Open History

Berdych has never faced Garcia-Lopez in the US Open and the pair will face each other in the third round clash for the first time on Saturday.

Tomas Berdych v Richard Gasquet US Open 2015 preview and match time: Berdych, Gasquet to continue decade-old rivalry

Tomas Berdych will be aiming to make it to his second US Open quarter-finals in a row when he takes on Richard Gasquet on Monday.

Seeded sixth in the competition, Berdych came back from the verge of going two sets down to Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in his fourth round match before coming back to win 6-7(2), 7-6(7), 6-3, 6-3. Needing three hours and 22 minutes to seal his fourth round berth for the fourth successive year, Berdych had a total of 53 winners and he won six of his 14 break-points against Garcia-Lopez.

Speaking of his previous victory that had come after Berdych defeated Bjorn Fratangelo and Jurgen Melzer in straight sets in the first two rounds, the Czech world number six said: "I felt good all the way through. The first set wasn't the best. I had a set point and had my chances, but wasn't able to make it. He played quite well and unfortunately didn't happen to win the first set. Then, it was a close second set and I was on top of him and playing well. It was a matter of time to take my chances and that's what I did."

Gasquet had no such worries in his win over Bernard Tomic, his third round opponent. He defeated the Australian in straight sets, winning 6-4, 6-3, 6-1 after the first two rounds hadn't gone exactly in the manner he wanted. 

The French 12th seed needed five sets against Thanasi Kokkinakis in his opening round match, before being stretched to four by Robin Haase in his second round encounter to make it to the third.

Interestingly, Berdych and Gasquet go a long way. They have faced each other 12 times over the last 10 years and the fact that both players have won six matches each shows how closely-matched they have been all this while.

By 2014, in fact, Gasquet had taken a 6-3 lead over Berdych but the Czech came back to win their last three encounters in a row to make it 6-6. On hard court surfaces, nothing separates them again, with both players having won four times apiece. They have already played each other twice this year - at Doha and at the Madrid Masters - and both times, Berdych recorded a straight-set win against Gasquet.

Tomas Berdych and Richard Gasquet are scheduled on court from 5.30 am local/10.30 pm BST.