Simona Halep is the favourite to win her part of the draw and set up a match-up with Serena Williams in the final of the tournament.
The Romanian has so far cruised through the tournament and will be looking for a challenge so that she can prepare for possibly her first ever grand slam title.
Halep is the 2nd seed after world number 1 Williams, and holds a win-loss record in her last ten matches of 8-2 with losses to Serena Williams in the final of the Cincinnati Masters and Belinda Bencic as a result of retirement during the final of the Canadian Masters.
To get to the fourth round, Halep has had to beat Marina Erakovic (Retired; Round 1), Kateryna Bondarenko (6-3, 6-4; Round 2) and Shelby Rogers (6-2, 6-3; Round 3).
Sabine Lisicki is one of the best young prodigies on the WTA Tour and is in the middle of a record run at the US Open. Just like Halep, the German right-hander has never won a grand slam. She will be looking to claim a win that will see her surge up the rankings and contest the US Open title.
Lisicki is seeded 24th and holds a win-loss record of 6-4. Her US Open campaign has so far seen her defeat Aliaksandra Sasnovich (6-1, 6-4; Round 1), Camila Giorgi (6-4, 6-0; Round 2) and Barbora Strycova (6-4, 4-6, 7-5; Round 3).
Halep and Lisicki have played each other on four occasions, Halep winning the most recent three and Lisicki the first. They have only met once at a grand slam, their most recent being a match in which Halep defeated Lisicki in straight sets 6-4, 6-0 during the quarter-finals of the 2014 Wimbledon tournament.
Prediction
Halep will edge out Lisicki in a tough match to keep her spot as one of only three top ten seeds.
Halep will edge out Lisicki in a tough match to keep her spot as one of only three top ten seeds.
Halep in three sets.
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