On a great serving and volleying day, Dent has a fine chance at an upset. The question is, can he impose that style on Hewitt in three out of five sets on hard courts when he was unable to do it two months ago at Wimbledon? That's very doubtful.
Because Athur Ashe Stadium is playing fairly quick, Dent should be able keep a number of points short on his own serve, but he'll have to hit his approach shots deep and with variety and bite to avoid being passed a good 40 times.

Yeah, I know what I'm going to get. It's just a matter of executing, going out there with a game plan, you know, and executing what I need to do out there on Sunday. You know, it's never easy playing against Taylor, but, you know, he's going to give me a target and I've got to take my chances, you know, when I get them. ... You know, in the past it's maybe taken me, you know, a little bit of time sometimes to get on his serve. You know, Taylor's got a great serve and volley game. It's a matter of me going out there and making him play tough low volleys and half-volleys and, you know, making him play as many balls as possible.

Yeah, I think it's a good opportunity because the courts are pretty quick here compared to everywhere else. But it's going to be a tough match no matter what the conditions. I'm going to have to go out there and be very patient, not give him too many free points. ... I think you find that [you go for too much on the serve] against -- well, for me, against all of the good returners. I bet you Rafter was the same way, all the serve-and-volleyers are a little bit the same way because, you know, your serve is your approach shot. And against guys that return as well as Hewitt, Agassi, Nalbandian, there's a few of them, you know, you try and put a little bit more on it ...Best serve against him is just variety. Is being able to hit my spots and spread them out, keep him guessing. But, yeah, body serve is definitely one of them.