We have had a very tortuous Wimbledon this year, with many upsets and Many young and motivated players making their presence felt.
Now, from the Lush green lawns of Wimbledon, we move on to the Hard courts of Flushing meadows at New York, Its the American Slam and the last of the season.The excitement and expectations just keeps on growing by each passing day of the slam.Its the first time in a decade that Roger Federer has been seeded outside the Top 5 at a slam. The very much anticipated Quarterfinal clash between Rafa and Roger at Wimbledon which Unfortunately did not turn into reality, could possibly be a Mega blockbuster at US open this year. Defending Champion Andy Murray and No. 1 Seed Novak Djokovic are drawn in the top half, with a possible Semifinal match between the two.
The Draw at this year has been much easier for the top 4 seeds.The Top seed and World no.1, Novak Djokovic would face Berankis in the opening round.Novak's second round opponent could be the giant killer Lucas Rosol.He could face a litmus test of facing Grigor Dmitrov in 3rd round, who has defeated Nole once this year. Fabio Fognini, the man in form could be a 4th round opponent, who would in fact have a test in facing Benoit Paire, in the 3rd round.
A repeat of Wimbledon Semis could be on cards, as Juan Martin Delpotro could be a roadblock for Djokovic enroute his finals. Delpotro is gonna have a tough time facing Hewitt in 2nd round and the Veteran Tommy Haas in the 4th.
Considering the Hard court dominance of Djokovic and Delpotro, it would be very exciting to watch who would have the last laugh in this Quarter of the Draw.
Defending Champion and the current Wimbledon champion, Andy Murray would be tested for this would be his first slam as a defending champion. Andy Murray faces Micheal Llodra of france as his 1st round opposition and could possibly meet Nicolas Almagro in 4th round. In this quarter of the draw, Tomas Berdych would be a potential challenge for Andy Murray in the quarters. Tomas Berdych could infact find it fairly easy to sail through to the quarters, as he would probably face Wawrinka in the 4th round and in the 3rd round, his apparent opponent could Sergi Stakhovsky, the man who made Federer down on his feet at his own Kingdom ( Wimbledon ).
On a short note, it could well be predicted that Andy Murray would face a tough challenge in Tomas Berdych for a semifinal berth.
The Bottom top quarter, is seen as the most unpredictable draw of this year's US open. In this quarter, No. 4 seed David Ferrer would have to battle out the upcoming youngster Latvian Ernests Gulbis in the 3rd round, if at all Ferrer passes this test, he could go on to meet this year's Wimbledon semifinalist Jerzy Janowicz in the 4th round, who could inturn face a stiff resistance from Tipsarevic in the 3rd round. Milos Raonic, the new kid who entered in the Top 10 for the first time, has only Richard Gasquet as a threat enroute his Quarters. Having cleared this, it would Raonic Vs Ferrer in this Quarters. It would be very difficult to predict this quarter as we have the likes of Gulbis, Janowicz, Gasquet and Tipsarevic to give Ferrer a huge hindrance to make it to the semis.
The Last Quarter of the draw, has the most anticipated match of this year's US open. Roger Federer Vs Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals. Roger Federer has a relative easy draw in reaching the 4th round of US open, he would face Zemlja in the first round. The only hitch , he would face would come in the 4th round in Kei Nishikori. On the other hand, Rafael Nadal, would face Ryan Harrison in the first round and also could possibly meet fellow Spaniard Verdasco in the 3rd round. Getting past Verdasco would be a major task for Nadal and having done so would go on to meet either John Isner in the 4th round who would give Rafa a stiff competition for a Quarters berth.
All in all, we could seriously predict the Roger Rafa Quarter on cards, considering no major upset is caused.
The Stage has been set for next Fortnight of Sleepless Nights, Thrilling Finishes, Extraordinary Points and Relentless Determination. Its the American soil that is gonna witness a level of Tennis which is at the highest level of excellence.
So Njoy the US open and may the best player win.
Now, from the Lush green lawns of Wimbledon, we move on to the Hard courts of Flushing meadows at New York, Its the American Slam and the last of the season.The excitement and expectations just keeps on growing by each passing day of the slam.Its the first time in a decade that Roger Federer has been seeded outside the Top 5 at a slam. The very much anticipated Quarterfinal clash between Rafa and Roger at Wimbledon which Unfortunately did not turn into reality, could possibly be a Mega blockbuster at US open this year. Defending Champion Andy Murray and No. 1 Seed Novak Djokovic are drawn in the top half, with a possible Semifinal match between the two.The Draw at this year has been much easier for the top 4 seeds.The Top seed and World no.1, Novak Djokovic would face Berankis in the opening round.Novak's second round opponent could be the giant killer Lucas Rosol.He could face a litmus test of facing Grigor Dmitrov in 3rd round, who has defeated Nole once this year. Fabio Fognini, the man in form could be a 4th round opponent, who would in fact have a test in facing Benoit Paire, in the 3rd round.
A repeat of Wimbledon Semis could be on cards, as Juan Martin Delpotro could be a roadblock for Djokovic enroute his finals. Delpotro is gonna have a tough time facing Hewitt in 2nd round and the Veteran Tommy Haas in the 4th.
Considering the Hard court dominance of Djokovic and Delpotro, it would be very exciting to watch who would have the last laugh in this Quarter of the Draw.
On a short note, it could well be predicted that Andy Murray would face a tough challenge in Tomas Berdych for a semifinal berth.
The Bottom top quarter, is seen as the most unpredictable draw of this year's US open. In this quarter, No. 4 seed David Ferrer would have to battle out the upcoming youngster Latvian Ernests Gulbis in the 3rd round, if at all Ferrer passes this test, he could go on to meet this year's Wimbledon semifinalist Jerzy Janowicz in the 4th round, who could inturn face a stiff resistance from Tipsarevic in the 3rd round. Milos Raonic, the new kid who entered in the Top 10 for the first time, has only Richard Gasquet as a threat enroute his Quarters. Having cleared this, it would Raonic Vs Ferrer in this Quarters. It would be very difficult to predict this quarter as we have the likes of Gulbis, Janowicz, Gasquet and Tipsarevic to give Ferrer a huge hindrance to make it to the semis.
The Last Quarter of the draw, has the most anticipated match of this year's US open. Roger Federer Vs Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals. Roger Federer has a relative easy draw in reaching the 4th round of US open, he would face Zemlja in the first round. The only hitch , he would face would come in the 4th round in Kei Nishikori. On the other hand, Rafael Nadal, would face Ryan Harrison in the first round and also could possibly meet fellow Spaniard Verdasco in the 3rd round. Getting past Verdasco would be a major task for Nadal and having done so would go on to meet either John Isner in the 4th round who would give Rafa a stiff competition for a Quarters berth.
All in all, we could seriously predict the Roger Rafa Quarter on cards, considering no major upset is caused.
The Stage has been set for next Fortnight of Sleepless Nights, Thrilling Finishes, Extraordinary Points and Relentless Determination. Its the American soil that is gonna witness a level of Tennis which is at the highest level of excellence.
So Njoy the US open and may the best player win.
