Friday, September 3rd, 2010
U.S. Open Men’s Preview: Rafael Nadal receives favorable quarter, he will never see an open. For its part, gets three-seeded Spaniards (David Ferrer, Feliciano Lopez and Fernando Verdasco), none of them are built for hard courts of New York.
Nalbandian, who began the month at No. 117, but now is No. 31 seed at the open, hides in the bottom half of the quadrant and could be an interesting test for the quarterfinals of Rafa.
On other half of Nadal, Andy Murray, is breathing a sigh of relief that he saw Mardy Fish stand near him. (The fish is defeated Murray three times this year, hard courts.) Not that the paths of semis are still by far the Grand Slam, but Murray doesn’t have too many potential roadblocks in his way.
The same can not be said for the other half of the draw, and No. 6 Nikolay Davydenko. The Russian could potentially face Richard Gasquet in the second round and a recharged Andy Roddick in the fourth.
If Marcos Baghdatis can still stand to play 19 games in the last 30 days, could see Mardy Fish tilt in the third round. Novak Djokovic turns out the fourth quarter.
Roger Federer’s rout to the semifinals could go through Lleyton Hewitt (Third Round), Jurgen Melzer (fourth round) and Robin Soderling (quarter-final).It would be the first Grand Slam semi-final by Federer since Australian Open.
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