Thursday 25 August 2011

US Open 2011 Preview




With the US Open starting in just a few days time, there's a lot to look forward to. Can Murray finally breakthrough to win his first Major after his recent triumph in Cincinnati? And Nadal's confidence seems to have taken a nose dive after his loss to Djokovic at the Championships.

Djokovic and Federer have been drawn together yet again for the 4th straight year.
Djokovic will begin his campaign against a Qualifier , with Ivan Dodig his likely 3rd round opponent. (Dodig opens up against Nikolay Davydenko) Richard Gasquet might be his fourth round opponent and Tomas Berdych(Monfils - Berdych 4th round promises to be a good match but I see  Berdych winning that one )   may have to face Djokovic in the Quarters.

1st Quarterfinal : Djokovic vs Berdych

Federer's first round opponent is Santiago Giraldo whom Federer should be able to dispatch with relative ease. Thomaz Bellucci and Marin Cilic could be his second and third  round opponents . 
Mardy Fish or Jo wilfried Tsonga could face off against Federer in the quarters but considering the fantastic US hard court season that Fish has had, one will have to go with the American.

2nd Quarterfinal : Federer Vs Fish


Murray , Soderling and Del potro are among the big names in the 3rd quarter. Soderling opens up against a qualifier , and Big serving John Isner is his potential 3rd round opponent.
Juan Martin Del potro faces Filippo Volandri in the 1st round and a Del potro - Simon 3rd rounder seems likely. Although the Argentine has yet to win back to back matches this summer , I still think he'll step it up a notch and make it through to the Quarters.
On the other hand , Murray faces Somdev Devvarman in his opening round and Stan Wawrinka may be his fourth round opponent , who beat the Scot the last time they played at the Open. Could it be Déjà vu all over again? 


3rd Quarterfinal : Del potro Vs Wawrinka


Rafael Nadal, whose been struggling especially after his loss to Djokovic in Wimbledon , couldn't have asked for a better draw. Ivan Ljubicic or David Nalbandian could be his 3rd round opponent and Mikhail Youzhny/ Ernests Gulbis his possible 4th round opponents. 


4th Quarterfinal : Ferrer Vs Nadal 


1st Semi - Djokovic Vs Federer
2nd Semi - Del potro Vs Nadal

Final : Federer Vs Del potro
Winner : Federer

It may seem that my picks are a bit weird but with Djokovic having his injury woes and Nadal far from his best this could be a great opportunity for Federer. 

Federer for his 17th Grand Slam at the USO 2011 !




17 comments:

  1. Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh....you are a sweetie pie/cutie pie....whatever!
    Your analysis is spot on and simply superb.
    Hope Fed reads this and lives up to it!

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  2. Could be a great opportunity, sure - but Fed also had a great chance to beat Nadal at Roland Garros and reclaim his Wimbledon crown, as well.
    I suppose I'm rather more skeptical than most, though.

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  3. crap....though I'm a fed fan...he is not going past the SF..He might lose in the QF if Tsonga beats fish...Fed's game is too vulnerable these days...

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  4. true ... Federer's game is more vulnerable than it was say 2 years ago, but with Djokovic having his shoulder problems and Nadal far from his best , don't you think this is Federer's best chance?

    I mean , otherwise I could have simply said that the final would be between Djokovic and Nadal with Djokovic coming out on top.

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  5. @Anon 1 .. if Federer comes up against Nadal , we can assure ourselves than Nadal will emerge victorious!!

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  6. My first pick is Djokovic. His loss at Cinci was well calculated which he used to realese some of the pressure from him. But Federer winning is always possible, the part I strongly disagree with you is Delpo reaching the final - no way that could happen.

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  7. Djokovic is the undoubted favourite but do you think its possible for him to recover from a shoulder injury in just 8 days? That's why i picked Federer to make it through to the final.

    And del Potro has a good draw and if Murray loses to Wawrinka ... why not a Del potro Federer final?

    Everyone's going to say it's going to be a Djokovic Nadal final.... i just thought i'd pick something different :)

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  8. I smell surprize @ usopen this year.

    Its high time for Fed to hit hard at all those critics who tend to write him off at every loss. These buggers dont even know what goes inside champion's mind..

    The white fang n delpo are highly overrated players. Since murray doesnt have gud opponent he will be in semi for sure. Same for Rafa too. Although 3rd round vs Roddick n 4th vs Gulbis will be tricky.

    i thing maestro will have to play a tough 5 setter before reaching semis. Probably against Tsonga or Fish or Tomic. Djoko will be in semis waiting for Roger only to lose again in a 2nd best match of the year. Its time for Fed to take revenge.

    for finals, will keep my fingers crossed untlill The Mighty Fed wins. igh time for Fed to hit hard at all those critics who tend to write him off at every loss. These buggers dont even know what goes inside champion's mind..

    The white fang n delpo are highly overrated players. Since murray doesnt have gud opponent he will be in semi for sure. Same for Rafa too. Although 3rd round vs Roddick n 4th vs Gulbis will be tricky.

    i thing maestro will have to play a tough 5 setter before reaching semis. Probably against Tsonga or Fish or Tomic. Djoko will be in semis waiting for Roger only to lose again in a 2nd best match of the year. Its time for Fed to take revenge.

    for finals, will keep my fingers crossed untlill The Mighty Fed wins.

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  9. It'll be interesting to see how Novak's shoulder holds up. And if his shoulder is in a perfect condition , definitely he's winning no doubt about that!

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  10. I don't agree with your prediction and there is something I noticed that repeats itself in all forums; almost every Fedfan picks him to beat someone other than Rafa in the final - coincidence? I don't think so.

    Anyway, I now hope with all my being that in case Fed does get to the final (and I really hope he doesn't), he will meet Rafa there and that way, there's 0% chance for him to win this thing.

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  11. Well... 1st of all ... i don't want Federer to win , I want Novak to win the US so that he can complete a career slam next year!
    Secondly , 0% chance of Federer winning? He's won 16 slams and there's surely no counting him out!

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  12. Poor prediction for US Open in my opinion. Federer has no chances against Fish or Tsonga. Delpo can't pass beside Murray, Soderling and/or Simon. So semifinal will be Djokovic vs Fish and Murray vs Nadal. Final match will be again Djokovic vs Murray, but this time Djokovic wins.

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  13. @Vladimir .. well ..lets see... We've all seen Murray choke before .. so he can't win the big matches...
    and yeah .. if Djokovic is 100% he's surely going to win .. no doubt about that!

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  14. Well, I guess Jai that you are right: with defensive stile of play, you never know if and where Murray will stumble... I think that Djokovic will be OK, since it was not injury in general sense, but inflammation of some muscle in the shoulder area.

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  15. I dont see anyone stopping Djokovic this year :)

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  16. i don't think it will be Delpo form the second half..more likely to be Nadal or Murray..

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