Andy Murray Vs ??? - 1st Round - 2006 US Open
So the draw for the US Open has been made, but Murray's opponent cannot yet be revealed. This is because his seeded status (17) has drawn him against a Qualifier and it will be the end of today or tomorrow before the qualfiers are finished and entered into the draw.
So, in theory, Murray should have at least a couple of easier matches to ease him into the tournament.
With 128 players in the tournament, predicting future opponents is pretty futile, but I'll give it a try anyway. Assuming Murray keeps winning, the opponents should be as follows.
2nd Rnd:
This ones easy. It will be Alessio Di Mauro (88) or Jurgen Melzer (73). Murray has only ever played Di Mauro before and lost in straight sets. However, this was two years ago at the Challenger level.
3rd Rnd:
Barring a disaster, Murray will be playing the 10th seed, Fernando Gonzalez (11). Their only meeting was in Basel last year. Murray won the second set in a 3-set defeat.
4th Round:
Again, sticking with the seeded players, Kristof Vliegen(36) or Nikolay Davydenko (7) are likely opponents. Murray lost in three sets to Davydenko earlier in the year and has never faced Vliegen before.
Qtr-Finals:
This would, of course, be further than Murray has ever gone in a Grand Slam, so the opponent would be pretty much irrelevant at this point. Still...
Starts to get tricky here as there are some experienced unseeded players in this section of the draw. The top seed in this section is David Nalbandian (4). Wimbledon - 2005 - Five Sets - Cramp - Sean Connery. What a match this would be.
However, Haas (16), Ginepri(21), Safin(104) & Benneteau(51) are all possible opponents at this stage.
Semi-Finals:
We're starting to get into the realms of fantasy here but, if it happened, it would be Roger Federer (1) looking for revenge.
Final:
Nadal is the second seed and so is one of the expected finalists, but I'll also be keeping an eye out for a rejuvenated Andy Roddick and the dark horse that is Marcos Baghdatis.
Ok. Now it's your turn. Post your comment and pull my predictions to pieces.
Source:
BBC SPORT | Tennis | Murray eyes best Grand Slam shot
US Open 2006 - Official Website
So, in theory, Murray should have at least a couple of easier matches to ease him into the tournament.
With 128 players in the tournament, predicting future opponents is pretty futile, but I'll give it a try anyway. Assuming Murray keeps winning, the opponents should be as follows.
2nd Rnd:
This ones easy. It will be Alessio Di Mauro (88) or Jurgen Melzer (73). Murray has only ever played Di Mauro before and lost in straight sets. However, this was two years ago at the Challenger level.
3rd Rnd:
Barring a disaster, Murray will be playing the 10th seed, Fernando Gonzalez (11). Their only meeting was in Basel last year. Murray won the second set in a 3-set defeat.
4th Round:
Again, sticking with the seeded players, Kristof Vliegen(36) or Nikolay Davydenko (7) are likely opponents. Murray lost in three sets to Davydenko earlier in the year and has never faced Vliegen before.
Qtr-Finals:
This would, of course, be further than Murray has ever gone in a Grand Slam, so the opponent would be pretty much irrelevant at this point. Still...
Starts to get tricky here as there are some experienced unseeded players in this section of the draw. The top seed in this section is David Nalbandian (4). Wimbledon - 2005 - Five Sets - Cramp - Sean Connery. What a match this would be.
However, Haas (16), Ginepri(21), Safin(104) & Benneteau(51) are all possible opponents at this stage.
Semi-Finals:
We're starting to get into the realms of fantasy here but, if it happened, it would be Roger Federer (1) looking for revenge.
Final:
Nadal is the second seed and so is one of the expected finalists, but I'll also be keeping an eye out for a rejuvenated Andy Roddick and the dark horse that is Marcos Baghdatis.
Ok. Now it's your turn. Post your comment and pull my predictions to pieces.
Source:
BBC SPORT | Tennis | Murray eyes best Grand Slam shot
US Open 2006 - Official Website
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