Andy Murray Vs Juan Martin Del Potro - 1st Rnd - Basel 2006

The lure of another tournament was evidently too much for Murray who has decided to delay his rest to play in Basel.

Last year, Murray got to the qtr-finals before being knocked out by eventual winner, Fernando Gonzalez. This tournament was most notable, however, for throwing up the first Murray Vs Henman encounter which Murray won 6-2, 5-7, 7-6.

Murray is seeded 6 for this tournament and has a decent chance of getting to the qtr-finals again.

First up is Del Potro (91) who is 16 months younger than Murray but is still inside the top 100. This could be a harder match than the ranking suggests.

If Murray overcomes this hurdle he will face either Burgsmuller or Bastl, both of whom are below the 150 mark.

The Qtr-Finals could be Gonzalez (again!) with the possibility of Nalbandian in the semi's and Federer in the final.

This tournament is being shown on Eurosport so I'll post the schedule when I have it. Play starts on Tuesday.

** UPDATE **
I've just checked the schedule for Tuesday and Murray isn't on it, so it looks like he won't be playing this match until Wednesday now.

Source:
Davidoff Swiss Indoors Basel