DRAW: Andy Murray - Pacific Life Open (Indian Wells) 2007
UPDATE 2: The draw is up and you can find it at:
http://www.pacificlifeopen.com/1/draws/
Obviously Murray has a BYE through the first round and then will meet a qualifier (to be decided). After that it could be Safin in the 3rd rnd, Davydenko in the 4th, Haas or Gonzalez in the Qtr-Final and - yes I called it - Federer in the Semi-Final.
It's a long tough road to the semi-final, but the symmetry (see below) is just too perfect. I have a gut feeling about this one.
The possible match-ups above are the top seeds in this quarter of the draw, but there's an outside chance of meeting Henman in the 4th rnd. Henman will probably have to get by Davydenko and doesn't have the benefit of a first rnd BYE, so don't hold your breath on this one.
The first batch of second round matches don't begin until Saturday and are finished off on Sunday, so it's a few days before Murray is in action. In fact we might not even find out his opponent for definite until Saturday, so more patience required. Grrr.
UPDATE: I just had an awesome thought!
The Pacific Life Open could see Federer break the record for consecutive wins (currently held by Guillermo Vilas - 45 wins).
Federer will have to win his semi-final match to break the record but, remember... the last time Federer lost was to Andy Murray.
This means... wait for it... if Murray is drawn in the same half as Federer and keeps winning, he will HAVE to meet Federer before the final.
In other words, for Federer to break the record he may have to get past the same player that last defeated him. The same player that stopped Federer from breaking this record a while ago.
If Federer and Murray meet in Indian Wells this will be a huge deal. Remember, where you read it first.
Well, the women's draw is up, but the men's draw won't be made until later on today. And with Murray not due to start until the second round, it's going to be at least a couple of days before we get any action.
With so much to be gained from the tournaments covering the next couple of months, the tension is really ramping up.
Or is it just me?
Anyway, you might have noticed that Murray has dropped to 14th in the rankings. It's nothing to panic about; basically Djokovic got to the Qtr-Finals in Dubai and that pushed his ranking points up 1715 compared to Murray's 1700.
It's interesting to note that, like Murray, Djokovic only has a handful of points to defend over the next couple of months and also has a great chance to push into the top ten. Murray will have to perform at least one round better over the next couple of months if he wants to stay above him in the rankings.
I'll keep an eye out and post the draw as soon I get it. In the meanwhile, you can check out the official site below.
Pacific Life Open - Official Website
http://www.pacificlifeopen.com/1/draws/
Obviously Murray has a BYE through the first round and then will meet a qualifier (to be decided). After that it could be Safin in the 3rd rnd, Davydenko in the 4th, Haas or Gonzalez in the Qtr-Final and - yes I called it - Federer in the Semi-Final.
It's a long tough road to the semi-final, but the symmetry (see below) is just too perfect. I have a gut feeling about this one.
The possible match-ups above are the top seeds in this quarter of the draw, but there's an outside chance of meeting Henman in the 4th rnd. Henman will probably have to get by Davydenko and doesn't have the benefit of a first rnd BYE, so don't hold your breath on this one.
The first batch of second round matches don't begin until Saturday and are finished off on Sunday, so it's a few days before Murray is in action. In fact we might not even find out his opponent for definite until Saturday, so more patience required. Grrr.
UPDATE: I just had an awesome thought!
The Pacific Life Open could see Federer break the record for consecutive wins (currently held by Guillermo Vilas - 45 wins).
Federer will have to win his semi-final match to break the record but, remember... the last time Federer lost was to Andy Murray.
This means... wait for it... if Murray is drawn in the same half as Federer and keeps winning, he will HAVE to meet Federer before the final.
In other words, for Federer to break the record he may have to get past the same player that last defeated him. The same player that stopped Federer from breaking this record a while ago.
If Federer and Murray meet in Indian Wells this will be a huge deal. Remember, where you read it first.
Well, the women's draw is up, but the men's draw won't be made until later on today. And with Murray not due to start until the second round, it's going to be at least a couple of days before we get any action.
With so much to be gained from the tournaments covering the next couple of months, the tension is really ramping up.
Or is it just me?
Anyway, you might have noticed that Murray has dropped to 14th in the rankings. It's nothing to panic about; basically Djokovic got to the Qtr-Finals in Dubai and that pushed his ranking points up 1715 compared to Murray's 1700.
It's interesting to note that, like Murray, Djokovic only has a handful of points to defend over the next couple of months and also has a great chance to push into the top ten. Murray will have to perform at least one round better over the next couple of months if he wants to stay above him in the rankings.
I'll keep an eye out and post the draw as soon I get it. In the meanwhile, you can check out the official site below.
Pacific Life Open - Official Website
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