US Open Draw 2015 – Murray in Federer’s Half
You know I don’t put much faith in draws but let’s take a look at the draws of the top four seeds.
is in your court.
Djokovic’s Draw
- Souza
- Haider-Maurer/Pospisil
- Seppi
- Goffin
- Nadal/Raonic
- Nishikori/Cilic
- Murray/Federer
Nishikori’s Draw
- Paire
- Ilhan/Stepanek
- Dolgopolov/Robredo
- Tsonga/Monfils
- Cilic/Ferrer
- Djokovic
- Murray/Federer
Murray’s Draw
- Kyrgios
- Mannarino
- Bellucci
- Anderson/Thiem
- Wawrinka/Simon
- Federer/Berdych
- Djokovic
Federer’s Draw
- Mayer
- Darcis/Baghdatis
- Kohlschreiber
- Isner/Karlovic
- Berdych/Gasquet
- Murray/Wawrinka
- Djokovic

Posted in Grand Slams, US Open.
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Murray getting ready to “bang” Kyrgios in Round 1
He better hope someone takes out at least one of Wawrinka/Federer/Djokovic, as the recent records are not that great: vs Wawrinka: 0-2 in recent meetings (both in 2013), 1-2 at the US Open, losing 4-6, 3-6, 2-6 in 2013, lost 5 consecutive sets vs Federer: 0-5 in recent meetings (since 2013), 0-2 in Slams, lost 10 consecutive sets (+ can’t even break serve nowadays!) vs Djokovic: 1-8 in recent meetings, 8-match losing streak, 0-3 in recent Slam meetings
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Ru-an Reply: August 28th, 2015 at 11:38 pm Lol. Nice stats Krish. Murray’s road looks difficult like at Wimby if I recall correctly. Doesn’t look like he’s winning it this year. All in all this draw is perfectly set up for Djokovic to win a 2nd USO. Hopefully, that is the incentive he needs to raise his level and break his recent finals losing streak.
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I hope Stan is in form; he adds big x-factor to the proceedings. Murray has, potentially, a brutal draw. Can’t wait for the tennis. Lights, camera, Nole. . .
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Remember what I said after the FO? Never thought that loss would have a devastating effect on Djokovic like many people did. Then he goes right ahead and wins his third Wimby in devastating fashion. Good article: http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/136447662/novak-djokovic-wins-wimbledon-roger-federer?tcid=tw_share
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Krish Reply: August 28th, 2015 at 9:18 pm Now THAT is a well-written article. Not the first time he’s bounced back from a tough loss at the French either. Now he needs to overturn his US summer record and try to score another win in NYC. Of course, this US Open is a very significant Slam. Djokovic is looking for his 3rd Slam title of the year to continue his pursuit of the Open Era record. However, the historical aspect is coming on the women’s side, where Serena Williams aims to win and complete the prestigious Calendar Year Grand Slam. This would elevate her to 22 Slams (tied with Graf), giving tennis its first CYGS since 1988 – it would be nice to see the pinnacle of the sport being reached.
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Seems like a fairly balanced draw, no real surprises. Djoker is the favourite, but I don’t see him as the overwhelming favourite like I normally would. I’m not sure he’s at his best at the moment, we’ll have to wait and see. But even a slightly sub-par (if we are to judge from Montreal and Cincy) Djokovic would still be the favourite. I’m scratching my head wondering how he “only” holds one title at Flushing Meadows, knowing how good he is on hard-court. I guess it’s a matter of time before he wins it again, so why not this year. Though on the other hand, winning 3 slams in the same year is extremely demanding both physically and emotionally. He has done it before, but that doesn’t mean it will happen again. With this in mind, I was thinking maybe the time has come for Murray again, but he does have a difficult draw on paper. Though you never know how it plays out and he is probably the biggest contender next to Djokovic. For anyone else to win would be a surprise, in my opinion. Stan is just too inconsistent to be anything other than an outsider. I would love to see Federer win, and it’s not impossible, but it does seem unlikely. I wonder if he will continue with his tactic of being super-aggressive on the second serve return. Anyway, I’m looking forward to the tournament. Oh, and how about that 1st round Murray vs Kyrgios draw. Tough luck for Kyrgios. Can’t help but wonder if it’s some kind of disciplinary action
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Ru-an Reply: August 28th, 2015 at 11:59 pm I think the USO has also been a bit of an unlucky slam for Djokovic, although not as unlucky as the FO. There he just seems flat out cursed. I think Djokovic should have three USO titles by now given his HC capabilities, but the 2012 and 2013 losses were somewhat controversial. I think the wind played a big role in the 2012 final and in 2013 Djokovic was still scarred from that FO loss to Nadal. But he lost those matches and that is all that counts. The important thing is that he now takes advantage of the draw and get that all important second USO title. Then I frankly couldn’t care less what happens for the rest of the year. He’s got such a big lead in the rankings that he won’t be passed for a long time to come anyway.
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Hey Ruan! Are we going to have our prediction game for US Open?
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Off the top of my head no one has made it to all 4 major finals in a calendar year since 2009 (Roger, of course). It’s pretty difficult to do but Djokovic has a good chance of doing it this year.
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I think you’re right Andrew. Also, please note that when Nadal and Djokovic had their 3-slam years (2010 and 2011), neither made it to the finals in the fourth major. Nadal lost in QF at AO 2010, and Djokovic lost in SF at FO in 2011. Roger played in all four finals in 2009, but also in 2006 and 2007. Of course, those are only the years I happen to know about… And apart from Rod Laver, who won all four finals of course, I think Lew Hoad played in all four major finals once back in the 1950s, so it’s not seen very often.
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