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re: Australian Open 2014
Posted on 1/11/14 at 1:06 pm to Bunk Moreland
Posted on 1/11/14 at 1:06 pm to Bunk Moreland
Rafael Nadal (No. 1 seed):
If Nadal wins his second Australian Open title, he would become the first man in the Open Era to complete the career Slam twice.
To do so he’ll have to navigate a dangerous “Group of Death” that is littered with dangerous players. He’ll open against the tricky Bernard Tomic, who once again is playing his best tennis on home soil. His potential third-round opponent? The dynamic Gael Monfils, who took him to three sets in the final of the Qatar Open last week. A resurgent Lleyton Hewitt, who beat Federer in the Brisbane International final, looms in the fourth round. Nadal is surely the favorite to win each match, but the question is whether the matches themselves, which could easily go four or five sets, will take their toll.
Survive the first week and he’s projected to play del Potro, the most dangerous man outside the Big Four, and then a potential semifinal against either Murray, Federer or Tsonga. All that and then he could play a fairly well-rested Djokovic in the final. It’s hard to see a scenario in which Nadal could have drawn a tougher road to the title.
The Joker has a cake walk compared to everybody else! Luck of the draw.
If Nadal wins his second Australian Open title, he would become the first man in the Open Era to complete the career Slam twice.
To do so he’ll have to navigate a dangerous “Group of Death” that is littered with dangerous players. He’ll open against the tricky Bernard Tomic, who once again is playing his best tennis on home soil. His potential third-round opponent? The dynamic Gael Monfils, who took him to three sets in the final of the Qatar Open last week. A resurgent Lleyton Hewitt, who beat Federer in the Brisbane International final, looms in the fourth round. Nadal is surely the favorite to win each match, but the question is whether the matches themselves, which could easily go four or five sets, will take their toll.
Survive the first week and he’s projected to play del Potro, the most dangerous man outside the Big Four, and then a potential semifinal against either Murray, Federer or Tsonga. All that and then he could play a fairly well-rested Djokovic in the final. It’s hard to see a scenario in which Nadal could have drawn a tougher road to the title.
The Joker has a cake walk compared to everybody else! Luck of the draw.
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Posted on 1/12/14 at 3:04 pm to Bloodworth
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If Nadal wins his second Australian Open title, he would become the first man in the Open Era to complete the career Slam twice. To do so he’ll have to navigate a dangerous “Group of Death” that is littered with dangerous players. He’ll open against the tricky Bernard Tomic, who once again is playing his best tennis on home soil. His potential third-round opponent? The dynamic Gael Monfils, who took him to three sets in the final of the Qatar Open last week. A resurgent Lleyton Hewitt, who beat Federer in the Brisbane International final, looms in the fourth round. Nadal is surely the favorite to win each match, but the question is whether the matches themselves, which could easily go four or five sets, will take their toll.
Nadal clearly got the tougher road to the final than Djoker, but that's just the luck of the draw. But I'm not quite sure I would call his early rounds the "Group of Death." Tomic can be tricky for some of the lower seeds in the first round. But this is the guy who claims to use "tanking as a weapon" against some guys to get back in matches. Sorry, but this clown has no shot against Nadal.
And the dynamic Monfils...all he's really good for is a bunch of highlight clips, usually in a losing effort. Odds are stronger that Nadal will probably play either Sock or Harrison instead of Monfils.
Resurgent Hewitt because he beat Federer, who has been on a decline now for the past three years? Sorry, I just can't see any of these matches going five sets with Nadal, no more than any of the early round matchups that Djoker would face.
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