US Open Tennis 2010: Men’s Draw Preview and Analysis

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Published: August 28, 2010

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The final Grand Slam of the 2010 tennis season starts on Monday. Unfortunately, 2009 US Open Champion Juan Martin Del Potro won't be able to defend his title in Flushing Meadows, due to an injury that has sidelined him since the Australian Open in January. Hopefully, he'll recover soon and work his way back to the top of the ATP rankings.

Rafael Nadal, the No. 1 in the world and current holder of Roland Garros and Wimbledon, is trying once again to win the US Open, the only Grand Slam that has eluded him so far.  His recent form has been far from impressive, but we all know that Nadal has been targeting the US Open and he is likely to hit top form for the tournament. He faces Teymuraz Gabashvili in the first round and should have no problem advancing. His first test will come in the third round, where he is likely to face Philipp Kohlschreiber, the 29th seed and always a difficult opponent. Still, Rafael Nadal leads their head-to-head 7-0 and has already beaten Kohlschreiber earlier this year at the Australian Open and at the Rogers Cup, so he should be able to advance to the fourth round comfortably. In the fourth round, Ivan Ljubicic and Feliciano Lopez are his possible seeded opponents. Nadal leads the head-to-head against both and shouldn't have many problems advancing to the quarter-finals. In the quarter-finals, he is likely to face (finally) tough opposition:

Fernando Verdasco, Ernest Gulbis and David Nalbandian are his possible seeded opponents. Gulbis is as talented as he is inconsistent but he has the fire power to hurt Nadal, even though Nadal leads their head-to-head 3-0. David Nalbandian has been in great form lately and, despite his recurrent injuries, he is a fabulous player. Their head-to-head is 2-2 and, on his day, Nalbandian has the baseline weapons to defeat Nadal. As for Verdasco, he has a negative 0-10 head-to-head record against Nadal. There's a first time for everyhting...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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