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On the other hand, this opens a big opportunity for Murray and for David Ferrer. Juan Martin del Potro seemed to be rather dazed by the end -- perhaps the heat got to him; he's a very big guy, after all -- and Roberto Bautista Agut played very good tennis, and it ended with del Potro the first of the top ten seeds to fall.
Rafel Nadal won his opening match 6-4 when Bernard Tomic was forced to retire after losing the the opening set 6-4 with a leg injury. The win in 41 minutes marked Nadal's return to Melbourne after missing 2013 as he recovered from knee problems.
The heat continues to play a big role in this years AO. While it's supposed to cool down dramatically by the weekend, some players are finding it difficult to make it to week 2. Go ahead and put Djokovic in the finals, only threat on his half of the draw is Berdych, but I don't think he can hang with Djoker in best of 5.
Fears that Wimbledon champion Andy Murray might wither in the intense Melbourne heat after insufficient match practice in between his September 29 back surgery and the Australian Open proved ill-founded as the Scot required just 87 minutes to dispense of first round opponent Go Soeda.
Andy Murray no longer fears the wrath of iron-man coach Ivan Lendl, with the Scot having gained valuable confidence in his own game under the regime of the former grand slam tough guy. After two years together and success through Wimbledon and US Open titles, the pair has jelled into a smooth working unit.
The prospect of the upcoming Davis Cup World Group face-off between founding nations Great Britain and the United States at San Diego’s Petco Park baseball stadium is in the minds of many at the Australian Open and Britain’s sole singles survivor Andy Murray believes teenage rookie Kyle Edmund could be the man for the contest.
Rafael Nadal is absolutely not a fan of the faster courts laid down for this edition of the Australian Open, with the Spaniard complaining that they will cut the spectacle from matches. What he means is more along the lines of what the speed might do his own heavy game...
The following are questions and quotes from Michael Chang, courtesy of the PowerShares Series tennis circuit, where Michael will compete in the opening two events...
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Juan Martin del Potro blew out Bernard Tomic in the Sydney final, which is an indication that if he is actually fit enough to contest numerous three-of-five set matches that he might have chance to win another major. Perhaps that major will be the 2014 Australian Open...
The weekend before any grand slam is the players last chance to fine tune their games heading into the grueling 2 week test that is the Australian Open! I got a chance to watch Rafa practice this afternoon, its nice to see him back on the blue courts in Melbourne after not playing last year because of injury.
Rafael Nadal is absolutely not a fan of the faster courts laid down for this edition of the Australian Open, with the Spaniard complaining that they will cut the spectacle from matches.
Andy Murray may currently be in Melbourne and wondering just how long he will survive in the upcoming Australian Open but part of his mind will forever be on London in June and July and the Scot has confirmed he will again contest the AEGON Championships at Queen’s Club as his main build up to the defence of his Wimbledon title.
David Ferrer had won this title three years in a row. But he is really, really in a funk right now. It won't affect his ranking for the moment; he stays at #3. But, as our feature reveals, he is in real danger of falling to #4, or even #5, after the Australian Open.
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