The draw for the US Open, the last grand slam of the year was revealed yesterday and once again there is a possibility of Nadal facing Djokovic as early as the quarter-finals. Djokovic will face Souza in the first round and the Spaniard Rafael Nadal will face the young 18-year-old Coric who has already defeated him in Basel last year.
Murray has a tough opener as he will face the Aussie Nick Kyrgios in his first round encounter. Federer has a pretty easy draw compared to the rest of the top seeds and he sets up first round clash with Mayer.
The 2014 US Open finalist Kei Nishikori has an easy opening three rounds. He will face the Frenchman Benoit Paire in the first round.
If there are no upsets at Flushing meadows, the quarter-finals shapes up as follows:
Top Half:
[1] Novak Djokovic vs [8] Rafael Nadal
[4] Kei Nishikori vs [7] David Ferrer
Bottom Half:
[2] Roger Federer vs [6] Tomas Berdych
[5] Stanislas Wawrinka vs [3] Andy Murray
Potential path for the big 4 seeds at US Open is as follows:
Djokovic’s possible path to the finals:
R1: Souza
R2: Pospisil
R3: Seppi
R16: Goffin
QF: Nadal
SF: Nishikori
F: Federer
Federer’s possible path to the finals:
R1: Mayer
R2: Baghdatis/Darcis
R3: Kohlschreiber
R16: Isner
QF: Berdych
SF: Murray
F: Djokovic
Murray’s possible path to the finals:
R1: Kyrgios
R2: Mannarino/Qualifier
R3: Bellucci/Ward
R16: Anderson
QF: Wawrinka
SF: Federer
F: Djokovic
Nadal’s potential path to the finals:
R1: Coric
R2: Schwartzman
R3: Fognini
R16: Raonic
QF: Djokovic
SF: Nishikori
F: Federer/ Murray