Andy Murray: Can He Prevent a Djokovic-Federer Final at 2014 US Open?

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Published: August 22, 2014

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It's essentially been a season to forget so far for Andy Murray, currently ranked ninth and seeded eighth at this year's U.S. Open.

But based on where he landed in the draw in the final Grand Slam of 2014, he faces a major opportunity to make a big statement and could be the biggest roadblock to a final between the tournament's top two seeds, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer.

Murray, who's entering the event outside the top four for the first time since 2008, is in the same section of the draw as Djokovic, and—if things hold to form—the two are slated to meet in the quarterfinals. 

To think, it was only two years ago when this was a final-round matchup that Murray won to capture his first Major title. The two split their subsequent meetings in Grand Slam finals, with Djokovic winning the 2013 Australian Open and Murray breaking the decades-long drought of a British man at Wimbledon when he captured the '13 title.

Since then, there have been plenty of ups and downs between the two, and it's hard to gauge who's playing the better brand of tennis at the moment.

Djokovic regained the top ranking after his Wimbledon victory this year. However, the summer hard-court stretch did not go as planned as he lost early at the ATP Masters 1000 tournaments in Toronto and Cincinnati. Murray—still trying to find his footing after back surgery last year—reached the quarterfinals at both events, falling to a resurgent Federer in Cincinnati and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in Toronto.

Tsonga is actually slated to meet Murray in the fourth round. And while the Frenchman might present a formidable test, Murray should be able to come through. He leads his head-to-head encounters with Tsonga 9-2 and earlier this year defeated him in Miami 6-4, 6-1. Murray is able to blunt Tsonga's power and wear him down in baseline rallies. Plus, this happens to be Tsonga's worst Major as he's only ad...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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