U.S. Open 2010: How the Field Stacks Up Against Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer

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Published: August 31, 2010

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Yesterday the sporting world's attention turned to one of its very biggest and best events; The U.S. Open.

Most people across the tennis world are hoping for the one final in which Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer have not stared one another across the net.  The problem is that the path to get that final is full of land mines for each player.

These days most player's games are built for hard courts.  There are plenty of talented veterans and rising young stars who have the game and overall firepower to have a chance to keep Federer and Nadal from the meeting we would all like to witness.

So I'm going to list the top ten players who I think could stand in the way of each player.


The field against Nadal:

David Nalbandian - David Nalbandian has been on a roll as of late.  After spending most of the last eighteen months recovering from hip surgery, Nalbandian has finally started to show the form he had prior to his injury.

Nalbandian has turned out to be an almost impossible opponent for Nadal over the years.  Prior to his win in Miami last year, Nadal had never once defeated Nalbandian.  Even though he has won the last two meetings, an in-form Nalbandian is still a big threat to Nadal getting to U.S. Open final.

 

Andy Murray - While Nadal owns an 8-4 record against Murray, Murray pretty much owns Nadal on hard courts.  The surface suits Murray's game much better than Nadal's.  On this surface, Murray is more comfortable playing aggressive tennis, and often has Nadal on the ropes only a few strokes into a rally.

Murray is the biggest potential obstacle Nadal has in getting to the final.  The question is whether Nadal will have enough left in the tank to take down Murray in a possible semi-final match.  Only time will tell.

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