The 2013 U.S. Open draw was revealed on Thursday in New York. Novak Djokovic saw Andy Murray land on his side of the draw, while Rafael Nadal is in the same quarter as Roger Federer for a second consecutive tournament.
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, the top two players in the world, both received difficult paths through the U.S. Open as the draw ceremony was held on Thursday afternoon in New York City.
Djokovic had the misfortune of getting defending champ Andy Murray in his half as opposed to a slumping David Ferrer, but Nadal is in a quarter with Roger Federer. A rematch of the Cincinnati final between Nadal and John Isner could also be on tap in the fourth round. The Spaniard also faced Federer in Cincinnati, scoring a hard-fought 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 victory in the quarters.
Prior to a potential blockbuster semifinal showdown against Murray, what would be a rematch of last year’s final, Djokovic is on course to meet Grigor Dimitrov in the third round. The top-ranked Serb, who opens with Ricardas Berankis, could go up against either Fabio Fognini or Benoit Paire in the last 16.
Speaking of rematches, familiar foes Murray and Tomas Berdych fell in the same quarter of the bracket. Murray topped the Czech in last year’s U.S. Open semifinals, but Berdych just dominated a Cincinnati quarterfinal encounter in straight sets. Possible roadblocks standing in the way of a Murray-Berdych quarterfinal are Nicolas Almagro (in the fourth round for the Scot) and Stanislas Wawrinka (in the fourth round for Berdych).
By far the most wide-open section is a quarter featuring David Ferrer and Richard Gasquet. Unquestionably, Ferrer is the weakest of the Top 4 seeds and Gasquet is the weakest of the 5-8 seeds. Contenders who could take advantage and book what would be a surprising semifinal spot include Milos Raonic, Jerzy Janowicz, and Ernests Gulbis. The winner of a potential Ferrer-Gulbis clash in the third round will likely run into Janowicz with a quarterfinal berth at stake.
Click here for the full draw on the U.S. Open website.
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keys: Murray-Ferrer side is somewhat important, as Murray is obviously far more dangerous. Which Top 4 seed gets Isner in R4 is also a pretty big deal. If Djokovic gets Federer, it could be good for Nadal. Nadal getting Federer would simply mean that Fed is not really relevant to this tournament. Top 8 seeds will also want to avoid Gulbis as their R3 opponent.
Yes, I think Ferrer is a gift in either SF. I hope Rafa avoids the Isners and Gulbis and wish he draws Gasquet in the Qtrs.
Nadal vs. Harrison R1
A lucky guess??? or is there a rule for R1???
difference between getting the 24 seed and the 25? Paire plays Fabio Fognini in the 3rd round. Dimitrov plays Novak Djokovic.
Nadal vs. Pospisil R2
rumored: Djoker-Federer quarter
hanks for the updates, Ricky. I can’t find a link anywhere.
if you are in the USA – http://www.usopen.org/en_US/console/console.html?ts=1377187296932&video=A&syn=&db=false&ref=www.usopen.org/en_US/interactive/video/live.html&alt=
Sadly, I’m in the UK.
tHANKS.
Rhyne Williams vs. Davydenko. Chardy vs. Stakhovsky.
Murray in Djoker’s half
yeeeeees 😀
but about pospisil! I don’t like him 😀
Isner-Rafa fourth round
Fed-Rafa again!!
Oh no, not Isner again for Rafa!
uuuh! C’mon! why does rafa always have the toughest????
good draw for Nadal other Isner R4
Nole gets Dimitrov.
are fed and rafa in same quarter?
Yes,
Nole vs Delpo
Rafa vs Fed
Murray vs Berdy
Ferrer vs Gasquet
so ricky how do you read this a good draw?! both rafa and nole get tough draws!
The draw is here:
http://www.usopen.org/en_US/scores/draws/ms/msdraw.pdf
Ridiculous again for Rafa
We didn’t want him to draw either fed or isner n he gets both
Unlucky I say but let’s see Rafa has a tricky draw
Rafa getting Fed is not bad. But he would have liked Djoker to get Fed because Fed is awesome against Djoker and Rafa doesn’t want to play Djoker in the final.
Djokovic’s (top) half of the draw
https://twitter.com/EdMcGrogan/status/370580873604653058/photo/1
Rafa’s (bottom) half of the draw
https://twitter.com/vipfarah/status/370580815945531392/photo/1
full draw – http://www.usopen.org/en_US/scores/draws/ms/index.html?promo=subnav
Rafa’s got a tricky draw.
absolutely
Rafa’s draw could have been worse.
Karlovic is still in the Q Rnds could possibly play Pospisil in the 1st Rnd.
I agree, Augusta that Rafa’s draw could have been worse.
Rafa Fed quarters again. Not looking so far after the Wimby fiasco
If Rafa meets Isner it will be a tough match, of course. Not sure that Rafa would prevail but more than likely, at least if he plays like last week. For the little that predictions are worth, unless Rafa plays with less confidence than last weekl Isner is not likely to win 3 sets.
rafa avoids murray , which I am quite happy about..yeah the early rounds can be quite tricky…pospisil, isner… federer cannot be counted out at all…rafa would be favourite but you never know.i would have preferred berdych lol
federer must be gutted…once again in rafa’s quarter …may be the USO authorties want to have a first fedal meeting at their event …. haha
I’m longing for Rafa to play Murray. Murray is not that hot atm, although he always finds extra gear when he plays Rafa.
I think it’s good that Rafa played him last week, his team now knows how to improve on his ROS against Isner. They will find solutions. Luckily, it’s not the tiresome Gulbis.