The draw for the Rogers Masters Toronto has been released. The sixth Masters Series event will have 16 seeded players including the top 3 player of the world, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.
World no. 1 Federer has only won two titles so far this year in Estoril and Halle. After his loss at Wimbledon, he is just ahead by 545 points over the second-ranked Nadal. With 1850 points to defend between now through the US Open, every match will be critical for the Swiss. In the third round of the draw, he could face the no. 14 seed Fernando Gonzalez. If he makes it through, no. 6 Andy Roddick or no. 12 Tommy Robredo could be his possible opponents in the quarterfinals. Meanwhile, Nikolay Davydenko, James Blake and last year’s semifinalist Radek Stepanek could trouble Federer in the semifinals.
Nadal is looking into continuing his 24 match-winning streak which started at Hamburg in May until Wimbledon two weeks ago. In his part of the draw, David Ferrer and Richard Gasquet, the 2006 finalist, could be quarterfinal opponents. If he successfully goes through that round, things won’t get easier.
When each draw is released, everyone is curious to see in whose side Djokovic will fall into – he will be on Nadal’s side. Over the past year, the Serb has proved to be a great threat for the long-standing top 2 players. Although his ranking points have fallen considerably b his early exit at Wimbledon, he is still considered as one of the best hard court players in the game as he is the defending champion of the tournament and also the winner of this year’s Australian Open. However, he could face the no. 8 and 9 seeds Andy Murray and Stanislas Wawrinka in the quarterfinals. Another potential threat in this round is former world no. 1 Marat Safin who upset Djokovic in the second round of Wimbledon last month.
With all due respect to Djokovic and the rest of the players, most of the attention will be focused on the fight for the no. 1 ranking between Federer and Nadal.
World no. 1 Federer has only won two titles so far this year in Estoril and Halle. After his loss at Wimbledon, he is just ahead by 545 points over the second-ranked Nadal. With 1850 points to defend between now through the US Open, every match will be critical for the Swiss. In the third round of the draw, he could face the no. 14 seed Fernando Gonzalez. If he makes it through, no. 6 Andy Roddick or no. 12 Tommy Robredo could be his possible opponents in the quarterfinals. Meanwhile, Nikolay Davydenko, James Blake and last year’s semifinalist Radek Stepanek could trouble Federer in the semifinals.
Nadal is looking into continuing his 24 match-winning streak which started at Hamburg in May until Wimbledon two weeks ago. In his part of the draw, David Ferrer and Richard Gasquet, the 2006 finalist, could be quarterfinal opponents. If he successfully goes through that round, things won’t get easier.
When each draw is released, everyone is curious to see in whose side Djokovic will fall into – he will be on Nadal’s side. Over the past year, the Serb has proved to be a great threat for the long-standing top 2 players. Although his ranking points have fallen considerably b his early exit at Wimbledon, he is still considered as one of the best hard court players in the game as he is the defending champion of the tournament and also the winner of this year’s Australian Open. However, he could face the no. 8 and 9 seeds Andy Murray and Stanislas Wawrinka in the quarterfinals. Another potential threat in this round is former world no. 1 Marat Safin who upset Djokovic in the second round of Wimbledon last month.
With all due respect to Djokovic and the rest of the players, most of the attention will be focused on the fight for the no. 1 ranking between Federer and Nadal.
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