[Blog] Predictions for each quarter of the Australian Open draw -The Continental Grip

[Shivashish Sarkar]

Predictions for each quarter of the Australian Open draw

Well, the draw for Australian Open 2017 is out and it promises many great matches and presents the possibility of some twists and turns along the way. This draw was highly being anticipated mainly because of the expected tougher kind of draws for Federer and Nadal. As expected, these two have received tough draws simply because they have been seeded lower than most of the top players. Andy Murray has drawn Federer for a potential quarter-final clash making his draw as a world no. 1 uncharacteristically tricky whereas...

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[Kieran]

Interesting stuff as always, shivashish! You certainly have high hopes for Zverev if he faces Rafa. He'll give Rafa a dose of the heebie-jeebies, but I think that could be the kinda match where Rafa finds his banjo. Tignore has Kyrgios to make it out from Stan's quarter, which seems ambitious, but I think Nick still isn't mature enough to get all the static out from between his ears and focus on the task at hand. Cilic might turn Stan over, though. He's got just the game to do it.

Novak, as I said elsewhere, is going out of this tournament early on...

 

[GameSetAndMath]

I too strongly feel Zverev has both the game and mental readiness to take out Rafa. I also agree that Milos will win that quarter (despite me not liking him).

 

[El Dude]

It would make sense for Zverev to beat him now. He almost did last year but crumbled at the end. But he's ready now.

That said, if he doesn't take out Rafa, I think Rafa makes it to the SF, at least.