The Favourites
Novak Djokovic
Djokovic only action so far this year has been in exhibitions, there were questions going into the exhibition held just before the new year started regarding Djokovic and the health of his shoulder. In Abu Dhabi he easily defeated by Roger Federer and David Ferrer. The results in these matches like that mean very little if anything at all. The encouraging thing for Djokovic was how his shoulder held up, Djokovic will very likely get to the Semi final of the Australian Open and has to be the favourite going in.
Rafael Nadal
Nadal is a very interesting case coming into the first grand slam of the season, he like Djokovic started off just before new years playing in an exhibition tournament, going 1-1 in Abu Dhabi. He then moved on to the Qatar Open where he lost open to Monfils, where in all honesty he never really looked like winning. Nadal announced before the season started that he would be taking February off, this caused a few eyebrows to be raised. This was for two main reasons the first was that it signal to the rest of the tour, that Nadal was not ready for the start off the season, and then following on from that theory the question is weather or not Nadal is fit enough to go all the way in the Australian Open. In my view even if Nadal is not at his best his willpower will enable Nadal to get to at least the semi finals if not further.
Roger Federer
Federer like the world’s top two started his season at the Abu Dhabi, where he lost both of the matches that he played. Federer has admitted that he was using the opening weeks of the season before the Australian Open, as more a training period rather then worrying about winning matches of tournaments. After going the first year of his career without winning a grand slam, since he won his first one in 2003. Federer with be more hungry then he has been for a while, in an attempt to silence those that say he will never win another grand slam. Do not be surprised if we say a Djokovic Federer final with Federer coming out on top.
Andy Murray
Murray unlike the other members of the top four started his season in Australia winning the Brisbane International, in his first tournament under the wing of his new coach Ivan Lendl. His one goal this year is to win a grand slam for the first time in his career. There is no reason why Murray cannot win this seasons Australian Open, if he does he will have to do it the hard way. His possible run from the fourth round to the championship could be Monfils, Tsonga, Djokovic and Nadal if things go to seedlings.
The outsiders
David Ferrer
Ferrer overall game is very solid and consistent without being spectacular. For Ferrer to win a grand slam tournament especially on a hard court, he would need many things to go in his favour. His game alone is not enough to stand up to many of the worlds top players and he gets by at the very top level on his fitness and willpower. The problem is that to win this tournament Ferrer is likely to need to beat Murray, Djokovic and Nadal or Federer in a row, unless there are some upsets along the way this Ferrer is unlikely to win this or any other grand slam.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Tsonga is a bit of an enigma, 2011 was undoubtedly his most consistent year on the tour so far. He has gotten off to a good start this season by beating his great friend Gael Monfils in the final of the Qatar Open. Tsonga has one of the biggest games today in tennis today, if he gets on a run and keeps his confidence up and does not mentally drop, he has a very good chance of going far in the Australian Open.
Tomas Berdych
Is in many ways Similar to Tsonga, he has a very big serve and his all round game is very strong. Unlike Tsonga Berdych movement is not great and therefore he can be moved around the court out of position by the best players easier then he should. If everything goes in his favour then Berdych may do fairly well in the Australian Open, but is unlikely to win it.
Juan Martin Del Potro
Del Potro had a very good and consistent 2011, and looked to be nearing his best towards the end of the year. Del Potro has the game to win a grand slam and having already one win there is no doubt he has the mental ability needed in big matches. Look for Del Potro to go fairly deep and cause many problems along the way, but Del Potro will probably full short of winning it all.
Gael Monfils
Monfils made a very good start to the season by beating Nadal and making it to the final of the Qatar Open, where he lost out to Tsonga. In his match against Nadal, Monfils looked like a very focused player instead of the player who often appears more interested in entertaining the crowd then winning. He was hitting lots of winners against Nadal, they were very few loose shots and in key movements under pressure he looked solid. If which is a big word when talking about Monfils, he can keep his focus then he could go along way and cause lots of problems over the next two weeks.
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Novak Djokovic
Djokovic only action so far this year has been in exhibitions, there were questions going into the exhibition held just before the new year started regarding Djokovic and the health of his shoulder. In Abu Dhabi he easily defeated by Roger Federer and David Ferrer. The results in these matches like that mean very little if anything at all. The encouraging thing for Djokovic was how his shoulder held up, Djokovic will very likely get to the Semi final of the Australian Open and has to be the favourite going in.
Rafael Nadal
Nadal is a very interesting case coming into the first grand slam of the season, he like Djokovic started off just before new years playing in an exhibition tournament, going 1-1 in Abu Dhabi. He then moved on to the Qatar Open where he lost open to Monfils, where in all honesty he never really looked like winning. Nadal announced before the season started that he would be taking February off, this caused a few eyebrows to be raised. This was for two main reasons the first was that it signal to the rest of the tour, that Nadal was not ready for the start off the season, and then following on from that theory the question is weather or not Nadal is fit enough to go all the way in the Australian Open. In my view even if Nadal is not at his best his willpower will enable Nadal to get to at least the semi finals if not further.
Roger Federer
Federer like the world’s top two started his season at the Abu Dhabi, where he lost both of the matches that he played. Federer has admitted that he was using the opening weeks of the season before the Australian Open, as more a training period rather then worrying about winning matches of tournaments. After going the first year of his career without winning a grand slam, since he won his first one in 2003. Federer with be more hungry then he has been for a while, in an attempt to silence those that say he will never win another grand slam. Do not be surprised if we say a Djokovic Federer final with Federer coming out on top.
Andy Murray
Murray unlike the other members of the top four started his season in Australia winning the Brisbane International, in his first tournament under the wing of his new coach Ivan Lendl. His one goal this year is to win a grand slam for the first time in his career. There is no reason why Murray cannot win this seasons Australian Open, if he does he will have to do it the hard way. His possible run from the fourth round to the championship could be Monfils, Tsonga, Djokovic and Nadal if things go to seedlings.
The outsiders
David Ferrer
Ferrer overall game is very solid and consistent without being spectacular. For Ferrer to win a grand slam tournament especially on a hard court, he would need many things to go in his favour. His game alone is not enough to stand up to many of the worlds top players and he gets by at the very top level on his fitness and willpower. The problem is that to win this tournament Ferrer is likely to need to beat Murray, Djokovic and Nadal or Federer in a row, unless there are some upsets along the way this Ferrer is unlikely to win this or any other grand slam.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Tsonga is a bit of an enigma, 2011 was undoubtedly his most consistent year on the tour so far. He has gotten off to a good start this season by beating his great friend Gael Monfils in the final of the Qatar Open. Tsonga has one of the biggest games today in tennis today, if he gets on a run and keeps his confidence up and does not mentally drop, he has a very good chance of going far in the Australian Open.
Tomas Berdych
Is in many ways Similar to Tsonga, he has a very big serve and his all round game is very strong. Unlike Tsonga Berdych movement is not great and therefore he can be moved around the court out of position by the best players easier then he should. If everything goes in his favour then Berdych may do fairly well in the Australian Open, but is unlikely to win it.
Juan Martin Del Potro
Del Potro had a very good and consistent 2011, and looked to be nearing his best towards the end of the year. Del Potro has the game to win a grand slam and having already one win there is no doubt he has the mental ability needed in big matches. Look for Del Potro to go fairly deep and cause many problems along the way, but Del Potro will probably full short of winning it all.
Gael Monfils
Monfils made a very good start to the season by beating Nadal and making it to the final of the Qatar Open, where he lost out to Tsonga. In his match against Nadal, Monfils looked like a very focused player instead of the player who often appears more interested in entertaining the crowd then winning. He was hitting lots of winners against Nadal, they were very few loose shots and in key movements under pressure he looked solid. If which is a big word when talking about Monfils, he can keep his focus then he could go along way and cause lots of problems over the next two weeks.
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