US Open 2013 Day 8 preview

3. Richard Gasquet vs Milos Raonic

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Matches Winner

Cincinnati Masters (2012) Milos Raonic 7-6(4), 6-3

Richard Gasquet of France and Milos Raonic of Canada will face off in one of the fourth round matches of the ongoing US Open. It will be their second encounter after their first clash in Cincinnati in 2012. It was Raonic who came out victorious in that encounter.

Raonic has never entered the quarter finals in a Grand Slam and he will be looking for a berth this year. But the Canadian has been going through a rough patch this season, although he has shown signs of improvement in Montreal where he reached the final. The first three matches in the Open saw him doing well and it seems he is regaining his lost form.

Gasquet on the other hand has been doing quite good in the Open with straight set wins in the first two matches. He faced tough competiton from Dmitry Tursunov before the latter pulled out due to injury.

He is the eighth seed and has a slight edge over Raonic. But it would not be an easy task for him as Raonic will definitely put up a tough fight. Also, adding to the Frenchman’s woes is his terrible record in fourth rounds with an awful 1-15 win-loss record in the fourth rounds of the slams. A tough match can be expected from this two.

4. Janko Tipsarevic vs David Ferrer

Head to Head Statistics:

Matches Winner

Indian Wells Masters (2007) D. Ferrer 6-1, 6-3

Monte Carlo Masters (2008) D. Ferrer 6-4, 6-0

Beijing Olympics (2008) J. Tipsarevic 7-6, 6-2

Barclays World Tour (2012) D. Ferrer 4-6, 6-3, 6-2

World Tenns Championship (2012) D. Ferrer 7-6, 6-2

US Open (2012) D. Ferrer 6-3, 6-7, 2-6, 6-3, 7-6

In yet another fourth round match of the US Open, two highly talented individuals Dvaid Ferrer of Spain and Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia will fight it out to grab a a berth in the quarter finals.

They have met each other on six different occasions prior to this one and it is the Spaniard who dominates 5-1.

Ferrer is the fourth seed player in the tournament and is the favourite over a struggling Tipsarevic. The Serbian has failed to strike form this season which includes ten first round losses. As a result, he has dropped from World No. 9 to 21.

However, given Tipsarevic’s experience and his impressive past record on the hard courts, he certainly cannot be easily ruled out. He has shown glimpses of his brilliance in the previous three matches, but he has to come up with his best if he is to overcome a player of Ferrer’s class.

The Tipsarevic-Ferrer game promises to be an exciting match-up but all eyes will be on Ferrer, expecting the Spaniard to go up 6-1 against the Serbian.