Now 29, Andy Murray is realistic about his tennis future. The British player feels he will be competitive until he is 33 or 34. “I would imagine if I’m lucky I’d be playing at this level for three, four more years, max, I would think”.
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Williams said she wanted to prepare more for the Open, “but there is nothing you can do about it and I am going to try to make the best of every single opportunity that I have to play”. She has a lot more to her game than just the serve – she has the power and mental strength. I think one thing I think that’s pretty impressive is she gets a lot of balls back.
Djokovic remains the favorite to win this tournament, both among most fans and most oddsmakers in Las Vegas, but it hasn’t been an easy year for the Serbian superstar. He’s also been to five of the last six US Open finals, which includes wins in 2011 and 2015.
His career-best 22-match win streak came to a halt at the hands of Marin Cilic in the Cincinnati final last weekend when he simply ran out of gas. However Andy will be focused on his tournament: ´I don´t know how he´s [Djokovic] feeling.
“The pressure, for sure, is maybe a little bit higher, but if I’m not putting the pressure on myself, everything is fine”, the world number two said.
“All of us are getting towards the end of our careers, we’re in the latter stages”, said Murray, who plays Lukas Rosol in round one on Tuesday. He´s had the wrist and a few other health problems, as well. So just have to wait and see. And singles, as well. She pulled out of the Cincinnati tournament two weeks ago with an ongoing right shoulder problem.
Venus will take on Kateryna Kozlova of Ukraine in the afternoon Tuesday before her top-ranked sister plays Ekaterina Makarova of Russian Federation in the night match at the stadium with the new retractable roof. It’s just whether he’s fully recovered. We will see that whenever he plays.´.
“But it does feel like this is Murray’s time”.
Meanwhile, the world No. 1 will start her campaign for a record 23rd Grand Slam women’s single title in Arthur Ashe Stadium against Russia’s Ekaterina Makarova, on Day 2, while No.2 seed Kerber will play Polona Hercog. That´s why this week, it was very important to rest, take time to let my body recover.
Asked about his health during an on-court interview, Djokovic deflected the question, saying, “I don’t think it’s necessary to talk about this now”. That’s why I will not be thinking too much’. I haven´t done anything away from the court, training, nothing like that.
Juan Martin del Potro, the 2009 US Open victor, has been handed a wildcard entry into the tournament after taking silver in Brazil and could be an awkward early obstacle for the favourites.
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“It was a great feeling of course”, said Nishikori, whose breakthrough run in 2014 was followed by an abrupt first-round exit previous year.
