Serena, Kerber, Muguruza: Five Women to Look Out For in US Open

Murray beat Rosol during a bad-tempered encounter at the Munich Open past year when the Scot shouted to his opponent: “No one likes you on the tour, everyone hates you”. Friday was the first time either had discussed the health problems that stymied them in Rio de Janeiro and forced them to withdraw from the hard-court warmup at Cincinnati.

Top-seeded Serena Williams said on Friday that she was not sure about the state of her balky right shoulder but felt more relaxed entering next week’s U.S. Open than past year.

“Afterwards I just – obviously a few things happened when we were on the court – but we spoke after the match and that was it”.

Although she has always had vast talent, Keys believes she has finally found the right mindset to be a contender for a grand slam title.

“I’m just now starting to feel a little better”, she said. I hope he can keep that going.

He suffered a devastating third round loss to Sam Querrey at Wimbledon – his earliest defeat at a major since 2009.

“It’s not the first time I’ve been asked about that”, Murray said when quizzed about the big four’s future. “But it’s not the place and time to talk about it”.

“There were private things going on in my life”.

– Roger Federer will not be competing in the US Open for the first time since 1999. I have played many matches and I have to take some rest in order to heal.

“Novak, obviously, the last two years, really, has played wonderful tennis”.

Makarova made two straight major semis at the 2014 U.S. Open, losing to Williams, and the 2015 Australian Open. Seeded second in NY, she is one of three players with a chance to seize the number one ranking if Williams falters.

“At the end of the day I knew I gave the best effort I could, and it just wasn’t enough”. What he’ll see is a meeting with Jerzy Janowicz, a 2013 Wimbledon semifinalist who’s been ranked as high as 14th.

Following a three-set win over Spain’s Rafael Nadal in the semi-finals, Del Potro lost to the eventual victor, Great Britain’s Andy Murray, in four sets in the final to settle for the silver medal.

Third-seeded Spaniard Garbine Muguruza also has a shot at the top, although the 22-year-old who stunned Williams in the French Open final will need her best US Open ever to do so. She’s been eliminated in the round of 16 at her last four majors.

“I see it as a beginning to something I’m working for, and when I come back to the Hopman Cup and then to the Australian Open. that’s what I’m working for now”.

She said her willingness to play through qualifying and the great competition she faced overall in five matches here got her into such a confident mindset that she was perfectly set up for an improbable run to the finals of the U.S. Open.

Older brother Jamie Murray, now the No4 ranked doubles player in the world, will be gunning for his share of the US Open’s doubles winner’s prize of $625,000 this year.

Del Potro , by contrast, has an easier draw than any world number 142 has a right to expect: he could have drawn anyone in the opening match, but won’t face a world top eight player until the second week.

So Friday’s draw could put him in position to face a seeded player in the first or second round.

In answer to the question I posed, I think that it’s possible that Cilic could win the U.S. Open.