Indian Wells Quarterfinal Predictions: Ranking the Final Eight
Indian Wells Quarterfinals: Ranking the Final Eight
Mar 18, 2015; Indian Wells, CA, USA; Andy Murray (GRB) during his match against Adrian Mannarino (ITA) in the BNP Paribas open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
3. Andy Murray
How he got here:
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R2: Vasek Pospisil
R3: (26) Philipp Kohlschreiber
R4: Adrain Mannarino
Possible path to title:
QF: (12) Lopez
SF: (1) Djokovic
F: (2) Federer (3) Nadal
Chance at Championship:
Fans have gotten used to the ups and downs with Murray. This year’s roller coaster ride saw him reach the finals at the Australian Open, but lose early in a couple ATP 500 events. On hard courts, Murray is hard to beat.
Lopez is a tough matchup for Murray. The big lefty serve can be handled by the Murray backhand, but the relentless pressure to hit big passing shots and stay in long rallies can fluster the weak minded. Murray’s mental state will decide the winner of his quarterfinal match. After that, not many would pick him to achieve revenge against Djokovic for the loss in Melbourne, thus necessitating only a No.3 ranking on this list.
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