Peter Bevan
Sport News 24/7Top Tennis stars await the US Open Draw
By Peter Bevan, on 27th August 2009, 13:27 UTC
Players were told of their rankings for the upcoming US Open as the first round draw is due to take place later today.
It seems that the number one seed Roger Federer is the one to beat once again, after becoming the 2009 French Open champion and the 2009 Wimbledon champion, breaking the previous record held by Pete Sampras with 15 Grand Slam titles. Roger Federer is the top seeded player for the US Open for the fifth time.
Roger Federer also won the ATP 1000 Cincinnati Masters title earlier this month, despite some suggesting the birth of his twin baby girls would cause detriment to his tennis performance.
Roger Federer has had a chance to reflect on his recent developments both on and off the court, claiming that it was unbelievable for him to win the French Open followed so closely by the win at Wimbledon.
He also claims that regaining the world number one at Wimbledon was amazing and came at the right time, now being able to call himself the world number one to his new twin daughters, Charlene Riva and Myla Rose.
Roger Federer was quick to dispel any suggestions that having the twins was going to negatively impact his career, saying that he does not see anything changing in terms of his tennis future and that he does not feel like he is being pulled back in any way. He says any impact the twins make is a positive one.
Meanwhile, Britain's number one Andy Murray, who has been seeded second for the US Open, has declared that he can win his first Grand Slam title at the US Open and that he feels better coming into this tournament than ever before.
He seems to believe that momentum is the key, claiming that if he plays well then he can win. Andy Murray has also suggested that being able to last physically during the potential five-set matches was something he feels he has improved on.
It seems improving his fitness was something Andy Murray was serious about, having spent several weeks doing intensive training in Miami after Wimbledon, and all the hard work seems to be pulling off having won the ATP 1000 Montreal Masters (the Rogers Cup) earlier this month.
Despite trying to become the first Briton to win a Grand Slam title since Fred Perry in 1936, Andy Murray claims to feel no extra pressure because of the pressure he already puts on himself.
After all the 22 year-old has achieved and the improvements he has made to his performance, Andy Murray says winning a Grand Slam is the last thing for him to do. He would want to do it at what he describes as the best court in tennis, describing his love for the atmosphere at the US Open and his love for New York City.
Andy Murray recently booked his place to be in the top eight players competing at the end-of-season Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, which takes place from November 22at the London O2 Arena.
Hundreds of ATP World Tour Finals tickets for each day of the tournament are still available to compare and buy at Tixdaq.com.
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