I'm pleased that Andy is playing Shenzhen beforehand.

I read some concern about him playing four matches in four days before Beijing and Shanghai. But, quite apart from the ranking points he is earning there, I reckon it's good to get these matches before the probable step up that follows.

Ouch.

Neither am I, but there is no doubt he is dangerous if his ball-blasting lands inside the lines. Andy will need to be careful he doesn't get blown off the court. I would definitely make Andy the favourite if it was BO5, but in BO3 it depends which Andy turns up, and which Janowicz.

Considering who has turned up here, I would say that taken together Andy has a decent draw for the first two rounds.

After that it was going to look very tough, whoever he got. He's avoided Djokovic and Nadal as potential QF opponents and got Cilic ( and what's he won recently anyway ? :) )

Quite a few draws have rather unravelled recently. We could maybe do with this one unravelling.

( not that I am saying that he would have no hope in his current form vs current top 10 players, see Shenzhen thread, since most of them can hardly be guaranteed to turn up with their A game ).

Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. The Pole has come out firing, ballbashing is going in the lines, and Andy is down 0-3*

Jaffa wrote:

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Andy has to be more aggressive or this will get away from him very quickly.

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 Got away I'd say. I hope he regroups in the second..

 

Spoke to soon, 3-5 to our Muzzah

Andy takes the second set 6-4. I still don't know how this match is going to end up. The Pole is so unpredictable - blasting winners one second and hitting the ball yards out the next.