Murray draws dangerous section in Montreal

No. 4 seed Andy Murray lands, as he usually does, in Rafael Nadal’s half of the draw, but even in his own quarter, the Scot has plenty of challenges, with all of the 2011 US Open Series title-holders in his section. The other top seed in Murray’s section is Mardy Fish, which is perhaps a stroke of good fortune for the Brit. Fish was forced to pull out of Washington after winning the Atlanta tournament and making the final in LA. Fish could be a factor, but only if he’s fully healed from his heel injury.

Unfortunately for Murray, he also landed LA winner Ernests Gulbis, who defeated Juan Martin Del Potro on his way to the title and David Nalbandian, who can be devastating on hard courts when he’s on form. Also lurking is Radek Stepanek, who just won the title in Washington on Sunday or else the big-serving Spaniard Feliciano Lopez.

Murray has often played well in Montreal. Even if he is pushed, which he may be, he should get through his quarter of the draw.