The Purcell surprise?

In shape and dangerous, the Australian could well come and create a surprise here, right..?

6 wins out of the last 7 matches for Purcell, the dynamics are great and he only lost to Murray in 3 sets. Nothing exceptional, but simple patterns that work, a serve/forehand that gets the job done. So yes we saw on twitter an account of his struggles to leave Toronto and arrive on time in Cincinnatti to start his qualifications, the physical aspect raised questions but he is indeed ok on this side. When the victories are linked the body follows. Ruud was not bad last week and we feel that with each approach to Grand Slam he finds a good level, what will guarantee him victory tonight? I'm not so convinced, Purcell is the kind of profile that the Norwegian doesn't like, against this type of player he can lock himself in tie-breaks and not have a lot of chances for breaks..