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There's a good chance he could even be back up to 3rd for the Aussie Open, he's only 10 points behind Ferrer who has to defend 250 at Auckland at the start of the season.

Whilst I'd agree Fognini is the favourite, I still think it'll be quite a close match. Gulbis can be a quality player when he's on form and all of Fognini's recent success has come on clay, could be difficult for him to transition to the hard courts. Either way, should be a good match and either of them will be a potential banana skin for Murray. However, I would still expect Murray to come through that match, setting up an exciting QF with Delpo.