Week 45: ATP 1000 Series - Paris

The Magician Santoro · Top national player

Week 45: ATP 1000 Series - Paris

The Magician Santoro · Top national player

(1) Federer v Bye
(WC) Mahut v Gasquet
Q v Stepanek
Bye v (14) Almagro

(11) Melzer v Bye
De Bakker v Q
Berrer v Q
Bye v (7) Ferrer

(3) Murray v Bye
(SE) Granollers v Nalbandian
Stakhovsky v Q
Bye v (13) Cilic

(12) Monfils v Bye
Istomin v Q
(WC) Clement v Lopez
Bye v (6) Verdasco

(8) Roddick v Bye
Malisse v Tipsarevic
Gulbis v Chela
Bye v (9) Youzhny

(15) Ljubicic v Bye
Wawrinka v Q
Golubev v Simon
Bye v (4) Soderling

(5) Berdych v Bye
Montanes v (WC) Serra
Kohlschreiber v Bellucci
Bye v (10) Davydenko

(16) Isner v Bye
Starace v Llodra
Monaco v Querrey
Bye v (2) Djokovic

The Magician Santoro · Top national player

If you take away the Nalbandian factor, pretty decent draw for Murray.

Cilic is horrible in Masters, and Verdasco is playing diabolical whilst Fed never does well in Paris. So hopefully Murray can have a good week!

Tennis36 · Masters Series Champion

nadal??

steven · Tennis legend

Rafa pulled out today with a 'medical problem' ...

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

. . .which varies, according to which report you read, between fatigue/tendinitis in shoulder/unspecified medical problem. Makes a change from the knees, I suppose.

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

So, his first opponent is Nalbandian, who leads their H2H 2-1. The two that Nalby won were in 2005 at Wimbledon, when Andy was just a rookie, and here in Paris in 2008. Andy won their last encounter 6-2 6-2 this year on his way to the Toronto title.

Nasty first match when his opponent has already had a match to get used to the surface.

The match is third on court tomorrow, with play starting at 10.30 Paris time, 9.30 here in the Uk. So, around lunchtime. And what is the only time tomorrow I have to be out of the house? Yeah, you guessed it. . . furious

Josh · Challenger level

Looks like Andy's injured his wrist again. Anyone see what happened?

Josh · Challenger level

Seems to be OK now, 3-3 in the 3rd set.

wolf · Tennis legend

Andy wins 2-6 6-4 6-3. Good performance from what I saw.

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

And Andy took the third set 6-3. I got home in time to see them sit down after the match. . .

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Andy is last on tomorrow: after Fed v Steps, which should start at 7.30 (6.30 UK time).

I hope the Fed match is quick and so is Andy, as I go out at 10pm (yes I know it's weird) so he had better get it finished before that!

His opponent is Marin Cilic: Andy leads the H2H 4-1, Marin's one win that shock one at the USO 2 years ago, when we later found out Andy was struggling with a wrist problem. The only snag is that apparently he had a problem with the wrist again today - so I have fingers, arms, legs, eyes and everything possible crossed for him!

indiana · Tennis legend

Andy on night duty tomorrow. His match vs Cilic follows on after the Fed vs Stepanek match which is scheduled for not before 7.30 pm ( 6.30 pm GMT )

Cilic's recent form not great though interestingly just lost to Nalby 4 - 6 6 - 4 6 - 4 in Basel L16 last week and seems Andy had to play pretty well today to get the better of Nalby.

OK : Guess you got some of that 5 seconds earlier smile

-- Edited by indiana on Wednesday 10th of November 2010 10:26:34 PM

philwrig · Hall of fame

Just hope the wrist is OK, because his game is fine.

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

indiana wrote:
OK : Guess you got some of that 5 seconds earlier

-- Edited by indiana on Wednesday 10th of November 2010 10:26:34 PM

As I said just a day or two ago, it's incredible how often it happens that nobody posts on a thread for hours, then two people post the same thing at the same time. . .

Great minds think alike, Indy!