Week 6- ATP 500- Rotterdam

The Magician Santoro · Top national player

Week 6- ATP 500- Rotterdam

goldfish · Futures qualifying

Very pleased he's decided to get on with more tennis straightaway but don't regard this as an easy way back. Still, probably what he needs - plenty of tough matches if he can keep going.

RJA · Hall of fame

I am also glad that he is decided to get straight back into the awing of things. I doubt that sitting at home for three weeks would have been the best way to get over losing in the final.

Lets hope he has a better year in ATP 500 and 250 events than he did last year (3 second rounds, 1 quarter final and 1 final)

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Ouch. Not a problem when he is playing well, but. . . will he?

daisy · County player

FULL DRAW

(1) Soderling v Haase
Kohlschreiber v Lu
Gulbis v DeBakker
Granollers v Youzhny (7)

(3) Ferrer v Nieminen
Troicki v (WC) Schoorel
Cilic v Qualifier
(WC) Huta Galung v Melzer (5)

(8) Tsonga v Qualifer
Davydenko v Llodra
Golubev v Qualifer
Garcia-Lopez v Berdych (4)

(7) Ivan Ljubicic v Sergei Stakhovsky
Q v Gilles Simon
Florian Mayer v Feliciano Lopez
Marcos Baghdatis v Andy Murray (2)

Miriambee · Futures level

You've got competition for 7th seeding, however Youzhny wins as he's the no. 6!
Good news for Andy, as Looby has just lost to Dodig in straight sets, wherever he's playing.

indiana · Tennis legend

Poor Youzhny, he doesn't get a mention in the OP and now he' s not credited with his proper seeding, aww smile

RJA · Hall of fame

Andy and Jamie have just missed out on the doubles. The last on site acceptance went to a combined rank of 58 where as Andy and Jamie have a combined rank of 59.

RJA · Hall of fame

5 first round matches tomorrow. Unsurprisingly Andy is not one of them.

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

According to his official site he is travelling to Rotterdam this evening. I read somewhere that his first match will be on Wednesday.

RJA · Hall of fame

Madeline wrote:

According to his official site he is travelling to Rotterdam this evening. I read somewhere that his first match will be on Wednesday.

Well he isn't on Tuesday's OOP so he will indeed play Wednesday (ditto Mayer v Lopez)

Julia Carrot · All-time great

RJA wrote:

Andy and Jamie have just missed out on the doubles. The last on site acceptance went to a combined rank of 58 where as Andy and Jamie have a combined rank of 59.

Thats a real shame for a number of reasons

indiana · Tennis legend

RJA wrote:

Andy and Jamie have just missed out on the doubles. The last on site acceptance went to a combined rank of 58 where as Andy and Jamie have a combined rank of 59.

Pity cry

Out of interest, I take then that on site acceptance is based on more up to date rankings ( i.e. last week's combined 59 ) than the entry list rankings which had them at a combined 69 based on pre Australian Open rankings ?

RJA · Hall of fame

indiana wrote:
RJA wrote:
Andy and Jamie have just missed out on the doubles. The last on site acceptance went to a combined rank of 58 where as Andy and Jamie have a combined rank of 59.
Pity

Out of interest, I take then that on site acceptance is based on more up to date rankings ( i.e. last week's combined 59 ) than the entry list rankings which had them at a combined 69 based on pre Australian Open rankings ?

I believe, and I am open to correction on this, that on site acceptances are based on the rankings as of the Monday prior to the tournament so 31.01 in this case. My belief that this is the case is consitent with the fact that the last on site acceptance was 58 which tallies with Benneteau (40) and Tsonga (18)

seagull · Hall of fame

Gulbis has pulled out of singles and you would presume doubles as well. So a chance for Andy/Jamie?