Gasquet opens bid, Tomic takes on Stepanek

 

Gasquet opens bid, Tomic takes on Stepanek

Richard Gasquet is back on court two days after finishing runner-up in Estoril, as he takes to the court against Brazil’s Thomaz Bellucci. Veteran Radek Stepanek is set for a first-round meeting with young talent Bernard Tomic. 

(14) Richard Gasquet vs. Thomaz Bellucci

World No. 18 Richard Gasquet holds a 2-0 series lead over world No. 69 Thomaz Bellucci. Tuesday signals their second meeting on clay.

Gasquet makes an immediate return to action following his runner-up finish to Juan Martin Del Potro at the Estoril Open. The 25-year-old Frenchman is bidding for his 15th victory of the season.

Bellucci is 10-8 for the season after reaching the round of 16 at the Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo. The 24-year-old Brazilian made the 2011 Madrid final four before falling to world No. 1 Novak Djokovic.

Radek Stepanek vs. Bernard Tomic

World No. 26 Radek Stepanek is a modest 9-9 for the year. The 33-year-old veteran looks to regroup after suffering a first-round loss to Finland’s Jarkko Nieminen in Monte-Carlo. Stepanek will attempt to win his first match in Madrid since 2008.

World No. 31 Bernard Tomic is 16-9 following a quarterfinal finish in Munich (lost to Lopez). The 19-year-old Australian will make his Madrid debut on Tuesday. 

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Gasquet opens bid, Tomic takes on Stepanek

 

Gasquet opens bid, Tomic takes on Stepanek

Richard Gasquet is back on court two days after finishing runner-up in Estoril, as he takes to the court against Brazil’s Thomaz Bellucci. Veteran Radek Stepanek is set for a first-round meeting with young talent Bernard Tomic. 

(14) Richard Gasquet vs. Thomaz Bellucci

World No. 18 Richard Gasquet holds a 2-0 series lead over world No. 69 Thomaz Bellucci. Tuesday signals their second meeting on clay.

Gasquet makes an immediate return to action following his runner-up finish to Juan Martin Del Potro at the Estoril Open. The 25-year-old Frenchman is bidding for his 15th victory of the season.

Bellucci is 10-8 for the season after reaching the round of 16 at the Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo. The 24-year-old Brazilian made the 2011 Madrid final four before falling to world No. 1 Novak Djokovic.

Radek Stepanek vs. Bernard Tomic

World No. 26 Radek Stepanek is a modest 9-9 for the year. The 33-year-old veteran looks to regroup after suffering a first-round loss to Finland’s Jarkko Nieminen in Monte-Carlo. Stepanek will attempt to win his first match in Madrid since 2008.

World No. 31 Bernard Tomic is 16-9 following a quarterfinal finish in Munich (lost to Lopez). The 19-year-old Australian will make his Madrid debut on Tuesday. 

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Monfils takes on Kohlschreiber in Madrid first round

Monfils takes on Kohlschreiber in Madrid first round

Gael Monfils, recently returned from injury, will take on Germany’s Philipp Kohlschreiber as the first round finishes up in Madrid. 

Ordinarily, Gael Monfils would go into this match as a heavy favorite against Philipp Kohlschreiber. The Frenchman is ranked 14th in the world and has a fantastic game for clay. Monfils also holds a 5-1 record over the German.

But Monfils hasn’t played a tournament since Miami, owing to injury and hasn’t played a single clay-court match all year. 

By contrast, Kohlschreiber just won the title in Munich and at No. 25 in the world, he is approaching his career high ranking of 22nd.

The outcome of this match will depend on how well Kohlschreiber handles the possible fatigue from playing all last week and how quickly Monfils is able to adjust to the clay.

Prediction – Kohlschreiber to take advantage of Monfils rust and get his second win over the Frenchman in 3.

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Del Potro opens in Madrid against Mayer

 

Del Potro opens in Madrid against Mayer

Juan Martin Del Potro will try to keep his hot streak going after winning another Estoril title last weekend. Up first for Del Potro on Tuesday in Madrid is Florian Mayer.

Juan Martin Del Potro and Florian Mayer will be squaring off for the fifth time in their careers when they do battle in round one of the Mutua Madrid Open on Tuesday afternoon.

The head-to-head series is tied up at two apiece, with Mayer having dominated their only previous clay-court match (but that came way back in 2006). They most recently faced each other a year ago in Sydney, where Mayer prevailed 6-2, 7-5 (but that was when Del Potro was just coming back from wrist surgery).

Del Potro is not all the way back to his Grand Slam-winning self, but he is showing signs of the form that carried him through the 2009 U.S. Open. The Argentine is back up to No. 11 in the world and he is an outstanding 27-6 for the season. Del Potro successfully defended his Munich title last week, rolling over Richard Gasquet in Sunday's final.

Mayer, however, is going in the other direction. The German prospered in 2011 but he is a dismal 4-10 so far this year. Mayer has lost his opener in three consecutive tournaments and he is riding a four-match losing streak dating back to Miami.

One of the streakier players on tour, Mayer can get hot at any moment. But right now it is Del Potro who has all the momentum, and he should get the job done in straight sets.

 

 

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Djokovic begins Madrid defense vs. Gimeno-Traver

 

Djokovic begins Madrid defense vs. Gimeno-Traver

 

 

Novak Djokovic will kick off his Madrid campaign on Tuesday. Up first for the top seed is qualifier Daniel Gimeno-Traver. 

Novak Djokovic and Daniel Gimeno-Traver will be squaring off for the third time in their careers when they do battle in round two of the Mutua Madrid Open on Tuesday night.

Amazingly enough, the head-to-head series is tied up at one apiece and Gimeno-Traver leads it 1-0 on clay. However, that meeting came way back in 2006 in Barcelona, where Gimeno-Traver prevailed 6-4, 3-6, 6-3. A more indicative result graced the scoreboard at the 2010 Australian Open, with Djokovic dominating 7-5, 6-3, 6-2.

While the run is likely to end here for Gimeno-Traver, it has already been a stellar week. The 137th-ranked Spaniard qualified for the main draw then earned his first ATP-level victory of 2012 by defeating Victor Hanescu 7-6(3), 4-6, 6-3 on Monday. Gimeno-Traver had previously been 0-5.

Djokovic is the top seed and defending champion (d. Rafael Nadal) in Madrid. The world No. 1 is coming off a runner-up finish in Monte Carlo, where a week plagued by his grandfather's death culminated with a blowout loss to Nadal in the final. Djokovic then withdrew from his hometown event in Belgrade.

Although he may not be in overwhelming form at the moment, Djokovic is still an outstanding 24-3 for the season. Count on the Serb dismissing Gimeno-Traver in easy straight sets. 

 

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