VALENCIA ATP500, 21-28 October 2012 Sunday start. Main thread - information and Entry Lists

[Sallydaisy]

http://www.altiusdirectory.com/thumb.php?file=uploads/1300785866_valencia-logo.jpg&size=250&quality=100&nocache=0

VALENCIA OPEN 500
CIUDAD DE LA ARTES Y DE LA CIENCIA, AUTOPISTA DEL SALER s/n, 46013 VALENCIA
WEB SITE: www.valenciaopen500.com (http://www.valenciaopen500.com/)

Dates: October 21 - 28 2012 (Sunday start)
Qualifying draw: Friday, October 19, 09.00
Main draw: Saturday, October 19, TBA
Doubles draw: Saturday, October 20, 14.00

32 DRAW & 16 QUALIFYING
SURFACE: Greenset
BALL: Head ATP

SINGLES DRAW
Entry deadline and ranking on September 10, 2012
Seeding based on rankings on October 15, 2012

[1] D Ferrer (ESP) vs. Q O.Rochus (BEL)
A Ramos (ESP) vs. Q Ram
S Querrey (USA) vs. F Lopez (ESP)
[WC] J Ferrero (ESP) vs. [6] N Almagro (ESP)

[4] J Monaco (ARG) vs. [WC] L Hewitt (AUS)
Q Dodig vs. P Kohlschreiber (GER)
F Verdasco (ESP) vs. [WC] T Robredo (ESP)
M Klizan (SVK) vs. [7] M Cilic (CRO)

[8] M Raonic (CAN) vs. G Muller (LUX)
A Dolgopolov (UKR) vs. LL Volandri T Haas (GER)
M Granollers (ESP) vs. Qualifier
G Simon (FRA) vs. [3] J Tipsarevic (SRB)

[5] J Isner (USA) vs. F Fognini (ITA)
D Goffin (BEL) vs. P Andujar (ESP)
J Melzer (AUT) vs. C Berlocq (ARG)
X Malisse (BEL) vs. [2] J Tsonga (FRA)

ATP Ranking Points awarded for reaching:-
W: 500, F: 300, SF: 180, QF: 90, R16: 45, R32: 0
Q: +20, Q8: 10, Q16: 0,

[Sallydaisy]

DOUBLES ENTRY LIST
Advance entry deadline: October 8, 2012
On-site entry deadline: October 20, 2012
Seeding: October 15, 2012

1 Granollers, Marcel (ESP)/Lopez, Marc (ESP) 21
2 Isner, John (USA)/Querrey, Sam (USA) 34
3 Peya, Alexander (AUT)/Soares, Bruno (BRA) 42
4 Marrero, David (ESP)/Verdasco, Fernando (ESP) 45
5 Gonzalez, Santiago (MEX)/Lipsky, Scott (USA) 56
6 Kas, Christopher (GER)/Kohlschreiber, Philipp (GER) 58
7 Fleming, Colin (GBR)/Hutchins, Ross (GBR) 64
8 Melzer, Jurgen (AUT)/Petzschner, Philipp (GER) 67
9 Knowle, Julian (AUT)/Polasek, Filip (SVK) 68
10 Cilic, Marin (CRO)/Sa, Andre (BRA) 77
11 (OS)
12 (OS)
13 (OS)
14 (OS)
15 (WC)
16 (WC)

Alternates
1 Klizan, Martin (SVK)/Mertinak, Michal (SVK) 84
2 Delgado, Jamie (GBR)/Ram, Rajeev (USA) 102
3 Malisse, Xavier (BEL)/Norman, Dick (BEL) 118
4 Bautista-Agut, Roberto (ESP)/Gimeno-Traver, Daniel (ESP) 140
5 Elgin, Mikhail (RUS)/Zelenay, Igor (SVK) 146
6 Marx, Philipp (GER)/Mergea, Florin (ROU) 181
7 Bednarek, Tomasz (POL)/Kowalczyk, Mateusz (POL) 187
8 Ebelthite, Colin (AUS)/Pospisil, Jaroslav (CZE) 217
9 Marse-Vidri, Jordi (ESP)/Poch-Gradin, Carlos (ESP) 623

[Sallydaisy]

Most of the guys in contention for a place at the WTF are here in Valencia ...

Almagro (2425) needs to cement his place as the likely first Alt and stay ahead of Gasquet (2370) who is in Basle and seeded to meet JMDP (3740) in the Semi-Final there.

Tipsy (2810) needs a good week to hang on to his 9th place (and get in as the 8th player); Tsonga (3310) has probably made it but can't afford to go out in the early rounds here or in Paris and Monaco (2340) has dropped below Gasquet but could overtake again if he plays well here. The other 'chasers' are Raonic (2290), Isner (2205) and Cilic (2150).

Federer is the only one of the top 4 playing this week (in Basle).
Berdych isn't playing this week.

[Sallydaisy]

It looks as though Juan Carlos Ferrero is playing his last ever tennis match right now.
He said he was going to retire in Valencia and fellow Spaniard Nico Almagro is ahead 7'5, 3'1.

Going to miss Juanqui aka "the Mosquito".

[jaysee]

It looks as though Juan Carlos Ferrero is playing his last ever tennis match right now.
He said he was going to retire in Valencia and fellow Spaniard Nico Almagro is ahead 7'5, 3'1.

Going to miss Juanqui aka "the Mosquito".

Not quite his last match - Ferrer & Ferrero are on court now in the doubles.

[Sallydaisy]

David Goffin beat Milos Raonic. Gilles Muller beat John Isner.
:hmm:

Some might strange results this week ... Raonic/Isner could have got into contention for the Alt spot in London if they'd won here in Valencia and with Tsonga and Tipsy 'retiring' from their matches there was plenty of chance to get to the Final.

[JAMES4578]

Certainly a few upsets in Valencia,disappimting for both Milos and John! Pity Ferrero's singles career is now over but he had a few special moments and did go through with Ferrer in a ctb.

[Mickey]

David Goffin beat Milos Raonic. Gilles Muller beat John Isner.
:hmm:

Some might strange results this week ... Raonic/Isner could have got into contention for the Alt spot in London if they'd won here in Valencia and with Tsonga and Tipsy 'retiring' from their matches there was plenty of chance to get to the Final.Surely Gilles Muller beat Milos Raonic and David Goffin beat John Isner.

[Sallydaisy]

Surely Gilles Muller beat Milos Raonic and David Goffin beat John Isner.
They did. Got my Muller and Goffins the wrong way round.
:thumbup:

[RoastLamb]

Milos vs Muller was a rubbish match btw. Also watched a little bit of Federer's 3-set match vs Bellucci. Too bad the Brazilian lost.