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Sallydaisy
16-03-2013, 16:10
MUTUA MADRID OPEN
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CAJA MAGICA (The Magic Box - has a roof), C/CAMINO DE PERALES S/N, 28041 MADRID
WEB SITE: www.madrid-open.com (http://www.madrid-open.com)
56 DRAW (Q28)
SURFACE: BLUE CLAY
BALL: DUNLOP FORT CLAY COURT
Dates: SUNDAY 5–SUNDAY 12 MAY, 2013
Qualifying draw: Friday, May 3, 9:00 p.m.
Main draw: Saturday, May 4, 2:00 p.m.
Doubles draw: Saturday, May 4, 2:00 p.m.
SINGLES DRAW
Entry deadline and ranking on March 25, 2013
Seedings based on rankings as at April 29, 2013
[1] Djokovic - BYE
Dimitrov - WC Marti
Qualifier - Klizan
WC Copil - [15] Wawrinka
[12] Raonic - Davydenko
Goffin - Verdasco
Qualifier - Dolgopolov
[7] Tsonga - BYE
[3] Murray - BYE
Bellucci - Mayer
Chardy - Zeballos
Benneteau - [16] Simon
[9] Tipsarevic - Monaco
Anderson - Qualifier
Janowicz - Querrey
[6] Berdych - BYE
[5] Nadal - BYE
Qualifier - Paire
Fognini - Youzhny
Qualifier - [11] Almagro
[13] Haas - Seppi
Baghdatis - WC Robredo
Qualifier - Istomin
[4] Ferrer - BYE
[8] Gasquet - BYE
Lopez - Gimeno-Traver
Isner - Qualifier
WC Andujar - [10] Cilic
[14] Nishikori - Melzer
Troicki - Granollers
Tomic - Stepanek
[2] Federer - BYE
Sallydaisy
01-05-2013, 18:53
Only a few days to go until it's Muzzah time again ...
:dance:
chiara gambuzza @kkiara89 (https://twitter.com/kkiara89) 6h (https://twitter.com/kkiara89/status/329570710324383746) Tomorrow opening ceremony of Madrid Open at 5pm:Nadal,Feli Lopez,Verdasco,Serena,Wozniacki are the players who will take part.
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supergran
01-05-2013, 21:48
In need of some Andy!!!:boogie:
patmoren
02-05-2013, 13:30
At least Andy won't play Rafa in the semis.
At least Andy won't play Rafa in the semis.
He could still draw Rafa in the semis if Rafa gets through his QF match - although the entry list has Rafa at 4, he'll be drawn as the number 5 seed. Andy could even draw him in the QFs (hope that doesn't happen!) The only guarantee Andy has is that he won't face Ferrer until the final, but he'll be seeded to face Djokovic or Federer in the SFs. I'd be interested in seeing how he does against Federer as they've never played on clay before.
I hope he gets a good draw in the first few rounds, and avoids Almagro and Wawrinka in R3.
Madeline
03-05-2013, 08:20
The draw is today at 18.30 local time (17.30 UK), according to the tournament site (http://www.madrid-open.com/en/noticias-tenis/ceremonias-de-sorteo-de-los-cuadros-finales/):
Delpo's withdrawn from Madrid. He's only just returned to practice after recovering from the virus that kept him out of the Portugal Open so it's not surprising that he's withdrawn. Shame though. :sad:
Even without playing, he could move up to number 6 in the world after Madrid - Berdych's defending finalist points so will need to reach the SF to stay ahead.
The draw (https://twitter.com/MutuaMadridOpen/status/330364261513719808/photo/1)
Anyone who says that Andy's got a tough draw this time needs their head examined! :big grin:
Yes, he's avoided everyone that he needs to avoid! :)
Anyone who says that Andy's got a tough draw this time needs their head examined! :big grin:
Bellucci could be a tough second round if that matchup happens - Andy lost to him in R3 of Madrid in 2011, even though he was playing well on clay at the time. Bellucci also easily beat Ferrer in R2 of Monte Carlo last year, so he can have great form on clay. He's inconsistent though, so could well lose to Mayer in the first round.
LC the fan
03-05-2013, 18:18
Just can't wait .... We've had so little of Andythis year
Sallydaisy
03-05-2013, 20:14
The draw .....
[1] Djokovic - BYE
Dimitrov - WC Marti
Qualifier - Klizan
WC Copil - [15] Wawrinka
[12] Raonic - Davydenko
Goffin - Verdasco
Qualifier - Dolgopolov
[7] Tsonga - BYE
[3] Murray - BYE
Bellucci - Mayer
Chardy - Zeballos
Benneteau - [16] Simon
[9] Tipsarevic - Monaco
Anderson - Qualifier
Janowicz - Querrey
[6] Berdych - BYE
[5] Nadal - BYE
Qualifier - Paire
Fognini - Youzhny
Qualifier - [11] Almagro
[13] Haas - Seppi
Baghdatis - WC Robredo
Qualifier - Istomin
[4] Ferrer - BYE
[8] Gasquet - BYE
Lopez - Gimeno-Traver
Isner - Qualifier
WC Andujar - [10] Cilic
[14] Nishikori - Melzer
Troicki - Granollers
Tomic - Stepanek
[2] Federer - BYE
Anyone who says that Andy's got a tough draw this time needs their head examined! :big grin:
Berdych? Wawrinka/Djokovic ? no push-over mate
He can't get Wawrinka/Djoko until the semi, and that is always going to be against a top player. Berdych for the quarters has to be better than Rafa. I think Nole has the worst draw, with probably Dimitrov in R2, Wawrinka in R3, Tsonga or Raonic in QF.
scrapaddict
03-05-2013, 21:28
Best draw Andy has had for yonks - still going to be tough but not as tough as it might have been!
The draw looks as favourable as we might have wished for. Main thing is to see Andy in action again. I feel like we've hardly had a chance to see him since the beginning of the year - too many weeks without him so far, but hopefully we now get a nice long run of tournaments with him getting to at least SFs :cauldron: Cannot wait to see Andy in action next week. Everything crossed......
DaveArneRiise
04-05-2013, 11:18
Tough draw for Nadal.
According to various people on Twitter, Andy was practising with Rafa today in Madrid :)
scrapaddict
04-05-2013, 12:34
Can't find my through the official website as far as schedules go, so I'll just have to rely on the more astute members here!
supergran
05-05-2013, 15:06
Sky Sports from noon tomorrow. Enjoy!!:tennis:
oop for Monday. http://www.madrid-open.com/en/torneos/mutua-madrid-open/calendario/#
Laura Robson is 4th on court 3.
LC the fan
05-05-2013, 18:12
Go Andy. Go go go. Would be great to see him make a clear mark on the clay in Madrid
Bellucci has withdrawn and is replaced by lucky loser Matosevic who plays Mayer tomorrow.
The oop is now up on the ATP site - an easier format than the one I posted yesterday - http://www.atpworldtour.com/Scores/schedule.aspx?EventId=1536
oop for Tuesday - http://www.atpworldtour.com/Scores/schedule.aspx?EventId=1536
Andy is 4th on Centre (Manolo Santana)
Dolly on court now. Last night I dreamt that he shaved his head :lol:
banskogirl
06-05-2013, 21:32
Dolly on court now. Last night I dreamt that he shaved his head :lol:
Did it make him more or less like Martina Hingis?
Goodness me - Fed's playing in an almost empty stadium!
:sad: Verdasco takes the 1st set from Milos 6-4
Milos takes the 2nd set 6-2 :yahoo:
Come on Milos. I need him to win for my bracket.
Sallydaisy
07-05-2013, 17:35
Milos took the 2nd set 6'2. FerVer serving and has just levelled at 3-3 in the 3rd set.
This is a very exciting match between Raonic and Verdasco.
Sallydaisy
07-05-2013, 17:55
This is a very exciting match between Raonic and Verdasco.
It's a lot more fun than watching Andy v Flo!
It is isnt it !!!!!
Dont like how the crowd is cheering Milos's errors , but hey ho , to be expected i suppose
Sallydaisy
07-05-2013, 18:01
Tiebreak to decide it .... on serve at 1-1 so far with Ferver serving.
:crying::crying: so disappointed for Milos !!!
Sallydaisy
07-05-2013, 18:14
I think the crowd got FerVer through that one!
Meanwhile Djoko v Dimitrov has started - I see that Nole's wearing his pyjamas again.
Sallydaisy
07-05-2013, 19:08
Dimi is giving Djoko a run for his money; they're into a tie-breaker in the first set.
Nole 2-1 with a break after a fantastic rally from them both.
JAMES4578
07-05-2013, 19:13
Welll Dimi testiing Nole but as in Indian Wells couldn't serve the opening set out and looks like he'll go down in 2, long rally but 6-4 Djokovic.
Sallydaisy
07-05-2013, 19:16
6-6 and Nole failed to take 2 set points!!!
And now Dimi has sent a hammer blow down the line to get a set point of his own!
He really does play like Federer at times ... hence the baby Fed moniker.
And Dimitrov takes the first set 7'6 with one heck of a fight at the end.
JAMES4578
07-05-2013, 19:23
How wrong was I, perhaps Nole tightened up a bit but Dima went for it and has some amazing shots. Of course Nole can respond but certainly being asked a few awkward questions.
Sallydaisy
07-05-2013, 19:36
Loving watching this match.
:big grin:
Into a second tie-break we go.
DaveArneRiise
07-05-2013, 20:27
Vamos Grigor.
Sallydaisy
07-05-2013, 20:33
The crowd are really cheering for Grigor ... and Noley hits a ball long and we're 5-5 in the tie-breaker for the 2nd set. Back on serve I believe.
JAMES4578
07-05-2013, 20:34
After the cramp looked a bit bleak for Grigor but fought back from 2-5 to 5 all, now set point Nole though.
1 match point goes for Dimitrov...
Second set to Djokovic 7-6(8) after 2 and a half hours...
DaveArneRiise
07-05-2013, 20:43
Ooh Grigor
Loving this match - no emotional tension for me - C'mon Dimitrov!!!
JAMES4578
07-05-2013, 20:53
Well it' s all happening and Grigor not lying down at 2-0 in the 3rd but fitness may still be lacking in the deciding moments.
Sallydaisy
07-05-2013, 20:53
Tell ya, if Nole thought Dimi was going to fade away in the 3rd set he was well wrong - and so were the commentators! The Bulgarian is back with a vengeance even though he's still got cramp issues.
And, he's just pegged Nole back from a 40-0 lead to deuce ...
Great tennis but I always get scared by young pretenders. One of them might come good and dethrone the top 4 and prevent Andy ever making it to #1. Could just be this guy. Match point!
WOW - great win for Dimitrov 7-6, 6-7, 6-3. Fantastic:yahoo::yahoo::yahoo:
Well, well........I never!!!!.......nobody is immune!!!:shocked:
And indeed match Dimitrov.
Sallydaisy
07-05-2013, 21:18
Dimitrov takes out Djokovic - what a great smile he has on his face!!!
Bet he gets a smackerooni from Maria tonight.
;)
Well done him, he's stilll imping around the court and saluting the crowd as well he might 'cos they really got behind him.
Nole seemed to lose heart at the end and you have to wonder if he just decided that it wasn't worth forcing the issue with his ankle.
banskogirl
07-05-2013, 21:18
Oh well done Gregor! A great win :D
Well done Grigor! :clap: :clap:
Bet he gets a smackerooni from Maria tonight.
;)
More like a smack - she's been waiting all this time to get on court!
JAMES4578
07-05-2013, 21:21
Such a huge upset, well done Grigor.! Credit for how he fought through the cramp and played some astounding tennis. Nole wasn't quite himself ain the closing stages but obviously had the ankle issue.
LC the fan
07-05-2013, 21:25
Great match, great spirit from Gregor. After he played Andy I felt sure he would make a breakthrough soon-- just didn't expect it to be Novak.
After all the cramp and losing the second breaker I felt he would wilt...not so.
Definitely destined for the top ten soon
DaveArneRiise
07-05-2013, 22:20
Grigor if anyone ever doubted you or you're mentality YOU have just responded with the most STUNNING of victories!! Take a bow son!
Fabulous win for Grigor, what a result! I know Novak is probably still nursing an ankle injury, but as we say about Andy - a win is a win. And what a win this was. I have been a fan of Grigor since Queens a couple of years back ?2011. I can see why they call him Baby Fed, but would rather not have another Fed around! Love his play, and he has the most beautiful eyes....... :shamed: But hope he doesn't improve too quickly or come up against Andy too often :)
patmoren
08-05-2013, 08:37
I thought the crowd was very bad. Nole has been having trouble with his ankle since DC and struggled to play each match. It must be awful to have that reaction everytime to come up to play. Dimitrov's problems were due to lack of preparation but that didn't get any bad reaction. Appallling treatment at a sporting venue.
But when the crowd whistled at him that's 'cos he swore at them - it's not the first time he's done that to a crowd, either - it's happened a couple of times in USA.
Apparently Nole had not been practicing since Monte Carlo because of his ankle.
I thought the crowd were appalling too.
Anyone know the email address for Sky Tennis? Barry Cowan has just been waxing lyrical about Andy only having 400 tour wins against Novak's 495 when there is only being a week between them. What he obviously fails to realise is that Novak joined the tour in 2003 while Andy joined in 2005. I feel motivated to put him right!
Hello everyone, long time no see! :wave: I have been away on hols with no 3G or wi-fi. Back now though.
Was at work yesterday till 6 so was watching my recording of Andy's match while Nole and Dimi were playing. I saw the end though and thought Nole and his team were very sporting towards Dimi. I like him and way he plays. I've always liked the way Fed plays but just never liked him ;)
david1610
08-05-2013, 20:35
First set to Laura 7-5! Some incredibly powerful hitting And point construction from her! C'mon Laura (I will be posting on her forum....)
anyone watching Fed / Nishi match ?
Just sat down for a lunchbreak and see Kei is leading in the 3rd set 4-2 :dance:
I was watching Tsonga-Verdasco so just started watching this one a few games ago.
And that's it! Kei wins! :boogie:
Andy is back to #2 now :dance::dance:
:clap: :clap: Well done Nishikori.
Andy is now World no 2 again !!! :dance:
DaveArneRiise
09-05-2013, 16:44
Well done kei!
So, that's the first and second seeds both out. What a topsy turvy tournament this is - no wonder I'm doing so badly in the Bracket!
Crumbs! I can't keep up with all these results at the moment!
Let's hope that there aren't any "shocks" later! Good luck Andy!
themass15
09-05-2013, 17:06
So pleased Andy is No. 2 again but I am sure he would like to have done it by wins, rather than Federer's loss.
david1610
09-05-2013, 17:21
A tournament with quite a few surprises already! Congratulations on number 2 again Andy. Hopefully he can just concentrate on his next match without any thoughts about the ranking (which they must think about, whatever they say :) )
PS Did anybody watch Ken and Roger? (they sound like they could play mixed doubles with Barbie btw....).
Did Ken win it? Did Roger lose it? Or...
LC the fan
09-05-2013, 17:51
Wow, what great news to come home to ! Just hope I have the same great news to go to bed to !!
COME ON ANDY. Let's get a batch of points in front of Fed
A tournament with quite a few surprises already! Congratulations on number 2 again Andy. Hopefully he can just concentrate on his next match without any thoughts about the ranking (which they must think about, whatever they say :) )
PS Did anybody watch Ken and Roger? (they sound like they could play mixed doubles with Barbie btw....).
Did Ken win it? Did Roger lose it? Or...
Kei played well and kept his cool throughout. There were flashes of brilliance from Fed but for the most part I thought he looked as though he couldn't be bothered.
JAMES4578
09-05-2013, 18:59
Looks like Fed wasn't on top form but you still have to earn a win and Kei hung tough, well done! Of course delighted Andy is back at no2 but would be happier still if he has a few more wins here! some upsets this week but Ferrer avoids another one, coming back from 4-2 down in the 3rd to get the better of Haas,winning 4 consecutive games.
So, that's the first and second seeds both out. What a topsy turvy tournament this is - no wonder I'm doing so badly in the Bracket!
Most people chose them though so you won't lose out too much.
david1610
09-05-2013, 19:05
Caught the last set of Ferrer and Tommy Haas. Very entertaining which Ferrer shaded in the end, perhaps benefitting from the local support. Haas is back playing very well and could be a very difficult round 32 opponent in one of the slams.
JAMES4578
09-05-2013, 21:13
Grigor was making the running initially but see Stan turned it round in style,taking the decider convincingly 6-1. Dimitrov had his moment but still a work in progress,whilst Wawrinka having a bit of momentum.
I've watched most of the tennis today and Ferrer/Haas was the best match.
Serena having a struggle at the moment.
But she finally takes it 6-3, 0-6, 7-5
Stan is thrashing Jo-Willy at the moment.
JAMES4578
10-05-2013, 23:01
Jo looked completely out of it earlier but has just taken 2nd set breaker and came up with some stunning play saving mp along the way to level matters, come on Tsonga! Didn't quite work out as Stan regouped and won 64 in the 3rd,should be interesting against Berdy!
DaveArneRiise
11-05-2013, 19:47
Stan through to the final. What a year he is having.
JAMES4578
11-05-2013, 23:04
Good match and Stan continuing his fine form,though has to be said Berdy faltered as he was up 4-2 in the decider and had 2 bps but Wawrinka took his chance. Can only see 1 winner in the final though,Andujar finally got something going in the 2nd but was no match for Rafa.
Hoping for a good match - Andujar is no Wawrinka!
What on earth happened to Maria? :shocked: :sad:
I'm expecting a very competitive match this afternoon between Rafa & Stan. Vamos Rafa! :swingin:
JAMES4578
12-05-2013, 12:48
Hoping for a good match - Andujar is no Wawrinka!
Obviously Stan has been impressive lately,but on clay Rafa is a level above,still hope to see him test Nadal.
Obviously Stan has been impressive lately,but on clay Rafa is a level above,still hope to see him test Nadal.
I agree completely, whilst Stan has played very well and is capable to play well in the final, Rafa's 8 consecutive Monte-Carlo titles and record of being beaten beaten only once at the French doesn't show for nothing! Although I'd love to see Stan win his first masters 1000s, Rafa is the man here - not stan sadly!
JAMES4578
12-05-2013, 13:12
What on earth happened to Maria? :shocked: :sad:
I'm expecting a very competitive match this afternoon between Rafa & Stan. Vamos Rafa! :swingin:
After Miami Maria might have fancied her chances and The general feeling that clay should help her didn't turn out to be the case sadly,Serena was 4-0 up at the very start and whilst Maria broke early in the 2nd she couldn't make it count. Hoping it will be more competitive with Rafa and Stan.
JAMES4578
12-05-2013, 15:08
Nadal may be well playing well but first set disappointing from Stan,doing a bit better now but still on serve at 3-2 up.
Well done Rafa! :cheer: :cheer:
patmoren
12-05-2013, 15:31
Both the finals didn't come up to expectations, Maria and Stan falling to pieces in the final. Need more mental strength.
JAMES4578
12-05-2013, 15:45
Credit to Rafa for added to his clay titles tally as that's 40 now,hoped for more from Stan though,really needed better start.
Rafa was ultra-aggressive right from the very first point, but it still took 6 break points to get the break in the first game. Stan tried to put up a good fight but not surprisingly seemed a bit tired.
LC the fan
12-05-2013, 18:11
Congratulations Rafa. So glad to see his success after all he has missed
Rafa is most definitely back. Look out everyone!
RoastLamb
12-05-2013, 20:40
Well done Rafa! :cheer: :cheer:
I second that! He was awesome!
Congratulations to Rafa. Getting back to his best. :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :trophy:
Yes, great to see the old Rafa.
supergran
13-05-2013, 12:54
What a clinical exhibition from Rafa. He was just fantastic.
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