Mutua Madrid Open, Madrid, Spain, ATP Masters 1000

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DATE: May 1 - May 8, 2016
SURFACE: Clay
PRIZE MONEY: €4,771,360
FIELD SIZE: 56
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Andy Murray

Seeds:

1 DJOKOVIC, Novak
2 MURRAY, Andy
3 FEDERER, Roger
4 WAWRINKA, Stan
5 NADAL, Rafael
6 NISHIKORI, Kei
7 TSONG, Jo-Wilfried
8 BERDYCH, Tomas
9 FERRER, David
10 GASQUET, Richard
11 RAONIC, Milos
12 GOFFIN, David
13 MONFILS, Gael
14 THIEM, Dominic
15 BAUTISTA AGUT, Roberto
16 SIMON, Gilles


Madrid Tennis by Jimmie48 Tennis Photography, on Flickr

The Tournament:

From 2002, the tournament was classified as an ATP Masters Series event on the men's tour. The event was held since 2002 the Madrid Arena. The tournament was played from 2002 through 2008 on indoor hardcourts. In 2009, the surface became clay courts, the venue was changed to the Park Manzanares, and the tournament was expanded to include WTA professionals. Src: Wiki

The Players:

Novak Djokovic heads a star studded cast also containing defending champion Andy Murray in-form four time winner Rafael Nadal and three time champion Roger Federer.



About Madrid:

Madrid is the capital of Spain and its most populous city. Located on a high plane, at 667m (2,188 ft) it is the highest altitude of all the MS1000s. The population of the city is almost 3.2 million with a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.5 million. It is the third-largest city in the EU, after London and Berlin and its metropolitan area is the third-largest in the European Union after London and Paris. It's a sports town, home to not only the storied Real Madrid, but Atlético Madrid, a great football rivalry, and one of the most beautiful bull rings in Spain. It's wonderful picture gallery, The Prado, is one of the greatest museums in the world. But Madrid is best taken in by neighborhoods, small restaurants or tapas places. It wears it's sense of World Capital lightly, and can still feel like a rather small city, if you know where to go.

Tourism Guide:



Map:

 

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Past Winners in Madrid:

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<table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%">
<tbody><tr>
<th>Year</th>
<th width="200">Champion</th>
<th width="200">Runner-up</th>
<th width="220">Score</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2002</td>
<td><span class="flagicon"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650"></span> <b>Andre Agassi</b></td>
<td><span class="flagicon"><img alt="Czech Republic" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600"></span> Jiří Novák</td>
<td>W/O</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2003</td>
<td><span class="flagicon"><img alt="Spain" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500"></span> <b>Juan Carlos Ferrero</b></td>
<td><span class="flagicon"><img alt="Chile" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/23px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/35px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/45px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000"></span> Nicolás Massú</td>
<td>6–3, 6–4, 6–3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2004</td>
<td><span class="flagicon"><img alt="Russia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600"></span> <b>Marat Safin</b></td>
<td><span class="flagicon"><img alt="Argentina" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/23px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png" width="23" height="14" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/35px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/46px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="500"></span> David Nalbandian</td>
<td>6–2, 6–4, 6–3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2005</td>
<td><span class="flagicon"><img alt="Spain" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500"></span> <b>Rafael Nadal</b></td>
<td><span class="flagicon"><img alt="Croatia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600"></span> Ivan Ljubičić</td>
<td>3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6^(7–3)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2006</td>
<td><span class="flagicon"><img alt="Switzerland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Switzerland.svg/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland.svg.png" width="16" height="16" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Switzerland.svg/24px-Flag_of_Switzerland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Switzerland.svg/32px-Flag_of_Switzerland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="1000"></span> <b>Roger Federer</b></td>
<td><span class="flagicon"><img alt="Chile" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/23px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/35px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/45px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000"></span> Fernando González</td>
<td>7–5, 6–1, 6–0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2007</td>
<td><span class="flagicon"><img alt="Argentina" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/23px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png" width="23" height="14" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/35px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/46px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="500"></span> <b>David Nalbandian</b></td>
<td><span class="flagicon"><img alt="Switzerland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Switzerland.svg/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland.svg.png" width="16" height="16" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Switzerland.svg/24px-Flag_of_Switzerland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Switzerland.svg/32px-Flag_of_Switzerland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="1000"></span> Roger Federer</td>
<td>1–6, 6–3, 6–3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2008</td>
<td><span class="flagicon"><img alt="United Kingdom" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600"></span> <b>Andy Murray</b></td>
<td><span class="flagicon"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600"></span> Gilles Simon</td>
<td>6–4, 7–6^(8–6)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2009*</td>
<td><span class="flagicon"><img alt="Switzerland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Switzerland.svg/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland.svg.png" width="16" height="16" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Switzerland.svg/24px-Flag_of_Switzerland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Switzerland.svg/32px-Flag_of_Switzerland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="1000"></span> <b>Roger Federer</b></td>
<td><span class="flagicon"><img alt="Spain" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500"></span> Rafael Nadal</td>
<td>6–4, 6–4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2010</td>
<td><span class="flagicon"><img alt="Spain" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500"></span> <b>Rafael Nadal</b></td>
<td><span class="flagicon"><img alt="Switzerland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Switzerland.svg/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland.svg.png" width="16" height="16" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Switzerland.svg/24px-Flag_of_Switzerland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Switzerland.svg/32px-Flag_of_Switzerland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="1000"></span> Roger Federer</td>
<td>6–4, 7–6^(7–5)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2011</td>
<td><span class="flagicon"><img alt="Serbia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Flag_of_Serbia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Serbia.svg.png" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Flag_of_Serbia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Serbia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Flag_of_Serbia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Serbia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1350" data-file-height="900"></span> <b>Novak Djokovic</b></td>
<td><span class="flagicon"><img alt="Spain" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500"></span> Rafael Nadal</td>
<td>7–5, 6–4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2012</td>
<td><span class="flagicon"><img alt="Switzerland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Switzerland.svg/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland.svg.png" width="16" height="16" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Switzerland.svg/24px-Flag_of_Switzerland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Switzerland.svg/32px-Flag_of_Switzerland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="1000"></span> <b>Roger Federer</b></td>
<td><span class="flagicon"><img alt="Czech Republic" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" data-pin-nopin="true"></span> Tomáš Berdych</td>
<td>3–6, 7–5, 7–5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2013</td>
<td><span class="flagicon"><img alt="Spain" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500"></span> <b>Rafael Nadal</b></td>
<td><span class="flagicon"><img alt="Switzerland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Switzerland.svg/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland.svg.png" width="16" height="16" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Switzerland.svg/24px-Flag_of_Switzerland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Switzerland.svg/32px-Flag_of_Switzerland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="1000"></span> Stanislas Wawrinka</td>
<td>6–2, 6–4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2014</td>
<td><span class="flagicon"><img alt="Spain" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500"></span> <b>Rafael Nadal</b></td>
<td><span class="flagicon"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" data-pin-nopin="true"></span> Kei Nishikori</td>
<td>2–6, 6–4, 3–0, ret.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2015</td>
<td><span class="flagicon"><img alt="United Kingdom" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" width="23" height="12" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600"></span> <b>Andy Murray</b></td>
<td><span class="flagicon"><img alt="Spain" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" data-pin-nopin="true"></span> Rafael Nadal</td>
<td>6–3, 6–2</td>
</tr>
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Past Finals:

The courts changed from hard court to clay in 2009.

2005
Nadal bt Ljubičić 3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(7–3)



2006
Federer bt González 7/5 6/1 6/0



2007
Nalbandian bt Federer 1/6 6/3 6/3



2008
Murray bt Simon 6/4 6/4



2009
Federer bt Nadal 6/4 6/4



2010
Nadal bt Federer 6/4 7/6(5)



2011
Djokovic bt Nadal 7/5 6/4



2012
Federer bt Berdych 3/6 7/5 7/5 (Blue Clay)



2013
Nadal bt Wawrinka 6/2 6/4



2014
Nadal bt Nishikori 2/6 6/4 3/0 ret



2015
Murray bt Nadal 6/3 6.2

 

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Madrid Presentation Video (Spanish)

 

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Madrid Practice Courts: Live Stream

 

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Fritz has Stepanek today in a qualifier. Tough assignment for the young American. I hope he pulls it off against the wily old campaigner.

 

[Tennis Fan]

Excellent thread. So informative. It was nice seeing those names from the past. I can't help but smile when I remember Fernando Gonzalez, now that was a bull in a china shop. I liked him.

 

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The Draw for Madrid:

 

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Federer and Nadal in the same bracket of 8, but Roger has Dominic Thiem lurking before that match-up can even be entertained.

Andy Murray might be happy with his bracket.

 

[britbox]

A few tasty first rounders...

Borna Coric v Nicolas Almagro, Pella v Kyrgios, Cuevas v Kohlschreiber, Thiem/Del Potro (as already mentioned), Garcia-Lopez v Ferrer, Simon v Bagdhatis and Carreno Busta v Dimitrov.

Looks like we're going to have a good tournament from the get go.

 

[Bert]

Yes, some really good matches to come. Carreno Busta v Dimitrov tomorrow will be interesting as they both play in final today, CB in Estoril and Dimitrov in Istanbul.

 

[Mastoor]

I think it will be repeat of the 2011 final. Rafa is again in good form and No1e is refreshed hopefully, so what else would you expect but the final between two of them.

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

del potro plays thiem in round one. yikes.

 

[Moxie]

Yes, some really good matches to come. Carreno Busta v Dimitrov tomorrow will be interesting as they both play in final today, CB in Estoril and Dimitrov in Istanbul.

And both lost. I was shocked that Grigor lost the 2nd and then the 3rd at love. A problem? I'd be putting my money on Carreño Busta, in that case.

 

[Bert]

And both lost. I was shocked that Grigor lost the 2nd and then the 3rd at love. A problem? I'd be putting my money on Carreño Busta, in that case.

Haven't seen the match but he was up 4-2 in the 2nd set and lost it, and finally smashed his racquet on purpose at 5-0 in the third to have a penalty and lose the match. Strange breakdown.

 

[isabelle]

Simon beat Bagman in 3

 

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Lopez through too. Took him 3 sets over Mayer - 7/6 4/6 6/4