Daily Men Tennis News – Monte Carlo and Rankings

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Monte Carlo

Singles – First Round: (13) F Verdasco def. O Rochus 4-6 6-2 7-5

Fernando Verdasco was the only seed to feel any pressure on this day, and it didn’t even earn him enough points to count. His Top Twenty spot remains slightly insecure.

Singles – First Round: (15) J Melzer def. L Kubot 6-2 7-5

Jurgen Melzer’s ranking just took a hit, and he is defending enough points this week that he could still fall out of the Top Thirty. But one more win would make him fairly safe. So this is a good start.

Singles – First Round: (16) A Dolgopolov def. J Chela 6-2 6-2

Juan Ignacio Chela loses his chance to hit the Top Thirty; the best he can hope for appears to be #31, and we’d guess it will be a little lower. Alexandr Dolgopolov has a chance for the Top Twenty, but this won’t do it by itself.

Singles – First Round: B Tomic def. D Istomin 6-4 6-3

They’re all free points for Bernard Tomic, but this by itself hardly budges his ranking. Denis Istomin loses his Top Forty chance.

Singles – First Round: J Benneteau def. M Granollers 6-3 3-6 6-2

Julien Benneteau is edging toward the Top Thirty, but he costs Marcel Granollers his Top 25 spot.

Singles – First Round: (WC) P Mathieu def. D Young 6-0 6-1

This may drop Donald Young out of the Top Fifty (although #51 Kubot’s loss helps him distinctly). Paul-Henri Mathieu should rise from #352 to around #275.

Singles – First Round: A Montanes def. M Raonic 6-2 3-6 6-3

Albert Montanes looked pretty bad last week, but he was just back from a month’s layoff. It looks as if he’s getting his clay form back. He costs Milos Raonic the chance to rise above #24.

Singles – First Round: P Kohlschreiber def. (Q) G Rufin 6-4 6-4

No points yet for Philipp Kohlschreiber, but the next win counts.

Singles – First Round: J Nieminen def. R Stepanek 6-3 7-6(7-3)

Radek Stepanek loses the chance to rise above his current #23; we would guess that he will fall, although it’s too soon to be certain.

Doubles – First Round: Troicki/Wawrinka def. (WC) Bolelli/Fognini 7-6(7-4) 6-4

OFFICIAL ATP WORLD TOUR SINGLES RANKINGS as of April 15, 2012

1..Djokovic, Novak…………..SRB..12670

2..Nadal, Rafael…………….ESP…9215

3..Federer, Roger……………SUI…8880

4..Murray, Andy……………..GBR…7680

5..Tsonga, Jo-Wilfried……….FRA…4795

6..Ferrer, David…………….ESP…4280

7..Berdych, Tomas……………CZE…3810

8..Tipsarevic, Janko…………SRB…2820

9..Isner, John………………USA…2770

10..Fish, Mardy………………USA…2725

11..Del Potro, Juan Martin…….ARG…2700

12..Almagro, Nicolas………….ESP…2265

13..Monfils, Gael…………….FRA…2075

14..Monaco, Juan……………..ARG…2015

15..Simon, Gilles…………….FRA…1980

16..Lopez, Feliciano………….ESP…1900

17..Nishikori, Kei……………JPN…1625

18..Gasquet, Richard………….FRA…1595

19..Verdasco, Fernando………..ESP…1565

20..Mayer, Florian……………GER…1540

21..Dolgopolov, Alexandr………UKR…1495

22..Cilic, Marin……………..CRO…1400

23..Stepanek, Radek…………..CZE…1385

24..Raonic, Milos…………….CAN…1335

25..Granollers, Marcel………..ESP…1305

26..Wawrinka, Stanislas……….SUI…1290

27..Roddick, Andy…………….USA…1245

28..Soderling, Robin………….SWE…1210

29..Melzer, Jurgen……………AUT…1192

30..Troicki, Viktor…………..SRB…1185

31..Benneteau, Julien…………FRA…1180

32..Anderson, Kevin…………..RSA…1170

33..Chela, Juan Ignacio……….ARG…1165

34..Kohlschreiber, Philipp…….GER…1155

35..Youzhny, Mikhail………….RUS…1140

36..Tomic, Bernard……………AUS…1100

37..Berlocq, Carlos…………..ARG…1076

38..Davydenko, Nikolay………..RUS…1045

39..Andujar, Pablo……………ESP…1045

40..Baghdatis, Marcos…………CYP…1025

41..Bogomolov Jr., Alex……….RUS…1021

42..Ramos, Albert…………….ESP….987

43..Istomin, Denis……………UZB….982

44..Seppi, Andreas……………ITA….980

45..Bellucci, Thomaz………….BRA….975

46..Ferrero, Juan Carlos………ESP….960

47..Llodra, Michael…………..FRA….955

48..Nieminen, Jarkko………….FIN….943

49..Nalbandian, David…………ARG….905

50..Young, Donald…………….USA….892

OFFICIAL ATP WORLD TOUR DOUBLES RANKINGS as of April 15, 2012

1..Bryan, Bob……………….USA…8730

1..Bryan, Mike………………USA…8730

3..Mirnyi, Max………………BLR…8640

3..Nestor, Daniel……………CAN…8640

5..Llodra, Michael…………..FRA…7560

6..Zimonjic, Nenad…………..SRB…7440

7..Paes, Leander…………….IND…6015

8..Lindstedt, Robert…………SWE…4590

9..Tecau, Horia……………..ROU…4590

10..Bopanna, Rohan……………IND…4520

11..Fyrstenberg, Mariusz………POL…4495

11..Matkowski, Marcin…………POL…4495

13..Stepanek, Radek…………..CZE…3995

14..Qureshi, Aisam-Ul-Haq……..PAK…3955

15..Bhupathi, Mahesh………….IND…3770

16..Petzschner, Philipp……….GER…3569

17..Melzer, Jurgen……………AUT…3275

18..Peya, Alexander…………..AUT…3070

19..Kas, Christopher………….GER…2910

20..Cermak, Frantisek…………CZE…2900

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