Men Daily Tennis News- Barcelona, Bucharest, Ranking

Written by: Staff on 28th April 2012

Barcelona

Singles – Quarterfinal: (1) R Nadal def. (5) J Tipsarevic 6-2 6-2

Rafael continues to play like a player with not just one but maybe seven or eight healthy knees. He is now more than a thousand points ahead of Roger Federer in the contest for #2.

Singles – Quarterfinal: (11) M Raonic def. (3) A Murray 6-4 7-6(7-3)

Clay is pretty definitely the best surface on which to ambush Andy Murray — but who would have thought Milos Raonic would be the one to do it? Raonic is up to about #22, and could be Top Twenty if he can make the final. And, after this, who knows — maybe he can.

Singles – Quarterfinal: (3) D Ferrer def. (7) F Lopez 6-7(4-7) 7-6(9-7) 6-3

This took two and three-quarter hours, and David Ferrer had to save three match points, so Ferrer will be at a significant handicap in the semifinal — and he can’t rise in the rankings anyway. Feliciano Lopez can’t, either; he remains below the Top Fifteen.

Singles – Quarterfinal: (9) F Verdasco def. (8) K Nishikori 4-2, retired

Lopez can’t rise, but he probably won’t fall, either, because Kei Nishikori can’t pass him. Fernando Verdasco is at #18/#19; a final would tie him with Nishikori for #17; a title would make him #16.

Doubles – Quarterfinal: (8) Marach/Peya def. (1) Bryan/Bryan Walkover (B. Bryan Stomach Virus)

Doubles – Quarterfinal: (2) Mirnyi/Nestor def. (6) S Gonzalez/Kas 7-5 6-4

And so the contest for #1 is going to stay interesting for a while….

Doubles – Quarterfinal: Granollers/M Lopez def. (3) Bhupathi/Zimonjic 7-5 3-6 10-5 (Match TB)

Doubles – Quarterfinal: (4) Fyrstenberg/Matkowski def. (7) Qureshi/Rojer 6-3 6-6(8-10) 10-7 (Match TB)

Bucharest

Singles – Quarterfinal: (1) G Simon def. (7) L Kubot 3-6 6-1 6-3

Still no movement for Gilles Simon; he remains #12. A title would make him #11.

Singles – Quarterfinal: F Fognini def. (6) A Seppi 6-4 6-7(4-7) 6-4

Andreas Seppi is still stuck below #45.

Singles – Quarterfinal: M Bachinger def. (Q) D Brands 6-4 6-1

This will not put Matthias Bachinger back in the Top Hundred, but he’s very close.

Singles – Quarterfinal: (Q) A Balazs def. X Malisse 4-6 6-3 6-4

Attila Balazs is certainly having a fine debut! He has more than doubled his points, and will rise from #450 to just below #250.

Doubles – Semifinal: (1) Lindstedt/Tecau def. Hanley/Kerr 5-7 6-4 10-8 (Match TB)

Doubles – Semifinal: Chardy/Kubot def. (4) Cerretani/Fognini 6-3 6-2

Correction

Several times in the last few days we have called Bucharest “Budapest.” C’mon, you’ve done it too…..

Estimated ATP World Tour Rankings

As of April 27, 2012

Rank &

Prior…Player………..Points

1..(1) Djokovic……….13020

2..(2) Nadal…………..9895

3..(3) Federer…………8880

4..(4) Murray………….7860

5..(5) Tsonga………….4830

6..(6) Ferrer………….4160

7..(7) Berdych…………4080

8..(8) Tipsarevic………2820

9..(9) Fish……………2725

10.(11) Isner…………..2620

11.(10) Del Potro……….2495

12.(12) Simon…………..2365

13.(13) Almagro…………2220

14.(14) Monfils…………2075

15.(15) Monaco………….2015

16.(16) Lopez…………..1795

17.(17) Nishikori……….1715

18.(18) Gasquet…………1595

18.(20) Verdasco………..1595

20.(19) Dolgopolov………1565

21.(22) Wawrinka………..1425

21.(25) Raonic………….1425

23.(21) Mayer…………..1410

24.(23) Cilic…………..1400

25.(24) Stepanek………..1340

26.(26) Granollers………1295

27.(27) Benneteau……….1250

28.(28) Roddick…………1245

29.(30) Troicki…………1185

30.(31) Chela…………..1175

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