Men Daily Tennis News- Barcelona, Bucharest, Ranking
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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