Today’s Men’s News (08/06)

Written by: Staff on 6th August 2012

Today's Men's News (08/06)

epa03304599 Australia's Bernard Tomic in action during the second round match against Brazil's Thomaz Bellucci at the ATP Tournament in Stuttgart, Germany, 12 July 2012. EPA/MARIJAN MURAT |

Singles – First Round: B Tomic def. (Q) M Berrer 6-3 3-6 6-3

One of the few signs of life from Bernard Tomic lately; he had lost six straight. He defends his points, which will probably suffice to keep him Top Fifty.

Singles – First Round: J Chardy def. D Young 3-6 7-6(7-4) 6-0

As you will see in the Feature, Donald Young’s ranking is sliding fast; he wouldn’t even have been close to getting direct entry based on his current standing. At the rate he is falling, he may not even be able to get into next year’s Slams. But Jeremy Chardy looks like he might have a shot at a U. S. Open seed; this takes him close to the Top Forty.

Singles – First Round: (LL) M Ebden def. (WC) P Polansky 0-6 6-4 6-3

Peter Polansky hadn’t won an ATP match since the 2010 U. S. Open, so blowing that big start must hurt….

Singles – First Round: P Andujar def. L Lacko 6-2 4-6 6-2

This will very likely put Pablo Andujar in the Top Forty.

Singles – First Round: V Troicki def. A Bogomolov Jr. 6-4 7-6(7-5)

Alex Bogomolov led in the second set tiebreak, but he just can’t hold things together this year. Viktor Troicki needs one more win to defend his points.

Singles – First Round: (Q) F Cipolla def. (Q) J Zopp 6-1 6-2

A bit of a surprise, this — not only is Jurgen Zopp the higher-ranked of these two by fifteen places, he has been rising and Flavio Cipolla has not.

Singles – First Round: (WC) V Pospisil def. A Seppi 4-6 6-4 7-6(8-6)

Andreas Seppi was a couple of games from winning this, but let it slip away. He might have made the Top 25 had he been able to finish it off.

Doubles – First Round: Fognini/Monaco def. Hutchins/Marray 7-6(7-5) 6-3

Doubles – First Round: S Gonzalez/Lipsky def. Kohlschreiber/Youzhny 6-0 6-0

Kohlschreiber/Youzhny won only 30% of the points in this match. We have to suspect that the injury that forced Philipp Kohlschreiber out of the Olympics is still troubling him.