Today’s Men’s News (10/15)

Written by: Staff on 15th October 2012

Today's Men's News (10/15)

epa03288274 Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan returns to Alejandro Falla of Colombia during their third round match for the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, in London, Britain, 29 June 2012. EPA/FACUNDO ARRIZABALAGA |

Moscow

Singles – First Round: (6) D Istomin def. B Phau 5-7 7-5 6-1

Even with the win, we’re quite sure Denis Istomin remains below #40.

Singles – First Round: (8) T Ito def. R Bautista-Agut 6-3 1-6 6-2

Tatsuma Ito is well below #50, so it’s surprising that he is seeded here — but certainly not surprising that he could beat a clay expert on an indoor court.

Singles – First Round: L Rosol def. D Gimeno-Traver 7-6(11-9) 7-6(7-2)

Lukas Rosol, we know, is pretty good at winning first rounds. It’s the second round that is the test….

Singles – First Round: M Jaziri def. R Ram 6-3 6-1

Malek Jaziri has fallen back below #100, so this is a hopeful sign for him.

Doubles – First Round: (3) Berlocq/Bogomolov def. Dlouhy/Dolgopolov 6-7(2-7) 6-3 10-5 (Match TB)

The long, long slide continues for Lukas Dlouhy. We still find ourselves wondering how he finds enough money to keep playing, given his recent results.

Stockholm

Singles – First Round: (6) M Youzhny def. B Baker 6-3 6-1

The autumn slump continues for Brian Baker, who loses another Top Fifty chance.

Singles – First Round: (8) J Nieminen def. T Kamke 6-3 6-4

Jarkko Nieminen has finalist points to defend — and probably needs to defend to stay Top Forty. A nice, easy, early first round win is very good news for him.

Doubles – First Round: Anderson/Erlich def. (4) Gonzalez/Lipsky 7-5 6-4

This is intriguing. We had thought that Jonathan Erlich was the weak link in the team of Erlich/Ram — after all, Ram did better without Erlich than vice versa. But maybe things aren’t as bad for Erlich as we thought.

Vienna

Singles – First Round: M Matosevic def. (6) R Haase 1-6 6-3 6-2

This raises a real possibility that Robin Haase will lose his Top Fifty spot.

Singles – First Round: G Muller def. S Darcis 6-7(3-7) 6-4 6-3

A slight upset — Gilles Muller is ranked six spots below Steve Darcis. But the fast surface surely helped Muller, who had 16 aces.

Doubles – First Round: (WC) M Fischer/Oswald def. (3) Huey/Inglot 6-3 6-4