Today’s Men’s News (10/29) – Paris
Today's Men's News (10/29) - Paris
> Paris
>
> Singles – First Round: G Simon def. M Baghdatis 7-5 6-1
> With Roger Federer out, Gilles Simon finds himself in effect
> the #1 seed here; he would have faced Federer next. He is
> now all but guaranteed to end the year in the Top Twenty.
> Marcos Baghdatis will be a little below the Top Thirty.
>
> Singles – First Round: (WC) B Paire def. P Andujar 6-3 6-4
> Pablo Andujar will end the year #40 or lower. Benoit Paire
> is now just below that mark.
>
> Singles – First Round: K Anderson def. T Bellucci 6-2 6-1
> Thomaz Bellucci came in at #30 in the Race — in effect, #30
> in safe points. We’d guess this means he will end up two or
> three spots below that. It will be touch and go for him to
> earn an Australian Open seed.
>
> Singles – First Round: A Seppi def. M Klizan 6-2 2-6
> 7-6(7-5)
> Martin Klizan came in at #29 in the Race. He too seems
> likely to end up below the Top Thirty — but he looks good
> for a Melbourne seed.
>
> Singles – First Round: J Benneteau def. V Troicki 6-4 7-5
> The off season flatly could not come too soon for Viktor
> Troicki. He has a lot he needs to get straightened out. He
> will end the year at about #35 — maybe a little lower.
>
> Singles – First Round: A Ramos def. F Lopez 7-6(7-5) 6-4
> Feliciano Lopez isn’t ending the year in the greatest form,
> either. This should be a good time for him, but he will
> probably end up not much above #40.
>
> Singles – First Round: (Q) J Janowicz def. P Kohlschreiber
> 7-6(7-5) 6-4
> Philipp Kohlschreiber is the first Top Twenty player to lose
> here — but he may not be Top Twenty for long; he came in at
> #19, but Kei Nishikori needs only one win to pass him, and
> several others are also within striking distance.
>
> Singles – First Round: C Berlocq def. D Istomin 7-6(7-2)
> 6-2
> A medium surprise on this surface, and one that means that
> Denis Istomin will end the year below the Top Forty.
>
> Singles – First Round: M Granollers def. M Youzhny 6-4 6-3
> Marcel Granollers is likely to take a big fall next week,
> because his Valencia points will come off, but we’d say that
> this makes it more likely than not that he will earn an
> Australian Open seed. Mikhail Youzhny will probably be #25
> or #26.
>
> Singles – First Round: (Q) A Falla def. F Mayer 7-6(7-3)
> 6-2
> Florian Mayer loses what should have been a decent shot at
> the Top 25.
>
> Doubles – First Round: Fleming/Hutchins def. Isner/Querrey
> 6-7(5-7) 7-6(7-4) 10-7 (Match TB)
> Fleming/Hutchins came here #9 in the doubles Race —
> ordinarily good enough for at least the alternate spot. It
> won’t be, this year, because of the Grand Slam Wildcard. But
> it seems promising for next year. The Race currently looks
> like this:
>
> 1..Bryan/Bryan…………. 9495..CLINCHED
> 2..Mirnyi/Nestor……….. 6505..CLINCHED
> 3..Paes/Stepanek……….. 6275..CLINCHED
> 4..Lindstedt/Tecau……… 5975..CLINCHED
> 5..Granollers/M Lopez…….4370..CLINCHED
> 6..Qureshi/Rojer……….. 3525..
> 7..Fyrstenberg/Matkowski… 3520..
> 8..Bhupathi/Bopanna………3465..
> 9..Fleming/Hutchins………2420..OUT
> 10..Marrero/Verdasco………2260..OUT
> 11..Marray/Nielsen………..2190..CLINCHED
>
> Doubles – First Round: Cilic/Melo def. Chardy/Kubot 6-3 6-4
> Marin Cilic is still alive in the singles race, if barely.
> But the fact that he played doubles here seems a bit like a
> concession.
>
> Doubles – First Round: Kas/Seppi def. Knowle/Polasek
> 6-7(10-12) 7-6(7-4) 10-6 (Match TB)
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