Men’s Tennis Update (5/25) – Nice/Dusseldorf

Written by: on 25th May 2013
COLOMBIA VS. URUGUAY
Men's Tennis Update (5/25) - Nice/Dusseldorf

epa03653144 Colombia´s Juan Sebastian Cabal returns a ball to Uruguay´s Santiago Mareska during their match for the American Zone´s Group 1 of the Davis Cup in Cucuta, Colombia, 07 April 2013. EPA/Mauricio Duenas Castaneda  |

Nice

 

Singles – Final: A Montanes def. (WC) G Monfils 6-0 7-6(7-3)

When Gael Monfils was getting blistered in the first set, we naturally thought, Uh-oh, here we go again…. He got over it after that, but the second set tiebreak was almost as ugly. Albert Montanes may have been a little nervous — one of the three points for Monfils in the tiebreak came on a Montanes double-fault — but he managed to finish things off. It’s his first title since Stuttgart 2010 — an event where, oddly enough, he also beat Monfils in the final. It does a lot to rescue a troubled year. Montanes was 7-9 coming in, with only one quarterfinal in 2013. He’ll be returning to the Top Fifty after this. Pretty good, considering: “I was not supposed to play here in the first place. I was in my home town, two hundred kilometers from Barcelona, with friends when I found out I was entering the main draw last Saturday night. So it’s pretty incredible that I am here now with the Nice trophy!”

If it’s a breakthrough for Montanes, it’s a slump-breaker for Gael Monfils, too — he had a better record this year (11-10), but hadn’t made it as far as a quarterfinal since making the semifinal at Auckland. He’s back in the Top Hundred. Now he just has to deal with the problems of the first set….

Doubles – Final: Brunstrom/Klaasen def. Cabal/Farah 6-3 6-2

We frankly expected the reverse result here; Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah are the clay experts here. But they were broken three times, and Brunstrom/Klaasen saved all four break points they faced. It’s an especially big result for thirty-year-old Raven Klaasen, who had only 17 ATP doubles wins in his career until now; this is his first-ever title. His career high came this year, too; it’s looking like a breakthrough season.

Dusseldorf

 

Singles – Final: (3) (WC) J Monaco def. (6) J Nieminen 6-4 6-3

This was a final — and we know about Jarkko Nieminen and finals. Oh, he has won a few, but always when he faced an opponent with difficulties of his own. Facing a sound opponent, Nieminen seems to be doomed. He is now 2-11 in finals. At least it appears he will hit the Top Forty.

Juan Monaco passes Gilles Simon to reach #17. He also picks up his eighth singles title. It’s his first of this year. It is fascinating to note that, in every year in which he has won any titles, he has won at least three — he won three in 2007, and four in 2012. So this might be a token of another very good year. Now he just has to win something big….

Doubles – Final: Begemann/Emmrich def. (3) Huey/Inglot 7-5 6-2

It’s clear that Andre Begemann and Martin Emmrich like playing where they speak the language. They have two and only two titles, both together, and both in German-speaking countries; their other title was Vienna 2012. Both guys were thrilled. Emmrich said, “It’s my home town; I live twenty minutes from this club. It’s a very special moment for us, especially me. Winning a title like this in Germany is just awesome.” Speaking of the match, he reported, “It was a really slow start, I was really nervous. We got broken first game. But we came back straight away and then we got confident with the crowd at our back. We played really good tennis and kind of destroyed them in the second set.” Begemann too was glad of a result so near home. “I’m overwhelmed. I can’t describe my feelings right now, because it’s always special to play in front of my Dad and all my family.”

 

RANKINGS

 

Estimated ATP World Tour Rankings

As of May 25, 2013

 

Rank &

Prior…Player………..Points

1..(1) Djokovic……….12310

2..(2) Murray………….8670

3..(3) Federer…………8000

4..(4) Nadal…………..6895

5..(5) Ferrer………….6740

6..(6) Berdych…………4685

7..(7) del Potro……….4320

8..(8) Tsonga………….3795

9..(9) Gasquet…………3090

10.(11) Wawrinka………..2630

11.(12) Cilic…………..2570

12.(10) Tipsarevic………2480

13.(13) Almagro…………2375

14.(14) Haas……………2340

15.(15) Nishikori……….2315

16.(16) Raonic………….2225

17.(17) Simon…………..1895

19.(19) Monaco………….1810

18.(18) Kohlschreiber……1750

20.(20) Querrey…………1730

21.(21) Isner…………..1690

22.(22) Seppi…………..1530

23.(23) Janowicz………..1524

24.(24) Dolgopolov………1500

25.(25) Anderson………..1420

26.(26) Paire…………..1405

27.(27) Chardy………….1371

28.(28) Dimitrov………..1355

29.(29) Fognini…………1345

30.(30) Mayer…………..1290

 

DRAWS

 

Dusseldorf — Week of May 20

WINNER: Juan Monaco

……………….QF…………….SF……….F

1 Tipsarevic…….Pella(Q)……….Pella

7 Troicki……….(7)Troicki

3 Monaco (WC)……(3)Monaco(WC)…..Monaco……Monaco

8 Davydenko……..Kamke

 

5 Rosol…………Hajek

4 Kohlschreiber….Sijsling……….Sijsling

6 Nieminen………(6)Nieminen…….Nieminen….Nieminen

2 Haas (WC)……..(2)Haas(WC)

 

STATUS OF SEEDS

1 Tipsarevic……lost 2R (Pella)

2 Haas (WC)…….WITHDREW from QF

3 Monaco (WC)…..WON TOURNAMENT

4 Kohlschreiber…lost 2R (Sijsling)

5 Rosol………..lost 1R (Brands)

6 Nieminen……..lost F (Monaco)

7 Troicki………lost QF (Pella)

8 Davydenko…….lost 1R (Bedene)

Nice — Week of May 20

WINNER: Albert Montanes

……………QF………………SF…………..F

[1 Berdych]….Montanes…………Montanes……..Montanes

7 Granollers…Mathieu

3 Querrey……(3)Querrey

8 Istomin……Roger-Vasselin(WC)..Roger-Vasselin

 

6 Fognini……Monfils………….Monfils………Monfils

4 Isner……..Haase

5 Seppi……..Andujar………….Andujar

2 Simon……..(2)Simon

STATUS OF SEEDS

1 Berdych……WITHDREW

2 Simon……..lost QF (Andujar)

3 Querrey……lost QF (Roger-Vasselin)

4 Isner……..lost 2R (Haase)

5 Seppi……..lost 1R (Lu)

6 Fognini……lost 2R (Monfils)

7 Granollers…WITHDREW

8 Istomin……lost 1R (Berankis)

Roland Garros — Week of May 26

 

1 Djokovic

Goffin

Dodig

Pella

Al. Kuznetsov (WC)

Pouille (WC)

Falla

26 Dimitrov

 

22 Dolgopolov

Tursunov

Tomic

Hanescu

Bolelli

Lu

Vesely (Q)

16 Kohlschreiber

 

12 Haas

Rufin

Sock (Q)

Garcia-Lopez

And. Kuznetsov

Harrison

Berlocq

19 Isner

 

29 Youzhny

Andujar

Delbonis

Reister (Q)

Verdasco

Gicquel (WC)

Mahut (WC)

8 Tipsarevic

 

3 Nadal

Brands

Klizan

Russell

Riba (Q)

Rosol

A Beck (Q)

27 Fognini

 

24 Paire

Baghdatis

Kubot

Teixeira (Q)

Zemlja

Giraldo

Levine

13 Nishikori

 

9 Wawrinka

De Bakker

Pospisil (Q)

Zeballos

De Schepper

Haase

Ramos

21 Janowicz

 

28 F Mayer

Istomin

Serra (WC)

Davydenko

Przysiezny (Q)

Williams (LL)

Stakhovsky

7 Gasquet

 

5 Berdych

Monfils (WC)

Gulbis

Dutra Silva

Sijsling

Melzer

Zopp

32 Robredo

 

20 Seppi

L Mayer

Kavcic

Duckworth (Q)

Alund

Roger-Vasselin

Haider-Maurer (LL)

11 Almagro

 

14 Raonic

Malisse

Darcis (Q)

Llodra

Struff (Q)

Donskoy

Marchenko (LL)

23 Anderson

 

31 Granollers

Lopez

Sousa

Soeda

Johnson (Q)

Montanes

Matosevic

4 Ferrer

 

6 Tsonga

Bedene

Nieminen

Mathieu

Bautista Agut

Muller

Becker

25 Chardy

 

17 Monaco

Gimeno-Traver

Troicki

Blake

Stepanek

Kyrgios (WC)

Petzschner

10 Cilic

 

15 Simon

Hewitt

Mannarino (WC)

Cuevas

Hajek

Kudla (Q)

Lacko

18 Querrey

 

30 Benneteau

Berankis

Kamke

Lorenzi

Devvarman (Q)

Munoz-de la Nava (Q)

Carreno-Busta (Q)

2 Federer

 

SATURDAY

Dusseldorf

Singles – Final

(3) (WC) J Monaco def. (6) J Nieminen 6-4 6-3

Doubles – Final

Begemann/Emmrich def. (3) Huey/Inglot 7-5 6-2

Nice

Singles – Final

A Montanes def. (WC) G Monfils 6-0 7-6(7-3)

Doubles – Final

Brunstrom/Klaasen def. Cabal/Farah 6-3 6-2








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