Men’s Tennis Update
Men's Tennis Update
Atlanta
Americans won the only two matches played, with Rhyne Williams beating wild card Denis Kudla 7-5, 6-4 and No. 132 Ryan Harrison earning his first ATP win in more than a month as he reached the second round over Australian Marinko Matosevic 6-2, 2-6, 6-3.
Gstaad
One possible hurdle for Roger Federer was eliminated when the Swiss player’s Wimbledon conqueror Sergiy Stakhovsky lost in the first round to Russian Andrey Kuznetsov 7-5, 3-6, 6-2. Stakhovsky has now been beaten in four straight matches (including qualifying last week in Hamburg) since upsetting Federer in the second round on grass in London.
Spanish fifth seed Feliciano Lopez got past Czech qualifier Jan Hernych 7-6 (7-2), 6-3, while Russian No. 6 Mikhail Youzhny beat Paul-Henri Mathieu 6-3, 4-6, 6-2, with that match interrupted in the third set by an afternoon rainstorm. Spain’s Marcel Granollers eliminated Czech seventh seed Lukas Rosol 6-2, 6-4.
Federer, whose twins turned four on opening day, is returning to Gstaad for the first time since his 2004 title. Up to 800 seats were added to the stands – all quickly sold out – and publicity posters re-worked to show both Swiss headliners, Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka.
Second seed Wawrinka psyched up for what he hopes is a week to remember, taking his second parachute jump at the weekend over the pristine alpine countryside linked in tandem with an instructor. “You could not dream of a better landscape. I was a bit nervous flying up, but I did enjoy the moment,” said world No. 10.
Federer will be working this week to get more comfortable with his new, larger 98-square-inch racquet which he tried for the first time last week in Hamburg, losing in a semi-final to qualifier Federico Delbonis. The Argentine is also in the Gstaad field in the bottom half of the draw.
Umag
Main draw results were few at this seaside tournament popular with players for its location and party-like off-court atmosphere. While opening day play was mainly dedicated to completing qualifying rounds, two players did advance into the second round on the Croatian clay.
Dutchman Thiemo de Bakker put out Russian veteran Dmitry Tursunov 6-3, 6-3 while Argentine Leonardo Mayer beat Spain’s Albert Ramos 6-1, 6-3.
RANKINGS
Estimated ATP World Tour Rankings
As of July 22, 2013
Rank &
Prior…Player………..Points
1..(1) Djokovic……….12310
2..(2) Murray………….9360
3..(3) Ferrer………….7120
4..(4) Nadal…………..6860
5..(5) Federer…………5875
6..(6) Berdych…………4865
7..(7) Del Potro……….4500
8..(8) Tsonga………….3480
9..(9) Gasquet…………3045
10.(10) Wawrinka………..2915
11.(11) Nishikori……….2495
12.(12) Haas……………2395
13.(13) Raonic………….2225
14.(14) Almagro…………2135
15.(15) Cilic…………..2075
16.(16) Simon…………..2055
17.(17) Janowicz………..2029
18.(18) Tipsarevic………2025
19.(19) Fognini…………1970
20.(21) Anderson………..1635
21.(22) Isner…………..1610
22.(20) Querrey…………1570
23.(24) Seppi…………..1550
24.(25) Dolgopolov………1500
25.(23) Kohlschreiber……1490
26.(26) Chardy………….1406
27.(27) Paire…………..1405
28.(28) Robredo…………1335
29.(29) Lopez…………..1325
30.(30) Monaco………….1270
DRAWS
Atlanta — Week of July 22
1 Isner
–bye
Falla
C Harrison (WC)
Blake
Qualifier
R Ram
8 Donskoy
3 Dodig
–bye
Berankis
Qualifier
Kudla (WC)
Williams (WC)
Roger-Vasselin
7 Hewitt
6 Fish
Russell
Sock
Giraldo
R Harrison
Matosevic
–bye
4 Sijsling
5 Lu
Qualifier
Istomin
Lacko
Qualifier
Karlovic (WC)
–bye
2 Anderson
Gstaad — Week of July 22
1 Federer (WC)
–bye
Brands
Chiudinelli (WC)
Brown (Q)
Hanescu
Laaksonen (WC)
8 Bautista Agut
4 Monaco
–bye
Garcia-Lopez
Ungur
Andujar
Crivoi (Q)
Mathieu
6 Youzhny
7 Rosol
Granollers
Delbonis
Bellucci
Haase
Souza (Q)
–bye
3 Tipsarevic
5 F Lopez
Hernych (Q)
Stakhovsky
And. Kuznetsov
Gimeno-Traver
de Schepper
–bye
2 Wawrinka
Umag — Week of July 22
1 Gasquet
–bye
Qualifier
Montanes
Monfils
Pavic (WC)
Qualifier
7 F Mayer
3 Fognini
–bye
Tursunov
de Bakker
L Mayer
Ramos
Lorenzi
6 Klizan
5 Robredo
Hajek
Veic (WC)
Troicki
Qualifier
Bedene
–bye
4 Dolgopolov
8 Berlocq
Qualifier
Coric (WC)
Zeballos
Haider-Maurer
Vesely
–bye
2 Seppi
MONDAY
Atlanta
Singles – First Round
[WC] R Williams (USA) d [WC] D Kudla (USA) 75 64
R Harrison (USA) d M Matosevic (AUS) 62 26 63
Doubles – First Round
[3] C Fleming (GBR) / J Marray (GBR) d E Donskoy (RUS) / D Istomin (UZB) 63 76(5)
Gstaad
Singles – First Round
[5] F Lopez (ESP) d [Q] J Hernych (CZE) 76(2) 63
[6] M Youzhny (RUS) d P Mathieu (FRA) 63 46 62
M Granollers (ESP) d [7] L Rosol (CZE) 62 64
A Kuznetsov (RUS) d S Stakhovsky (UKR) 75 36 62
Doubles – First Round
[4] D Brown (GER) / P Hanley (AUS) d [WC] A Ritschard (SUI) / A Sadecky (SUI) 16 76(4) 10-5
[PR] L Arnold Ker (ARG) / J Monaco (ARG) d T Bellucci (BRA) / J Souza (BRA) 76(5) 64
P Andujar (ESP) / G Garcia-Lopez (ESP) d D Brands (GER) / R Haase (NED) 62 64
Umag
Singles – First Round
T de Bakker (NED) d D Tursunov (RUS) 63 63
L Mayer (ARG) d A Ramos (ESP) 61 63
Doubles – First Round
A Seppi (ITA) / V Troicki (SRB) d [WC] B Coric (CRO) / N Mektic (CRO) 76(2) 61
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