Mens Pro Tour

Written by: on 22nd October 2013
US Open Tennis
Mens Pro Tour

epa03847397 Marcel Granollers of Spain hits a return to Tim Smyczek of the US during their match on the seventh day of the 2013 US Open Tennis Championship at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York, USA, 01 September 2013. The US Open runs through Monday 09 September, a 15-day schedule for the first time. EPA/PETER FOLEY  |

****** EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ******

 

* Federer starts strong in Basel, but still likely to fall in rankings

* Dolgopolov also opens well but is around #50 in safe points

* Fognini spoils Klizan’s return to action

* Bautista Agut upsets struggling Anderson, who may lose Top Twenty spot

* Tipsarevic out hurt, will stay near bottom of Top Thirty

* Murray/Peers beat struggling Benneteau/Zimonjic in contest for last London spot

* Mirnyi/Tecau lose again, London hopes take another blow.

****** TODAY’S MEN’S NEWS ******

 

Basel

 

Roger Federer began his home event with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over France’s Adrian Mannarino as the Swiss fights for a place in the year-end final in London next month, Federer did not disappoint in the first round, winning in 71 minutes.

Federer has won Basel five times from nine finals but now needs top showings here and next in Paris if he is to claim his place in London along with the rest of the elite. He stands provisional eight, five point behind good friend and compatriot Stabiles Wawrinka.

“I want to compete for London, but I’ve got to win matches to get there,” he said. “I need to approach this (goal) in the correct way. But I’m going to give everything I have to get to London. It’s great be back in Basel, I get so much energy from this crowd,” Federer said after a victory in which he broke Mannarino four times. “I’m concentrating on playing well and hoping to qualify.”

Federer went up an early break against Mannarino, ranked 62nd. But the Frenchman got it back in the fourth game for 2-all before Federer settled in, winning the first set in just over half an hour, He ran away to victory in the second with two breaks of serve to advance for his 48th win at the tournament.

Federer takes the third seeding this week behind Argentine holder Juan Del Potro and Czech Tomas Berdych, who is next in the queue for a London place. He will await the winner from Horacio Zaballos and Denis Istomin. Elsewhere in the opening round, German qualifier Tobias Kane beat Romanian Victor Hanes cu 6-4, 6-4 and Lukas Ku bot of Poland stopped Spain’s Daniel Pimento-Traver 7-6 (8-6), 6-2.

 

Valencia

 

Two Spaniards swept to home wins on opening day, with Marcel Granollers beating slumping Serb and former top 10 player Janko Tipsarevic 1-2 when Tipsarevic retired injured after just a few minutes on court. Roberto Bautista took more Spanish success, defeating South African eighth seed Kevin Anderson 3-6, 7-6(5). 6-3. Russian Dmitry Tursunov produced a Spanish defeat, beating Albert Montanes 6-4, 6-1.

******** THIS WEEK IN TENNIS ********

 

THIS WEEK ON THE ATP WORLD TOUR:

Valencia (500/Indoor Hard). Defending Champion: David Ferrer

Basel (500/Indoor Hard). Defending Champion: Juan Martin del Potro

NEXT WEEK ON THE ATP WORLD TOUR:

Paris (1000/Indoor Hard). Defending Champion: David Ferrer

******** STATS AND FACTS ********

 

RANKINGS

 

Estimated ATP World Tour Rankings

As of October 21, 2013

 

Rank &

Prior…Player………..Points

1..(1) Nadal………….11520

2..(2) Djokovic……….11120

3..(3) Ferrer………….6450

4..(4) Murray………….6295

5..(5) Del Potro……….4910

6..(7) Berdych…………4180

7..(6) Federer…………3990

8..(8) Wawrinka………..3240

9..(9) Tsonga………….3235

10.(10) Gasquet…………3130

11.(11) Raonic………….2860

12.(12) Haas……………2425

13.(13) Almagro…………2200

14.(14) Isner…………..2070

15.(15) Janowicz………..2060

16.(16) Simon…………..2060

17.(17) Fognini…………1965

18.(18) Nishikori……….1885

19.(19) Robredo…………1830

20.(20) Anderson………..1730

21.(21) Youzhny…………1690

22.(22) Dimitrov………..1500

23.(24) Kohlschreiber……1445

24.(25) Gulbis………….1431

25.(27) Seppi…………..1395

26.(26) Paire…………..1380

27.(23) Melzer………….1325

28.(28) Tipsarevic………1310

29.(30) Lopez…………..1275

30.(31) Monfils…………1230

 

**DRAWS

 

Basel — Week of October 22

 

1 del Potro

Laaksonen (WC)

Becker (Q)

Baghdatis

Mathieu (Q)

Kudla (Q)

Llodra

5 Gasquet

 

4 Wawrinka

Roger-Vasselin

Hanescu

Kamke (Q)

Gimeno-Traver

Kubot

Brands

7 Seppi

 

8 Dimitrov

Stepanek

Dolgopolov (WC)

de Schepper

Istomin

Zeballos

Mannarino

3 Federer

 

6 Nishikori

Chiudinelli (WC)

Berlocq

Dodig

V Pospisil

Haase

Karlovic

2 Berdych

Valencia — Week of October 22

 

1 Ferrer

Monfils

F Lopez

Benneteau

Garcia-Lopez

Qualifier

Qualifier

5 Janowicz

 

3 Almagro

Andujar

Verdasco (WC)

Qualifier

Tipsarevic

Granollers

Klizan

7 Fognini

 

8 Anderson

Bautista Agut

Montanes

Tursunov

F Mayer

Chardy

Gulbis

4 Isner

 

6 Simon

Qualifier

Nieminen

Paire

Youzhny

Tomic

Kohlschreiber

2 Haas

******** SCORES ********

 

MONDAY

Basel

Singles – First Round

[3] R Federer (SUI) d A Mannarino (FRA) 64 62

[Q] T Kamke (GER) d V Hanescu (ROU) 64 64

L Kubot (POL) d D Gimeno-Traver (ESP) 76(6) 62

[WC] A Dolgopolov (UKR) d K De Schepper (FRA) 64 64

Doubles – First Round

[3] M Fyrstenberg (POL) / M Matkowski (POL) d [WC] M Chiudinelli (SUI) / M Lammer (SUI) 63 16 17-15

A Begemann (GER) / M Emmrich (GER) d [4] M Mirnyi (BLR) / H Tecau (ROU) 63 64

Valencia

Singles – First Round

[7] F Fognini (ITA) d M Klizan (SVK) 75 36 60

[WC] R Bautista Agut (ESP) d [8] K Anderson (RSA) 36 76(5) 63

M Granollers (ESP) d J Tipsarevic (SRB) 12 ret. (foot)

D Tursunov (RUS) d A Montanes (ESP) 64 61

Doubles – First Round

[2] A Peya (AUT) / B Soares (BRA) d [WC] P Andujar (ESP) / G Garcia-Lopez (ESP) 64 76(2)

J Murray (GBR) / J Peers (AUS) d J Benneteau (FRA) / N Zimonjic (SRB) 63 62

J Isner (USA) / F Lopez (ESP) d P Kohlschreiber (GER) / F Mayer (GER) 63 67(7) 10-7

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