Rotterdam, Memphis, Buenos Aries, Del Potro, Andy Murray, Berdych All Win

Written by: Staff on 13th February 2014

Rotterdam, Memphis, Buenos Aries, Del Potro, Andy Murray, Berdych All Win

epa04075628 Lleyton Hewitt of Australia hits a return shot to Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus in their second round match in the US National Indoor Tennis Championships at the Racquet Club of Memphis in Memphis, Tennessee, USA, 13 February 2014. EPA/TANNEN MAURY |

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****** PUBLICATION NOTE ******

Once again we have all of Rotterdam, plus early action from Buenos Aires and Memphis. There were no surprises in the late matches from either of the late events.

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

* Haas, Dimitrov, Gasquet upset in Rotterdam

* Del Potro, Berdych cruise; Murray stretched to three sets

* Kuznetsov tops Kukushkin in Memphis

****** TODAY’S MEN’S NEWS ******

Rotterdam

Singles – Second Round: (1) J del Potro def. P Mathieu 6-2 7-6(7-2)

From now on, the points count for Juan Martin del Potro, but he needs a lot more to stay at #4. Paul-Henri Mathieu remains well below the Top Hundred.

Singles – Second Round: (2) (WC) A Murray def. (Q) D Thiem 6-4 3-6 6-3

Andy Murray had very complimentary words for his opponent here — “I’m sure we will be seeing a lot more of him” — but this looks depressingly like the way Murray played at the start of the year, before he really got on his feet. He won’t make it back to the Top Five at that rate — but at least he’ll get the chance to do better.

Singles – Second Round: (3) T Berdych def. N Mahut 6-4 6-3

Tomas Berdych keeps alive his faint hope of reaching #6; he can’t quite make it to #5. Nicolas Mahut will be at or slightly below #40.

Singles – Second Round: P Kohlschreiber def. (4) R Gasquet 7-5 7-5

Richard Gasquet had clinched the #9 ranking by the time he lost this, but this means he will remain a very vulnerable #9. Philipp Kohlschreiber, though, looks as if he just might make the Top 25; he definitely knocks Vasek Pospisil out. And he has a real opportunity here; the bottom five seeds are all out, so Kohlschreiber will face an unseeded semifinal opponent.

Singles – Second Round: J Janowicz def. (6) T Haas 6-4 6-4

Bad news for Tommy Haas, who really needs to start adding points at 500 point and larger events. He had an outside shot at the Top Ten here; this takes care of that. He will stay at his current #12. As a result, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has now clinched the #10 ranking.

Singles – Second Round: E Gulbis def. (8) G Dimitrov 6-4 7-6(7-3)

This match got a fair amount of hype, but it went surprisingly quickly — less than an hour and a half. And because Grigor Dimitrov was a semifinalist last year, he’ll fall from #19 to no better than #20. It might be lower. And if Dimitrov loses his Top Twenty spot, it will almost certainly be Ernests Gulbis who passes him.

Singles – Second Round: (WC) I Sijsling def. (Q) M Berrer 6-1 6-2

Igor Sijsling is ranked a mere #64, which is why he needed a wildcard into this very strong draw, but he still got a night match. And if the crowds keep supporting him like this, he just might have a Top Fifty shot here.

Doubles – Quarterfinal: Fyrstenberg/Matkowski def. Rosol/Seppi 6-4 6-4

Doubles – Quarterfinal: Benneteau/Roger-Vasselin def. Knowle/Peers 3-6 6-1 10-7

Buenos Aires

Singles – Second Round: (1) D Ferrer (WC) def. S Giraldo 6-4 7-6(7-1)

David Ferrer got off to another of his slow starts — then got it together and went up a set and a break, then had one of his letdowns and found himself down a break in the second set. He made it to the tiebreak, suffered a minibreak on the first point, and cruised the rest of the way. Hard to tell whether it was a good match or a bad…. Either way, it’s nothing that counts toward his ranking (he needs two more wins), but his chances of returning to #4 are looking better.

Singles – Second Round: (3) N Almagro def. D Gimeno-Traver 1-6 7-5 6-4

This took Nicolas Almagro almost two hours; it looks as if he’s still suffering some rust. Not good news, when he needs a title to add any points.

Singles – Second Round: (8) J Chardy def. A Dolgopolov 6-3 3-6 7-6(7-3)

Alexandr Dolgopolov remains stuck below #50. Jeremy Chardy needs one more win before the points start counting.

Doubles – First Round: (1) Granollers/M Lopez def. (WC) Bagnis/Delbonis 7-5 6-2

Doubles – First Round: Monroe/Stadler def. Haase/Kas 6-4 7-6(7-3)

Doubles – Quarterfinal: (4) Cuevas/Zeballos def. Gimeno-Traver/Montanes 6-4 7-5

Doubles – Quarterfinal: (WC) M Gonzalez/Schwank def. Chardy/Dlouhy 2-6 6-4 10-5

Doubles – Quarterfinal: Dolgopolov/Starace def. Andujar/Bracciali 5-7 6-3 10-8

Memphis

Singles – Second Round: (4) Y Lu def. (Q) D Kudla 3-6 6-3 6-3

By the looks of things, Yen-Hsun Lu needed some time to adjust to the conditions here. But, having done so, he is getting very close to the Top Fifty.

Singles – Second Round: (Q) Al. Kuznetsov def. (8) M Kukushkin 2-6 6-3 7-6(7-1)

Alex Kuznetsov served for the match in the third set, had match point, and was broken. But then Mikhail Kukushkin — who had, it must be admitted, had a long trip here from Davis Cup — came apart in the tiebreak, losing the first four points. Which means Kukushkin will remain below #50.

Doubles – Quarterfinal: (2) Butorac/Klaasen def. Gabashvili/Kukushkin 6-2 6-3

Doubles – Quarterfinal: (3) S Gonzalez/Lipsky def. Junaid/Marx 6-0 7-6(7-4)

Doubles – Quarterfinal: Cermak/Elgin def. (WC) Harrison/Querrey 6-4 6-4

****** TODAY’S FEATURE ******

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

THIS WEEK ON THE ATP WORLD TOUR:

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

Memphis (250/Indoor Hard). Defending Champion (as an ATP 500): Kei Nishikori

Buenos Aires (250/Clay). Defending Champion: David Ferrer

NEXT WEEK ON THE ATP WORLD TOUR:

Rio de Janeiro (500/Clay). Defending Champion: New Event

Marseille (250/Indoor Hard). Defending Champion: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

Delray Beach (250/Hard). Defending Champion: Ernests Gulbis

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

RANKINGS

Estimated ATP World Tour Rankings

As of February 13, 2013

Rank &

Prior…Player………..Points

1..(1) Nadal………….14085

2..(2) Djokovic……….10580

3..(3) Wawrinka………..5710

4..(5) Ferrer………….5280

5..(4) Del Potro……….4960

6..(6) Murray………….4840

7..(7) Berdych…………4540

8..(8) Federer…………4305

9..(9) Gasquet…………2950

10.(10) Tsonga………….2885

11.(11) Raonic………….2485

12.(12) Haas……………2435

13.(13) Isner…………..2320

14.(14) Fognini…………2260

15.(15) Youzhny…………2100

16.(17) Robredo…………2005

17.(16) Nishikori……….1965

18.(18) Almagro…………1930

19.(20) Janowicz………..1750

20.(19) Dimitrov………..1675

21.(22) Anderson………..1580

22.(21) Simon…………..1565

23.(23) Monfils…………1475

24.(24) Gulbis………….1468

25.(27) Kohlschreiber……1375

26.(25) Pospisil………..1359

27.(26) Lopez…………..1355

28.(28) Tursunov………..1314

29.(29) Paire…………..1275

30.(30) Mayer…………..1245

**DRAWS

Rotterdam — week of February 10, 2014

…………….QF

1 del Potro…..(1)del Potro

8 Dimitrov……Gulbis

3 Berdych…….(3)Berdych

6 Haas……….Janowicz

7 Youzhny…….Sijsling(WC)

4 Gasquet…….Kohlscheiber

5 Tsonga……..Cilic

2 Murray (WC)…(2)Murray(WC)

STATUS OF SEEDS

1 del Potro

2 Murray (WC)

3 Berdych

4 Gasquet…….lost 2R (Kohlschreiber)

5 Tsonga……..lost 2R (Cilic)

6 Haas……….lost 2R (Janowicz)

7 Youzhny…….lost 1R (Sijsling)

8 Dimitrov……lost 2R (Gulbis)

Memphis — week of February 10, 2014

………………..QF

1 Nishikori (WC)….(1)Nishikori

6 Querrey………..Bogomolov

3 Hewitt…………

7 Przysiezny……..Russell

8 Kukushkin………Al.Kunetsov(Q)

4 Lu…………….(4)Lu

5 Matosevic………Sock

2 F Lopez………..

STATUS OF SEEDS

1 Nishikori (WC)

2 F Lopez

3 Hewitt

4 Lu

5 Matosevic…….lost 1R (Vesely)

6 Querrey………lost 1R (Bogomolov)

7 Przysiezny……lost 1R (Russell)

8 Kukushkin…….lost 2R (Kuznetsov)

Buenos Aires — week of February 10, 2014

…………..QF

1 Ferrer (WC).(1)Ferrer(WC)

7 Monaco……

4 Almagro…..(4)Almagro

8 Chardy……(8)Chardy

6 Haase…….(6)Haase

3 Robredo…..(3)Robredo

5 Granollers..Andujar

2 Fognini…..(2)Fognini

STATUS OF SEEDS

1 Ferrer (WC)

2 Fognini

3 Robredo

4 Almagro

5 Granollers….lost 2R (Andujar)

6 Haase

7 Monaco……..lost 1R (Ramos)

8 Chardy

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

THURSDAY

Rotterdam

Singles – Second Round

(1) J del Potro def. P Mathieu 6-2 7-6(7-2)

(2) (WC) A Murray def. (Q) D Thiem 6-4 3-6 6-3

(3) T Berdych def. N Mahut 6-4 6-3

P Kohlschreiber def. (4) R Gasquet 7-5 7-5

J Janowicz def. (6) T Haas 6-4 6-4

E Gulbis def. (8) G Dimitrov 6-4 7-6(7-3)

(WC) I Sijsling def. (Q) M Berrer 6-1 6-2

Doubles – Quarterfinal

Fyrstenberg/Matkowski def. Rosol/Seppi 6-4 6-4

Benneteau/Roger-Vasselin def. Knowle/Peers 3-6 6-1 10-7

Buenos Aires (Wednesday)

Singles – First Round

(4) N Almagro def. H Zeballos 6-2 7-5

(8) J Chardy def. A Gonzalez 6-4 7-5

D Gimeno-Traver def. (Q) R Ramirez Hidalgo 7-5 6-2

A Dolgopolov def. (PR) P Cuevas 6-3 4-6 7-6(7-5)

Singles – Second Round

(2) F Fognini def. L Mayer 6-7(4-7) 6-3 6-2

(3) T Robredo def. (WC) G Pella 4-6 6-1 6-4

P Andujar def. (5) M Granollers 6-3 6-0

(6) R Haase def. C Berlocq 6-2 6-7(4-7) 6-2

Doubles – First Round

(WC) M Gonzalez/Schwank def. (2) Cabal/Farah 7-5 2-6 10-8

Andujar/Bracciali def. (3) Marach/Mergea 7-5 3-6 11-9

(4) Cuevas/Zeballos def. Garcia-Lopez/Oswald 4-6 7-6(7-5) 10-3

Dolgopolov/Starace def. Carreno Busta/Ramos 7-6(11-9) 7-5

Gimeno-Traver/Montanes def. Sa/J Sousa 6-3 6-3

Chardy/Dlouhy def. Giraldo/A Gonzalez 7-5 6-1

Thursday (so far)

Singles – Second Round

(1) D Ferrer (WC) def. S Giraldo 6-4 7-6(7-1)

(3) N Almagro def. D Gimeno-Traver 1-6 7-5 6-4

(8) J Chardy def. A Dolgopolov 6-3 3-6 7-6(7-3)

Doubles – First Round

(1) Granollers/M Lopez def. (WC) Bagnis/Delbonis 7-5 6-2

Monroe/Stadler def. Haase/Kas 6-4 7-6(7-3)

Doubles – Quarterfinal

(4) Cuevas/Zeballos def. Gimeno-Traver/Montanes 6-4 7-5

(WC) M Gonzalez/Schwank def. Chardy/Dlouhy 2-6 6-4 10-5

Dolgopolov/Starace def. Andujar/Bracciali 5-7 6-3 10-8

Memphis (Wednesday)

Singles – First Round

(Q) D Kudla def. D Young 6-1 6-1

Singles – Second Round

(1) (WC) K Nishikori def. B Becker 6-4 6-4

A Bogomolov Jr. def. R Harrison 6-3 2-6 6-2

M Russell def. T Smyczek 6-2 7-6(7-5)

J Sock def. J Vesely 6-2 6-1

Doubles – First Round

(1) Bryan/Bryan def. (WC) O’Hare/Salisbury 6-4 6-3

(3) S Gonzalez/Lipsky def. Ebden/R Ram 6-2 6-4

Junaid/Marx def. (Alt) Mannarino/Russell 7-5 6-3

Gabashvili/Kukushkin def. Matosevic/Moser 7-5 2-6 10-6

Thursday (so far)

Singles – Second Round

(4) Y Lu def. (Q) D Kudla 3-6 6-3 6-3

(Q) Al. Kuznetsov def. (8) M Kukushkin 2-6 6-3 7-6(7-1)

Doubles – Quarterfinal

(2) Butorac/Klaasen def. Gabashvili/Kukushkin 6-2 6-3

(3) S Gonzalez/Lipsky def. Junaid/Marx 6-0 7-6(7-4)

Cermak/Elgin def. (WC) Harrison/Querrey 6-4 6-4

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