Today’s Men’s News (06/02) – Roland Garros

Written by: Staff on 2nd June 2012

Today's Men's News (06/02) - Roland Garros

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Roland Garros

Singles – Third Round: (2) R Nadal def. E Schwank 6-1 6-3 6-4

A pretty valiant effort by Eduardo Schwank, really. It would seem to imply the possibility of a real singles comeback. Rafael Nadal still needs a lot more than this to keep the #2 ranking.

Singles – Third Round: (4) A Murray def. T Haas 6-7(3-7) 6-3 6-0 6-0

Andy Murray won’t move above #4 here, but at least he seems to be finding some form at last.

Singles – Third Round: (6) D Ferrer def. (27) M Youzhny 6-0 6-2 6-2

David Ferrer still trails Tomas Berdych in the contest for #6, but he looks like he really wants to make the semifinal at least. Mikhail Youzhny will probably be #30 or #31.

Singles – Third Round: (8) J Tipsarevic def. (29) J Benneteau 6-3 7-5 6-4

Janko Tipsarevic keeps his lead on Juan Martin del Potro in the contest for #8; Julien Benneteau will probably be just above #30.

Singles – Third Round: (12) N Almagro def. L Mayer 6-4 6-1 6-3

One more win and Nicolas Almagro passes Gilles Simon to reach #12.

Singles – Third Round: (13) J Monaco def. (19) M Raonic 6-7(5-7) 6-3 6-7(5-7) 6-3 6-4

Milos Raonic will end up just short of the Top Twenty.

Singles – Third Round: (17) R Gasquet def. T Haas 6-7(3-7) 6-3 6-0 6-0

There are so many still-active players ranked around #20 that this doesn’t guarantee Richard Gasquet’s Top Twenty spot, but it’s a fair bet.

Singles – Third Round: (20) M Granollers def. (WC) P Mathieu 6-4 6-4 1-6 4-6 6-1

Neither of these guys can seem to manage a quick match. But Marcel Granollers is one win from the Top Twenty. So he still has a shot at the Olympics.

Doubles – Second Round: (1) Mirnyi/Nestor def. Hanley/Kerr 6-1 7-6(7-0)

Mirnyi/Nestor are looking strong, but they still need a lot more to keep the #1 ranking…

Doubles – Second Round: (2) Bryan/Bryan def. Dlouhy/Mahut 6-0 6-2

…and the Bryans certainly don’t seem inclined to be generous.

Doubles – Second Round: (3) Llodra/Zimonjic def. Lu/Soeda 6-3 6-3

Doubles – Second Round: Elgin/Istomin def. (7) Paes/Peya 6-4 6-1

Astounding — and deadly to Leander Paes’s Top Five hopes. Which in turn is good news to Llodra/Zimonjic, although this by itself didn’t assure them the #5 and #6 spots. Here is how we currently show the Top Ten:

1..(3) Bryan…………..7890

Â 1..(3) Bryan…………..7890

Â 3..(1) Mirnyi………….7630

Â 3..(1) Nestor………….7630

Â 5..(5) Llodra………….6580

Â 6..(6) Zimonjic………..6560

Â 7..(7) Paes……………6375

Â 8..(8) Fyrstenberg……..5995

Â 8..(8) Matkowski……….5995

10.(10) Lindstedt……….5200

10.(11) Tecau…………..5200

Doubles – Second Round: (12) Butorac/Soares def. Sela/Volandri 6-3 6-2