Men Tennis Update – Madrid and Rome

Written by: on 12th May 2013
MADRID OPEN TENNIS TOURNAMENT
Men Tennis Update - Madrid and Rome

epa03697643 Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal serves a ball to Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka during their Madrid Open tennis tournament final round match at the Caja Magica pavilion in Madrid, central Spain, 12 May 2013. Nadal won 6-2 and 6-4. EPA/JUAN CARLOS HIDALGO  |

Madrid

 

Singles – Final: (5) R Nadal def. (15) S Wawrinka 6-2 6-4

The first set was hardly worth mentioning. The second was interesting. But, still, it was a relatively rested Rafael Nadal (who, on top of being Nadal, is Spanish, and this is Madrid) playing a tired, non-Spanish, nervous Stanislas Wawrinka.

With the win, Nadal now has five titles in seven events this year. He is 31-2. That compares with 23-3 for Djokovic, 22-4 for Murray, a mere 14-5 for Federer (who has yet to make it past a semifinal), 30-8 for Ferrer. Nadal remains at #5 for now — but he’ll be #4 if he can defend his Rome title.

The ATP notes that this is clay title #40 for Nadal, tying him with Thomas Muster for second on the all-time list. He might break Guillermo Vilas’s record of 46 as early as next year; it seems almost certain that he will break it eventually.

Stanislas Wawrinka still hasn’t won a big title, but he won ten matchs in a row coming into this event. We show him at #10. A Top 12 Roland Garros seed seems almost certain. And he likes clay a lot, so he has a good chance to do something with it.

 

Doubles – Final: (1) Bryan/Bryan def. (7) Peya/Soares 6-2 6-3

What is there to say? This is the fifth title this year for the Bryans, and the list includes the Australian Open, Indian Wells, and now Madrid. They will be going to the year-end Championships, and in practical terms, barring a major injury to one of them, they’ve all but clinched the year-end #1. Their lead over all the other teams is almost certainly too large to overcome — they now have 5555 points in the doubles Race. That’s more than twice the 2205 points held by the #2 team. What is interesting is that that #2 team is now Peya/Soares. We can hardly call them a threat to the Bryans — not when they’re 3000 points off the pace in the Race! — but at least they’re giving the doubles world a new look this year.

 

Rome

 

Singles – First Round: (9) R Gasquet def. S Querrey 6-2 7-6(8-6)

This made Richard Gasquet the first seed into the second round in Rome. He doesn’t really have any shot at the #8 Roland Garros seed, but maybe at Wimbledon…. Sam Querrey will probably stay Top Twenty, but it isn’t certain — there might be no Americans in the Top Twenty next week….

 

Singles – First Round: A Dolgopolov def. (WC) M Viola 6-4 6-3

This gets the footnote as the first main draw match of the tournament to complete. Hardly surprising, given the rankings gap here….

 

Singles – First Round: D Istomin def. J Isner 5-7 7-6(7-5) 6-3

Neither of these guys has the slightest liking for clay, so this is one of those “somebody has to lose” contests. John Isner actually won one more point in the match, but his timing wasn’t as good. We’d guess this means he won’t be Top Twenty next week.

 

Singles – First Round: K Anderson def. J Melzer 6-1 6-2

Kevin Anderson never liked clay much in the past, but he seems to have solved it this year. He may not earn a Top 24 Roland Garros seed, but he could be close. Unlike Jurgen Melzer; it appears he won’t be seeded at all.

 

Singles – First Round: G Dimitrov def. M Baghdatis 6-3 6-4

You can officially cross Marcos Baghdatis out of the hunt for a Roland Garros seed.

 

Singles – First Round: M Granollers def. N Davydenko 6-3 6-4

Nikolay Davydenko won’t be seeded in Paris either. Marcel Granollers remains in the hunt, but he remains borderline.

 

 

RANKINGS

 

Estimated ATP World Tour Rankings

As of May 12, 2013

 

 

Rank &

Prior…Player………..Points

1..(1) Djokovic……….12730

2..(3) Murray………….8750

3..(2) Federer…………7760

4..(4) Ferrer………….6920

5..(5) Nadal…………..6895

6..(6) Berdych…………4520

7..(7) Del Potro……….4320

8..(8) Tsonga………….3965

9..(9) Gasquet…………3180

10.(15) Wawrinka………..2675

11.(10) Tipsarevic………2650

12.(12) Almagro…………2570

13.(11) Cilic…………..2535

14.(13) Haas……………2420

15.(16) Nishikori……….2270

16.(14) Raonic………….2225

17.(17) Simon…………..1940

18.(19) Monaco………….1830

19.(18) Querrey…………1790

20.(21) Isner…………..1725

21.(20) Seppi…………..1700

22.(22) Kohlschreiber……1690

23.(23) Dolgopolov………1420

24.(24) Janowicz………..1418

25.(25) Fognini…………1345

26.(28) Dimitrov………..1342

27.(26) Mayer…………..1340

28.(27) Anderson………..1340

29.(29) Chardy………….1291

30.(31) Youzhny…………1265

 

**DRAWS

 

Madrid — Week of May 6

 

WINNER: Rafael Nadal

…………..3R……………..QF………….SF……….F

1 Djokovic….Dimitrov

15 Wawrinka…(15)Wawrinka…….Wawrinka…….Wawrinka….Wawrinka

12 Raonic…..Verdasco

7 Tsonga……(7)Tsonga……….Tsonga

 

3 Murray……(3)Murray……….Murray

16 Simon……(16)Simon

9 Tipsarevic..Anderson

6 Berdych…..(6)Berdych………Berdych……..Berdych

 

5 Nadal…….(5)Nadal………..Nadal……….Nadal…….Nadal

11 Almagro….Youzhny

13 Haas…….(13)Haas

4 Ferrer……(4)Ferrer……….Ferrer

 

8 Gasquet…..Gimeno-Traver

10 Cilic……Andujar(WC)……..Andujar…….Andujar

14 Nishikori..(14)Nishikori……Nishikori

2 Federer…..(2)Federer

 

STATUS OF SEEDS:

1 Djokovic…….lost 2R (Dimitrov)

2 Federer……..lost 3R (Nishiori)

3 Murray………lost QF (Berdych)

4 Ferrer………lost QF (Nadal)

5 Nadal……….WON TOURNAMENT

6 Berdych……..lost SF (Wawrinka)

7 Tsonga………lost QF (Wawrinka)

8 Gasquet……..lost 2R (Gimeno-Traver)

9 Tipsarevic…..lost 1R (Monaco)

10 Cilic………lost 1R (Andujar)

11 Almagro…….lost 2R (Youzhny)

12 Raonic……..lost 2R (Verdasco)

13 Haas……….lost 3R (Ferrer)

14 Nishikori…..lost QF (Andujar)

15 Wawrinka……lot F (Nadal)

16 Simon………lost 3R (Murray)

 

Rome — Week of May 13

 

 

1 Djokovic

–bye

Montanes (Q)

Klizan

Viola (WC)

Dolgopolov

Berlocq (Q)

15 Wawrinka

 

11 Cilic

Golubev (Q)

Anderson

Melzer

Istomin

Isner

–bye

6 Berdych

 

4 Ferrer

–bye

Zeballos

Verdasco

Ramos

Hajek (Q)

Kohlschreiber

14 Raonic

 

10 Tipsarevic

Troicki

Nieminen

Gulbis (Q)

Fognini

Seppi

–bye

5 Nadal

 

7 del Potro

–bye

Kuznetsov (Q)

Malisse

Monaco

Paire

Benneteau

12 Almagro

 

16 Nishikori

Lorenzi (WC)

Chardy

F Lopez

Granollers

Davydenko

–bye

3 Murray

 

8 Tsonga

–bye

Giraldo (Q)

Janowicz

Baghdatis

Dimitrov

Querrey

9 Gasquet

 

13 Haas

Youzhny

Volandri

Simon

Stepanek

Starace (WC)

–bye

2 Federer

 

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

 

 

SUNDAY

 

Madrid

Singles – Final

(5) R Nadal def. (15) S Wawrinka 6-2 6-4

Doubles – Final

(1) Bryan/Bryan def. (7) Peya/Soares 6-2 6-3

 

Rome

Singles – First Round

(9) R Gasquet def. S Querrey 6-2 7-6(10-8)

A Dolgopolov def. (WC) M Viola 6-4 6-3

K Anderson def. J Melzer 6-1 6-2

D Istomin def. J Isner 5-7 7-6(7-5) 6-3

M Granollers def. N Davydenko 6-3 6-4

G Dimitrov def. M Baghdatis 6-3 6-4

©Daily Tennis News Wire

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