Seeded players are:

Robredo
Ancic
Ferrer
Niemenen
Hrbarty
Ferrero
Callieri
Wawrinka

i'd like to see ancic get his new season off to a fine start.

and where have you gone used-to-be-great juan carlos ferrero??

A couple of interesting results here:

Nieminen - who is defending champ i believe - lost to O Rochus. And Monfils lost to A Martin in straight sets. :o Not a great start for Monfils.....

Does anyone know what the hell happened to Fernando Gonzalez???

In answer to your question RRL, Gonzo is now playing in Kooyong after Nalbandian's withdrawl.

I see that JCF lost to Massu in Auckland, and after a pretty good start Wawrinka lost to Almagro. Looks like he won't be challenging for Swiss number one any time soon then...... :rolleyes: