Title: Sydney
Description: 8-13 January
Dinky Jo - January 7, 2007 08:05 PM (GMT)
Seeded players are:
Nadal
Davydenko
Blake
Baghdatis
Berdych
Gasquet
Tursunov
Grosjean
Mens matches being played tomorrow are: (in no particular order!)
Grosjean vs. Verdasco
Berdych vs. Smeets
Baghdatis vs. Gulbis (????)
Ginepri vs. Mayer
Lee vs. Tursunov
Becker vs. Volandri
Seppi vs. Hernych
vivahate - January 7, 2007 08:51 PM (GMT)
gasquet for sydney please.
mightyjeditribble - January 8, 2007 11:29 AM (GMT)
Berdych d Smeets 6-2 7-5
Ginepri d Mayer 6-3 6-2
Verdasco d Grosjean 6-4 6-4
Hernych d Seppi 6-4 6-2
Baghdatis d Gulbis 7-6 (3) 6-1
Becker d Volandri 6-3 6-2
Lee v Korolev is still going on; currently Lee 7-6(2) 6-3 Korolev.
The draw for Sydney looks exciting. Nadal has been seeded to face Berdych and then Blake, if they all fulfill their rankings. This might be a good gauge for Nadal's improvements on hardcourts over last year, and his AO chances.
Of course, he has been drawn against in-form Guccione in the first round, while Blake has been drawn against Malisse, who's on a roll. So there's a chance we might not get to see those matches.
From the other part of the draw, we might see Davy, Gasquet, or perhaps Baghdatis emerging. Plenty to look forward to imo.
Dinky Jo - January 8, 2007 01:14 PM (GMT)
what happened to Dmitry??? :cry:
vivahate - January 8, 2007 04:03 PM (GMT)
Dinky Jo - January 8, 2007 04:16 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (vivahate @ Jan 8 2007, 04:03 PM) |
| wrist issues. |
:blink:
:yikes:
*resists the temptation to make an inappropriate comment*
please be ok for the Aussie Open Dmitry!!! :pray:
Dinky Jo - January 9, 2007 08:51 AM (GMT)
Rafa retired in his game against Guccione! :o Anyone know any details???
Nick Havoc - January 9, 2007 03:59 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Dinky Jo @ Jan 9 2007, 02:51 AM) |
| Rafa retired in his game against Guccione! :o Anyone know any details??? |
Dinky Jo - January 10, 2007 08:46 AM (GMT)
Interesting results from Sydney:
Ginepri lost to Korolev and Moya beat Verdasco. More worryingly Davydenko withdrew from his match with Mathieu, which probably doesn't bode well for him. He had injury worries last week, so i'm sure playing again this week wasn't his best move. I wonder if Davydenko's heavy season last year is finally catching up with him?
vivahate - January 10, 2007 10:20 AM (GMT)
Nick Havoc - January 13, 2007 03:39 PM (GMT)
:bigwave:
Well done Blake, on defending your title here!!
mightyjeditribble - January 13, 2007 06:11 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Nick Havoc @ Jan 13 2007, 09:39 AM) |
:bigwave:
Well done Blake, on defending your title here!! |
Indeed.
Both Blake and Roddick seem to be going strongly. Who do you reckon will be American #1 at the end of the year? (Or let's say, at the USO?) And has either of them a chance to usurp Rafa's #2 spot sometime this year? (I suppose that's only conceivable if his clay-court season doesn't go as well as last year ...) How about #3?