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Singles Draw:

Federer v O Rochus
Patience v Hanescu

Quali v Quali
Gil v Mahut

Nieminen v Gremelmayr
Mayer v Gabashvili

Vanek v Petzschner
Elias v Berrer


Simon v Karanusic
Cipoola v Roger-Vasselin

Quali v Serra
Machado v Karlovic

Gicquel v Pashanski
Ascione v Quali

Minar v Vassallo Arguello
Melzer v Davydenko

Quite a tricky opening match for Federer there against O Rochus. Probably Hanescu next, who is a decent player but shouldn't really trouble Roger. Mahut will be a tough opponent in the quarterfinals, but the second quarter isn't all that strong, with Nieminen the likely semifinal opponent.

On the other side of the draw, Davydenko has a potentially tricky opener against Melzer, particularly considering his five-set match against Berdych today (it ended early because of Berdy's retirement, but even so it must be quite a strain to play such a match, then travel to Portugal and play Melzer there). He will be hoping that he gets to play on Tuesday. Gicquel in the quarters and Karlovic or Simon in the semis could be tricky encounters on that side of the draw.

Fed had better win this title :rolleyes:

I hope so. Anything less than a final appearance would certainly be disappointing. On the other hand, a victory here would not only provide a boost in ranking points, but also a much-needed boost in confidence going into Monte Carlo, where Fed has a lot of points to defend.

Goooooooo Rogerrrrrrrrrrrr! :clap:

Monday's order of play

(ATP main draw matches only)


[WC] F Gil (POR) vs [6] N Mahut (FRA)
[7] M Gicquel (FRA) vs B Pashanski (SRB)
[5] G Simon (FRA) vs R Karanusic (CRO)
F Mayer (GER) vs T Gabashvili (RUS)
I Minar (CZE) vs M Vassallo Arguello (ARG)

Monday, 14 April, 2008

Men's Singles - First Round
[5] G Simon (FRA) d R Karunsic (CRO) 75 75
[WC] F Gil (POR) d [6] N Mahut (FRA) 60 63
[7] M Gicquel (FRA) d B Pashanski (SRB) 64 63
T Gabashvili (RUS) d F Mayer (GER) 75 75
I Minar (CZE) d M Vassallo Arguello (ARG) 75 61

ORDER OF PLAY

Tuesday, April 15, 2008
CENTRAL start 12:00 noon
[WC] M Larcherde Brito (POR) vs S Mamic (CRO)
Not Before 1:45 PM
[WC] R Machado (POR) vs [3] I Karlovic (CRO)
Not Before 3:45 PM
[1] R Federer (SUI) vs O Rochus (BEL)
[4] E Hrdinova (CZE) / K Jans (POL) vs K Anderson (RSA) / R Fujiwara (JPN)

CENTRALITO start 11:00am
[Q] O Marach (AUT) vs [Q] J Sousa (POR)
[WC] G Elias (POR) vs [8] M Berrer (GER)
I Benesova (CZE) vs [WC] N Silva (POR)
J Melzer (AUT) vs [2] N Davydenko (RUS)

COURT 1 start 11:00am
O Patience (FRA) vs V Hanescu (ROU)
[1] F Pennetta (ITA) vs Y Meusburger (AUT)
[Q] S Vogele (SUI) vs [2] M Kirilenko (RUS)
[4] J Nieminen (FIN) vs D Gremelmayr (GER)
D Kustova (BLR) / M Marrero (ESP) vs S Dubois (CAN) / E Rodina (RUS)

COURT 2 start 11:00am
A Kerber (GER) vs [8] C Pin (FRA)
[Q] G Naso (ITA) vs F Serra (FRA)
[5] T Garbin (ITA) vs [Q] Y Beygelzimer (UKR)
F Cipolla (ITA) vs E Roger-Vasselin (FRA)

COURT 3 start 11:00am
S Kloesel (GER) vs O Savchuk (UKR)
A Kremer (LUX) vs M Ani (EST)
J Vanek (CZE) vs P Petzschner (GER)
[4] L Safarova (CZE) vs K Flipkens (BEL)

COURT 4 start 11:00am
T Ascione (FRA) vs [Q] A Kudryavtsev (RUS)
[Q] M Duque Marino (COL) vs M Niculescu (ROU)
[Q] C Dentoni (ITA) vs R de Los Rios (PAR)
A Kleybanova (RUS) vs P Cetkovska (CZE)

Results - Men's Singles - Tuesday

[1] R Federer (SUI) d O Rochus (BEL) 46 63 62 :phew:
[2] N Davydenko (RUS) d J Melzer (AUT) 63 61 :clap:
[WC] R Machado d [3] I Karlovic (CRO) 64 10 ret. (left leg)
[8] M Berrer (GER) d [WC] G Elias (POR) 64 75
V Hanescu (ROM) d O Patience (FRA) 61 76(2)
T Ascione (FRA) d [Q] A Kudryavtsev ((RUS) 61 64
F Serra (FRA) d [Q] G Naso (ITA) 61 62
J Vanek (CZE) d P Petzschner (GER) 46 63 64
[Q] J Sousa (POR) d [Q] O Marach (POR) 61 63

Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Central (from 12.00hrs)
1. Pennetta vs. Benesova
2. ATP: Serra vs. Machado (NB 13.45hrs)
3. ATP: Minar vs. Davydenko (NB 15.45hrs)
4. ATP: Melo/Prieto vs. Gil/Machado

Centralito (from 11.00hrs)
1. ATP: Gicquel vs. Ascione
2. ATP: Simon vs. Cipolla (NB 12.00hrs)
3. Duque Marino vs. Knapp
4. ATP: Lindstedt/Nieminen vs. Elias/Tavares

Court 1 (from 11.00hrs)
1. Pironkova vs. Pin
2. ATP: Coetzee/Moodie vs. Marach/Mertinak
3. Kirilenko/Pennetta vs. Kustavo/Marrero (after suitable rest)
4. ATP: Pashanski/Rochus vs. Minar/Vanek (NB 17.30hrs)

Court 2 (from 11.00hrs)
1. ATP: Knowle/Melzer vs. Murray/Ullyett
2. ATP: Berrer/Gremelmayr vs. Cermak/Kerr (NB 12.00hrs)
3. Zakopalova vs. Dentoni
4. ATP: Allegro/Mahut vs. Patience/Simon

Court 3 (from 11.00hrs)
1. Arvidsson/Osterloh vs. Hlavackova/Safarova
2. Kleybanova/Kloesel vs. Jugic-Salkic/Senoglu

Court TBA
1. ATP: Cipolla/Kudryavtsev vs. Peya/Zovko (NB 16.00hrs)
2. Hrdinova/Jans vs. Rodionova/Savchuk (time TBA)

Wednesday, 16 April, 2008

Men's Singles - First Round
[2] N Davydenko (RUS) d I Minar (CZE) 26 62 64
F Cipolla (ITA) d [5] G Simon (FRA) 62 53 ret. (back)
[7] M Gicquel (FRA) d T Ascione (FRA) 76(2) 63
F Serra (FRA) d [WC] R Machado (POR) 76(5) 61

Thursday, April 17, 2008 order of play

Central (from 11.00hrs)
1. Cetkovska vs. Kirilenko
2. ATP: Federer vs. Hanescu (NB 13.45hrs)
3. ATP: J.Sousa vs. Gil (NB 15.45hrs)

Centralito (from 11.00hrs)
1. ATP: Vanek vs. Berrer
2. Garbin vs. Mamic
3. Kirilenko/Pennetta vs. Rodionova/Savchuk

Court 1 (from 11.00hrs)
1. Savchuk vs. Arvidsson
2. ATP: Gremelmayr vs. Gabashvili
3. ATP: Pashanski/Rochus vs. Minar/Vanek (tbc)

Court 2 (from 11.00hrs)
1. Flipkens vs. Ani
2. ATP: Melo/Prieto vs. Allegro/Mahut (NB 12.00hrs)
3. Arvidsson/Osterloh vs. Ani/Klepac

Court 4 (from 11.00hrs)
1. ATP: Coetzee/Moodie vs. Lindstedt/Nieminen
2. ATP: Peya/Zovko vs. Cermak/Kerr

Fed's about the only thing that looks good on the atp side today in Estoril :rolleyes:

The only seeds left are Fed, Davydenko and Giquel..... :blink:

Yaaaay Davydenko!!!!!!!! Go Roger F!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :clap:

thanks god. i can't believe i'm saying this, but Roger needs an easy one :rolleyes:

Well, on the other hand maybe he could use some more challenging matches? And he's going to have to beat an in-form Davydenko to win this title. I know he's never lost to him in 11 meetings, but they've had some reasonably close matches, even if most of them were in straight sets.

Kolya quite possibly has the form and confidence of his career, and he's bound to make Rog play a lot of balls (assuming they meet in the final, which is looking increasingly likely). I'm sure Fed can do it, but a bit of a test in the quarters and semis surely wouldn't hurt either.

[b]Thursday's results

[1] R Federer (SUI) d V Hanescu (ROM) 63 62 :clap:
J Vanek (CZE) d [8] M Berrer (GER) 63 36 75 :o
D Gremelmayr (GER) d T Gabashvili (RUS) 76(6) 61 :o

ATP singles matches - Friday, April 18, 2008

CENTRAL start 10:00 am
1. [Q] J Sousa (POR) vs [WC] F Gil (POR) 67(5) 10 - To Be Finished
Not Before 1:45 PM
3. [1] R Federer (SUI) vs [Q] J Sousa (POR) or [WC] F Gil (POR)
Not Before 3:45 PM
4. [7] M Gicquel (FRA) vs [2] N Davydenko (RUS)

CENTRALITO start 12:00 pm
2. F Cipolla (ITA) vs F Serra (FRA)

COURT 1 start 11:00am
2. D Gremelmayr (GER) vs J Vanek (CZE)

Roger will need to be a little bit careful here today. Neither of these players should give him any trouble, but home favorites can always be dangerous, particularly at these smaller tournaments. In Japan in 2006, Federer almost lost to Suzuki, who I think was ranked outside of the top 1000 at that time. :yikes:

Results - Friday, 18 April, 2008

(Quarterfinals)

[1] R Federer (SUI) d F Gil (POR) 64 61
[2] N Davydenko (RUS) d [7] M Gicquel (FRA) 64 57 63
D Gremelmayr (GER) d J Vanek (CZE) 62 36 62
F Serra (FRA) d F Cipolla (ITA) 61 61


Serra ending the onion's run with a double breadstick ... onion bread, anyone? :yep:

Men's semifinals - Saturday, April 19, 2008

Not Before 2:50 PM
[1] R Federer (SUI) vs D Gremelmayr (GER)
F Serra (FRA) vs [2] N Davydenko (RUS)


Serra actually has a good record against Davydenko, winning their only encounter in three sets last year - also on clay. That was in the first round, though, so a semi is a whole different ball game.

Go Kolya!

Results - Saturday, 19 April, 2008

Men's Singles - Semifinals
[1] R Federer (SUI) d D Gremelmayr (GER) 26 75 61
[2] N Davydenko (RUS) d F Serra (FRA) 62 62



Singles Matches - Sunday, April 20, 2008

CENTRAL
Not Before 3:15 PM
[1] R Federer (SUI) vs [2] N Davydenko (RUS)

The doubles final is on at 1.30pm today between Murray/Ullyett and Coetzee/Moodie :peek:

I'll have to miss both finals as I'm off to Barcelona!

lucky you! :ok: you going for long?

Saw on ATP's main page that Roger won in Portugal-I guess he's not dead yet!!!! :D It also said that Davydenko retired injured-does that still count as a win for Fed?