Topic: ATP, Masters Madrid Open, 5-13 May 2012

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Main Draw

(1) Novak Djokovic (SRB)
Qualifier vs Qualifier
Olivier Rochus (BEL) vs Stanislas Wawrnika (SUI)
Jurgen Melzer (AUT) vs (13) Feliciano Lopez (ESP)
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(9) Gilles Simon (FRA) vs Fabio Fognini (ITA)
Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) vs (WC) Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP)
Albert Ramos (ESP) vs Qualifier
(7) Janko Tipsarevic (SRB)
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(3) Roger Federer (SUI)
Milos Raonic (CAN) vs David Nalbandian (ARG)
Viktor Troicki (SRB) vs Donald Young (USA)
Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) vs (14) Richard Gasquet (FRA)
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(11) Nicolas Almagro (ESP) vs Qualifier
Qualifier vs Marcel Granollers (ESP)
Carlos Berlocq (ARG) vs Radek Stepanek (CZE)
(5) David Ferrer (ESP)
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(8) John Isner (USA)
(WC) Albert Montañes (ESP) vs Marin Cilic (CRO)
Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) vs (WC) Javier Marti (ESP)
Florian Mayer (GER) vs (10) Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG)
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(16) Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) vs Pablo Andujar (ESP)
Michael Llodra (FRA) vs Andreas Seppi (ITA)
Qualifier vs (WC) Ryan Harrison (USA)
(4) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA)
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(6) Tomas Berdych (CZE)
Kevin Anderson (RSA) vs Alex Bogomolov Jr. (RUS)
Qualifier vs Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP)
Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) vs (12) Gael Monfils (FRA)
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(15) Fernando Verdasco (ESP) vs Denis Istomin (UZB)
Qualifier vs Juan Ignacio Chela (ARG)
Ivo Karlovic (CRO) vs Nikolay Davydenko (RUS)
(2) Rafael Nadal (ESP)


Seeded players - rank
1 Djokovic, 1
2 Nadal, 2
3 Federer, 3
4 Tsonga, 5
5 Ferrer, 5
6 Berdych, 7
7 Tipsarevic, 8
8 Isner, 10
9 Simon, 11
10 Del Potro, 12
11 Almagro, 13
12 Monfils, 14
13 Lopez, 16
14 Gasquet, 18
15 Verdasco, 19
16 Dolgopolov, 20
last direct acceptance
Ramos, 56

[Babblelot]

Some early bits from the draw

Raonic to play Nalbandian 1R then Roger waits for the winner 

Tsonga to play Haas 1R 

What a nightmare draw for someone who will be playing their first MATCH this year on clay!   Both Raonic and Nalby are playing pretty good right now!  Gee....

It's like when they used to seed 16 at the slams. You never knew who you were going to get! Makes it exciting 

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Qualifying Draw

(1) Santiago Giraldo (COL) vs (WC) Marius Copil (ROU)
Daniel Muñoz-De La Nava (ESP) vs (10) Philipp Petzschner (GER)
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(2) Alejandro Falla (COL) vs (WC) Hasier Pastor (ESP)
Iñigo Cervantes (ESP) vs (11) Adrian Ungur (ROU)
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(3) Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) vs (WC) Sergei Bubka (UKR)
Peter Torekbo (GER) vs (8) Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA)
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(4) Flavio Cipolla (ITA) vs Eric Prodon (FRA)
Eduardo Schwank (ARG) vs (13) Victor Hanescu (ROU)
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(5) Matthew Ebden (AUS) vs Frederico Gil (POR)
Arnaud Clement (FRA) vs (14) Daniel Gimeno-Traver (ESP)
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(6) Potito Starace (ITA) vs (WC) Adam Sanjurjo Hermida (ESP)
Federico Delbonis (ARG) vs (12) Vasek Pospisil (CAN)
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(7) Igor Andreev (RUS) vs Michael Berrer (GER)
Roberto Bautista-Agut (ESP) vs (9) Bjorn Phau (GER)

Seeded players -rank
1 Giraldo, 53
2 Falla, 55
3 Stakhovsky, 68
4 Cipolla, 70
5 Ebden, 72
6 Starace, 77
7 Andreev,78
8 Roger-Vasselin, 83
9 Phau, 87
10 Petzschner, 93
11 Ungur, 95
12 Pospisil, 99
13 Hanescu, 104
14 Gimeno-Traver, 107
last direct acceptance
Torekbo, 199, favorite player on this event!

Doubles Draw saturday 2.00 pm

[Djokovic Champion]

Murray will not play the tournament?

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SATURDAY, 5 MAY - ORDER OF PLAY

MANOLO SANTANA, capacity 12 500, start at 1.00 pm
Sorana Cirstea (ROU) vs (7) Marion Bartoli (FRA)
(5) Samantha Stosur (AUS) vs Petra Martic (CRO)
Simona Halep (ROU) vs (WC) Venus Williams (USA)
not before 7:00 pm
(WC) Garbiñe Muguruza Blanco (ESP) vs (8) Li Na (CHN)
Mona Barthel (GER) vs Julia Goerges (GER)

ARANTXA SANCHEZ VICARIO, capacity 3500, start at 1:00 pm
Qualifying Final Round, (WC) Estrella Cabeza Candela (ESP) vs (16) Lourdes Domínguez Lino (ESP)
Tamira Paszek (AUT) vs (WC) Silvia Soler Espinosa (ESP)
Petra Cetkovska (CZE) vs (10) Vera Zvonareva (RUS)
Iveta Benesova (CZE) vs Klara Zakopolova (CZE)

STADIUM 3, capacity 2500, start at 1:00 pm
Qualifying First Round, Arnaud Clement (FRA) vs (14) Daniel Gimeno-Traver (ESP)
not before 12.30 pm
Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) / Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) vs Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) / Arantxa Parra Santonja (ESP) 
Qualifying Final Round, (7) Varvara Lepchenko (EE.UU.) vs (14) Laura Pous Tio-(ESP)
(WC) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) / Lucie Safarova (CZE) vs Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) / Shahar Peer (ISR)
Sofia Arvidssson (SWE) vs Christina McHale (USA)
 
COURT 4, capacity 500, start at 11:00 am
Qualifying First Round, (5) Matthew Ebden (AUS) vs Frederico Gil (POR) 
Qualifying First Round, Eduardo Schwank (ARG) vs (13) Victor Hanescu (ROU )
Qualifying First Round, (2) Alejandro Falla (COL) vs (WC) Hasier Pastor (ESP)
Qualifying First Round, Daniel Muñoz-De La Nava (ESP) vs (10) Philipp Petzschner (GER)
Qualifying First Round, Roberto Bautista-Agut (ESP) vs (9) Bjorn Phau (GER)

COURT 5, capacity 500, start at 11:00 am
Qualifying Final Round, Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS) vs (12) Lucie Hradecka (CZE)
Qualifying Final Round, (8) Johanna Larsson (SWE) vs Anna Chakvetadze (RUS)
Qualifying Final Round,  Jill Craybas (EE.UU.) vs (Alt) Marta Domachowska (POL)
Qualifying 1st Round, (7) Igor Andreev (RUS) vs Michael Berrer (GER)
Qualifying 1st Round, Pedro Torekbo (GER) vs (8) Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA)

COURT 6, capacity 500, start at 11.00 am
Qualifying 1st Round, (4) Flavio Cipolla (ITA) vs Eric Prodon (FRA)
Qualifying 1st Round, (6) Potito Starace ( ITA) vs (WC) Adam Sanjurjo Hermida (ESP)
Qualifying 1st Round, Federico Delbonis (ARG) vs (12) Vasek Pospisil (CAN)
Qualifying 1st Round, (1) Santiago Giraldo (COL) vs (WC) Marius Copil (ROU)
Qualifying 1st Round, (3) Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) vs (WC), Sergei Bubka (UKR)

COURT 7, capacity 500, start at 11:00 am
Qualifying Final Round, (4) Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) vs Andrea Hlavackova (CZE)
Qualifying Final Round, Mariana Duque Marino (COL) vs (10) Mathilde Johansson (FRA)
Qualifying Final Round, (1) Pauline Parmentier (FRA) vs (11) Anastasia Rodionova (AUS)
Qualifying 1st Round, Iñigo Cervantes (ESP) vs (11) Adrian Ungur (ROU)

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Doubles Draw

(1) Bob Bryan (USA) / Mike Bryan (USA)
Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi (PAK) / Jean-Julien Roger (NED) vs (WC) Daniel Gimeno-Traver (ESP) / Ivan Navarro (ESP)
Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) /Christopher Kas (GER) vs Oliver Marach (AUT) / Alexander Peya (AUT)
(7) Mahesh Bhupathi (IND) / Rohan Bopanna (IND)
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(3) Michael Llodra (FRA) / Nenad Zimonjic (SRB)
Milos Raonic (CAN) / Viktor Troicki (SRB) vs Marcel Granollers (ESP) / Marc Lopez (ESP)
Nicolas Almagro (ESP) / Albert Ramos (ESP) vs Frantisek Cermak (CZE) / Filip Polasek (SVK)
(6) Robert Lindstedt (SWE) / Horia Tecau (ROU)
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(8) Jurgen Melzer (AUT) / Philipp Petzschner (GER)
Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) / Florian Mayer (GER) vs Marin Cilic (CRO) / Marcelo Melo (BRA)
Juan Sebastian Cabal (COL) / Eduardo Schwank (ARG) vs Kevin Anderson (RSA) / John Isner (USA)
(4) Mariusz Fyrstenberg (POL) / Marcin Matkowski (POL)
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(5) Leander Paes (IND) / Radek Stepanek (CZE)
Richard Gasquet (FRA) / Gael Monfils (FRA) vs (WC) Sergei Bubka (UKR) / Javier Marti (ESP)
David Marrero (ESP) / Fernando Verdasco (ESP) vs Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) / Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA)
(2) Max Mirnyi (BLR) / Daniel Nestor (CAN)

[Djokovic Champion]

Doubles Draw

(1) Bob Bryan (USA) / Mike Bryan (USA)
Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi (PAK) / Jean-Julien Roger (NED) vs (WC) Daniel Gimeno-Traver (ESP) / Ivan Navarro (ESP)
Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) /Christopher Kas (GER) vs Oliver Marach (AUT) / Alexander Peya (AUT)
(7) Mahesh Bhupathi (IND) / Rohan Bopanna (IND)
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(3) Michael Llodra (FRA) / Nenad Zimonjic (SRB)
Milos Raonic (CAN) / Viktor Troicki (SRB) vs Marcel Granollers (ESP) / Marc Lopez (ESP)
Nicolas Almagro (ESP) / Albert Ramos (ESP) vs Frantisek Cermak (CZE) / Filip Polasek (SVK)
(6) Robert Lindstedt (SWE) / Horia Tecau (ROU)
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(8) Jurgen Melzer (AUT) / Philipp Petzschner (GER)
Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) / Florian Mayer (GER) vs Marin Cilic (CRO) / Marcelo Melo (BRA)
Juan Sebastian Cabal (COL) / Eduardo Schwank (ARG) vs Kevin Anderson (RSA) / John Isner (USA)
(4) Mariusz Fyrstenberg (POL) / Marcin Matkowski (POL)
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(5) Leander Paes (IND) / Radek Stepanek (CZE)
Richard Gasquet (FRA) / Gael Monfils (FRA) vs (WC) Sergei Bubka (UKR) / Javier Marti (ESP)
David Marrero (ESP) / Fernando Verdasco (ESP) vs Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) / Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA)
(2) Max Mirnyi (BLR) / Daniel Nestor (CAN)

Bob and Mike Bryan are the favorites. They are the bests.

[Start da Game]

Murray will not play the tournament?

murray is saving it up for rome.......

[Babblelot]

I'm leaving for Madrid in about an hour. I'll take plenty of pics and let you know what I think of Ion The Terrible's blue clay first hand.

Hasta luego!

[Start da Game]

I'm leaving for Madrid in about an hour. I'll take plenty of pics and let you know what I think of Ion The Terrible's blue clay first hand.

Hasta luego!

the stadium will bleed blue and there will surely be mixed reactions from players, media and everyone.......have a good trip......

[Babblelot]

I'm leaving for Madrid in about an hour. I'll take plenty of pics and let you know what I think of Ion The Terrible's blue clay first hand.

Hasta luego!

the stadium will bleed blue and there will surely be mixed reactions from players, media and everyone.......have a good trip......

Gracias, mi amigo!

[Djokovic Champion]

I'm leaving for Madrid in about an hour. I'll take plenty of pics and let you know what I think of Ion The Terrible's blue clay first hand.

Hasta luego!

the stadium will bleed blue and there will surely be mixed reactions from players, media and everyone.......have a good trip......

Gracias, mi amigo!

I think not. He should play Madrid to get more prepared for Roland Garros.

[swish]

We'll have to see how the streaming is and how well the blue clay looks.
 
It seems like it will at least let you follow the ball, the stream I had today for the Estoril final wasn't too good and couldn't follow where the ball was.
 
 

[swish]

I'm leaving for Madrid in about an hour. I'll take plenty of pics and let you know what I think of Ion The Terrible's blue clay first hand.

Hasta luego!

the stadium will bleed blue and there will surely be mixed reactions from players, media and everyone.......have a good trip......

Looking forward to the pics and firsthand experience. Enjoy your trip.

[tennisfan78]

I'm leaving for Madrid in about an hour. I'll take plenty of pics and let you know what I think of Ion The Terrible's blue clay first hand.

Hasta luego!

wow cool. Have fun.

[Djokovic Champion]

Murray erred in not participle the tournament.

[Dallas]

Almost back in town. Can't wait to see the blue clay!


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[HarryWild]

http://sports.yahoo.com/tennis/matches?date=2012-05-06

Looks who is playing in the women open! 

[ashwin#1]

was watching the match between youzhny & a qualifier now..

Blue clay does look fantastic..
Visibility of ball is definately better..

[pawan89]

was watching the match between youzhny & a qualifier now..

Blue clay does look fantastic..
Visibility of ball is definately better..

That's a positive feedback, glad to hear!