Federer and Nishikori Monte Carlo
- Thread starter Meles
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underground
G.O.A.T.
Federer hasn't confirmed his non-participation at MC though. It's true he's not on the entry list but he has got WCs into the tournament a couple of times beforehand. Whilst it's very likely that Fed won't play, it's probably best to wait until it's official.
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Guest
What? News source?Both are not playing Monte Carlo.Rest easy Handwringerers with this Fed is likely only to play Madrid or Rome before the French.
Delpo not playing Monte Carlo too.
tennisaddict
Bionic Poster
Good chance for Berdych and Ferrer to make a comeback . They are better than the generation useless
NastyWinners
Hall of Fame
I wouldn't go that far with Berdy lol
Meles
Bionic Poster
http://live-tennis.eu/en/atp-schedule
MTF:
Monte-Carlo Entry List (updated March 20, 2017)
Entry deadline: March 20, 2017
Seeding: April 10, 2017
1 Murray, Andy GBR 1
2 Djokovic, Novak SRB 2
3 Wawrinka, Stan SUI 3
4 Raonic, Milos CAN 5
5 Nadal, Rafael ESP 7
6 Thiem, Dominic AUT 8
7 Cilic, Marin CRO 9
8 Tsonga, Jo-Wilfried FRA 10
9 Monfils, Gael FRA 11
10 Goffin, David BEL 12
11 Dimitrov, Grigor BUL 13
12 Berdych, Tomas CZE 14
13 Pouille, Lucas FRA 15
14 Kyrgios, Nick AUS 16
15 Bautista Agut, Roberto ESP 18
16 Carreno Busta, Pablo ESP 19
17 Zverev, Alexander GER 20
18 Gasquet, Richard FRA 22
19 Ramos-Vinolas, Albert ESP 24
20 Simon, Gilles FRA 25
21 Haas, Tommy GER @25
22 Cuevas, Pablo URU 26
23 Muller, Gilles LUX 29
24 Kohlschreiber, Philipp GER 31
25 Ferrer, David ESP 32
26 Zverev, Mischa GER 33
27 Sousa, Joao POR 35
28 Lopez, Feliciano ESP 36
29 Lorenzi, Paolo ITA 37
30 Troicki, Viktor SRB 38
31 Paire, Benoit FRA 39
32 Fognini, Fabio ITA 40
33 Granollers, Marcel ESP 41
34 Schwartzman, Diego ARG 42
35 Evans, Daniel GBR 43
36 Tomic, Bernard AUS 44
37 Edmund, Kyle GBR 45
38 Mayer, Florian GER 46
39 Harrison, Ryan USA 47
40 Haase, Robin NED 48
41 Darcis, Steve BEL 49
42 Khachanov, Karen RUS 52
43 Jaziri, Malek TUN 53
44 Vesely, Jiri CZE 54
45 Mahut, Nicolas FRA 55
46 (Q)
47 (Q)
48 (Q)
49 (Q)
50 (Q)
51 (Q)
52 (Q)
53 (WC)
54 (WC)
55 (WC)
56 (WC)
Alternates
1. Almagro, Nicolas ESP 56
2. Delbonis, Federico ARG 57
3. Robredo, Tommy ESP @57
4. Nishioka, Yoshihito JPN 58
5. Basilashvili, Nikoloz GEO 59
6. Medvedev, Daniil RUS 60
7. Klizan, Martin SVK 61
8. Coric, Borna CRO 62
9. Struff, Jan-Lennard GER 63
10. Mannarino, Adrian FRA 65
11. Dzumhur, Damir BIH 66
12. Dolgopolov, Alexandr UKR 67
13. Kuznetsov, Andrey RUS 68
14. Berlocq, Carlos ARG 69
15. Istomin, Denis UZB 70
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I see but Fed might take WC in the very end. I hope he doesn't overplay and then flops in grass season again
Meles
Bionic Poster
Its a bit strange, but Monte Carlo does not come out as early. They were announcing players today.
Meles
Bionic Poster
If its at MTF it is an absolute certainty.
tennisaddict
Bionic Poster
He made slam finals. Has beat Rafa, Fed , Novak and Andy at majors when they were not old.
'generation useless' did not manage to achieve that. They should hang their heads in shame.
NastyWinners
Hall of Fame
and yet the American's skip the clay events in Europe for one in Houston lol.
NastyWinners
Hall of Fame
I was watching a practice session of him and it looks like he is trying to incorporate more spin into his FH.
Meles
Bionic Poster
That takes cahones to back declined Ferrer and Berd brain.
Berdy is 20th in ATP race, Ferrer 130.
tennisaddict
Bionic Poster
That takes cahones to back declined Ferrer and Berd brain.
If Berdych and Ferrer are same age as generation useless, then I see them as 1 and 2 , in the absence of big 5.
Meles
Bionic Poster
Not sure I can blame Sock for vulturing Houston. What gets me is he's not playing Barcelona right after Monte Carlo or any other event. Sock claims to like red clay, but actions speak louder than words.
MasturB
Legend
Lord Fedr has taken a wild card into Monte Carlo the last few years even when he wasn't injured. One of the reasons was Leo and Lenny were due to be delivered around the time of Madrid-Rome so incase he was going to pull out of one of those events at least he had those points. He played MC last year because he played no tennis from Australia to Miami and needed to test his body.
He can still take a late entry it's not like he would be given a wild card.
He can still take a late entry it's not like he would be given a wild card.
Meles
Bionic Poster
LULZ. I know Ferrer falls way short of Thiem (the oldest NextGen player). Kyrgios and Zverev far ahead of Ferrer too at similar age.
Berdy? I have to look.
Peak Elo:
Tomas Berdych 2013 Miami Masters QF 27.5 2226.1
Dominic Thiem 2016 Halle SF 22.8 2215.4
Nick Kyrgios 2016 Rome Masters R16 21.0 2158.7
Alexander Zverev 2017 Rotterdam R32 19.8 2076.3
Berdy lucked into an amazing Masters 1000 title at just 20 years old. Not exactly amazing wins over Stephanek and Luby in 5 set final, but both were top ten players. 5 total titles by the end of the year of his 24th birthday. Thiem is at 8 and counting til end of year. Kyrgios is 3 and counting through the 2019 grass season. Zverev is 2 and counting through 2021 grass season.
Nice early Masters 1000 win with weak draw for Berdy, but he did not start making SFs at majors until nearing age 25 which would be 2018 for Thiem, 2020 for Kyrgios, and 2022 for Zverev. Berdybrain not even close really.
I Am Finnish
Bionic Poster
Nishikori never plays MC that is not a surpriseBoth are not playing Monte Carlo.
Delpo not playing Monte Carlo too.
Meles
Bionic Poster
He better get it in gear. With Nadal defending a lot of points, Fed not playing so much on clay, Nishikori and Thiem have a shot at 4 seed for RG.
yeah both of them had so many great results lately lol.
mike danny
Bionic Poster
What if Fed is in a Wimb final again this year? Will you still think like that?
bjsnider
Hall of Fame
Agreed, although it's Cincinnati.
Steve0904
Talk Tennis Guru
What if Fed is in a Wimb final again this year? Will you still think like that?
We'll see if he gets there, but I'll say yes right now. Of course if he gets there I'll want him to win it badly, but the losses don't bother me as much anymore. Not even the ones in Wimbledon finals.
augustobt
Legend
too many ts and and ns.
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G.O.A.T.
Both are not playing Monte Carlo.
Delpo not playing Monte Carlo too.
Relax Thiemnuthuggerer, Thiem now has even better chances of winning the full-field tournaments!!!!
jwjh
Legend
I Am Finnish
Bionic Poster
the last time Nishikori played MC was in 2012
NaomiKonjuhPotapova
G.O.A.T.
Nishikori could be out of top 8 by RG due to a lot of points to defend (Barcelona final and Double SF Madrid & Rome). Currently +1000 points above trio Cilic, Thiem and Tsonga.
Cilic technically has no points to defend, Tsonga is very good at clay and Thiem will grind his way in to top 8.
Cilic technically has no points to defend, Tsonga is very good at clay and Thiem will grind his way in to top 8.
Bukmeikara
Legend
Outside 250 Cilic wont pass Round 16, Tsonga himself has to defend SF in Monte Carlo and with the fact that he became father likely wont be in best shape or even play in Monaco. Thiem would likely make a big jump but so could Nishikori with the absence of Murray and below par Djokovic. Nishikori is too good to be outside top 8
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