Monte Carlo draw

batz · Apr 11, 2009

MONTE CARLO - SINGLES DRAW
TOP HALF

RAFA'S QUARTER
Nadal (1) v Bye
Kunitsyn v Chela
Safin v Hewitt WC
Q v Stepanek (15)
Monfils (9) v Tipsarevic
Soderling v Bolelli
Q v Ljubicic WC
Bye v Del Potro (5)

ANDY'S QUARTER
Murray (4) v Bye
Hanescu v Q
Q v Berdych
Q v Cilic (14)
Nalbandian (12) v Mathieu
Acasuso v Granollers
Karlovic v Serra
Bye v Davydenko 8

BOTTOM HALF

Nole's Quarter
Verdasco (7) v Bye
Gulbis v Kohlschreiber
Gicquel v Schwank
Lopez v Ferrer (10)
Almagro (16) v Montanes
Lisnard WC v Rochus, C
Benneteau v Q
Bye v Djokovic (3)

Roger's Quarter
Simon (6) v Bye
Q v Kiefer
Chardy v Monaco
Schuettler v Robredo (11)
Wawrinka (13) v Troicki
Andreev v Vassallo-Arguello
Seppi v Melzer
Bye v Federer WC (2)

T1000 · Apr 11, 2009

interesting draw
hewitt safin first round is gonna be fun to watch. verdasco could upset djoker if he brings his head
simon could beat federer again
delpotro nadal quarter, great match.
we could see another nalby nadal match

batz · Apr 11, 2009

T1000 said:
interesting draw
hewitt safin first round is gonna be fun to watch. verdasco could upset djoker if he brings his head
simon could beat federer again
delpotro nadal quarter, great match.
we could see another nalby nadal match

It's a doozy isn't it.

Novak has it tough - almagro in R3, verdasco in QF and roger in the semis:shock:

T1000 · Apr 11, 2009

i dont think roger and novak are making it out of the quarters. they got reallly tough draws. and as good as rafa is on clay, he could play del potro and nalbandian who have the best chances to beat nadal on clay imo.

maximo · Apr 11, 2009

When will Davydenko start playing again?
He has been injured for while.

shadows · Apr 11, 2009

^ davy is in murrays 1/4, 8th seed

TheMagicianOfPrecision · Apr 11, 2009

Nice draw for the Swissmiss,i cant wait for him to kick Gilles Simons butt!

ElMagoElGato · Apr 11, 2009

Monfils is a big clay courter now. Ljubicic has been though you might not think so. These two may make a noise to Rafa.

Davydenko, if he's healthy, is going to be a true test for Murray.

Djokovic won't have a problem until semi. Maybe Almagro?

Wawrinka and Andreev are the two favorites of mine on clay. Simon, Monaco, and Robredo are also tough. Federer has history of demolishing those guys but this year?

Leonidas · Apr 11, 2009

i like the draw, hopefully rafa will have the opportunity to spank both Murray´s and DP´s butts. they´re becoming too cocky, specially del potro

shadows · Apr 11, 2009

ElMagoElGato said:
Monfils is a big clay courter now. Ljubicic has been though you might not think so. These two may make a noise to Rafa.

not sure what form lubo is in, got knocked out early by Gil in Casablanca, Monfils and delpo will both be interesting though I think.

Djokovic won't have a problem until semi. Maybe Almagro?

I think Almagro is likely to give him quite a match, but we'll see

P_Agony · Apr 11, 2009

I really hope the curse of Fed's 3-set matches (where he wins 1st set and losses concentration in the others) will not repeat on clay, otherwise he should prepare for a serious beating from Simon.

ElMagoElGato · Apr 11, 2009

P_Agony said:
I really hope the curse of Fed's 3-set matches (where he wins 1st set and losses concentration in the others) will not repeat on clay, otherwise he should prepare for a serious beating from Simon.

Watch out Wawrinka if not Andreev.

illkhiboy · Apr 11, 2009

P_Agony said:
I really hope the curse of Fed's 3-set matches (where he wins 1st set and losses concentration in the others) will not repeat on clay, otherwise he should prepare for a serious beating from Simon.

How good is Simon on clay though?

The draw is very appetizing!

Nalbandian-Murray
Hewitt-Safin
Nadal-Del Potro
Federer-Simon
Djokovic-Verdasco
Monfils-Nadal may also be fun to watch

2ndserveace · Apr 11, 2009

I think Simon could give Fed some trouble. Verdasco vs. Gulbis 2nd round would be fun to watch on hard courts, but still interesting on clay. Verdasco could give Murray some trouble. Monfils will beat delpo.

ElMagoElGato · Apr 11, 2009

shadows said:
not sure what form lubo is in, got knocked out early by Gil in Casablanca, Monfils and delpo will both be interesting though I think.

I've got to agree that mentioning Ljubicic was too much.

clayman2000 · Apr 11, 2009

When Nadal wins this tournament for the 5th straight year, and for the 3rd straight year without dropping a set, it should officially be called the Rafa Nadal Classic

ElMagoElGato · Apr 11, 2009

Simon fits fast court better but is high maintenance on any surface for sure.

Nadal_Freak · Apr 11, 2009

Federer has Andreev on his side. Bye Bye.

sh@de · Apr 11, 2009

Wow pretty cool draw... I'm looking forward to Hewitt vs Safin

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TheMagicianOfPrecision · Apr 11, 2009

A counter-puncher like Simon fits MUCH BETTER and is much more efficient on hardcourt than on clay,believe me: Federer will have no problem at all beating Simon on clay.

P_Agony · Apr 11, 2009

clayman2000 said:
When Nadal wins this tournament for the 5th straight year, and for the 3rd straight year without dropping a set, it should officially be called the Rafa Nadal Classic

Last year Federer pushed him to 2 tiebreaks. Nadal may win the tourny but I bet he losses a set this time.

gj011 · Apr 11, 2009

P_Agony said:
Last year Federer pushed him to 2 tiebreaks. Nadal may win the tourny but I bet he losses a set this time.

There were no TBs. The result in the final last year was 7-5 7-5.

Shaolin · Apr 11, 2009

Nadal_Freak said:
Federer has Andreev on his side. Bye Bye.

Agreed. Bye bye Andreev

Shaolin · Apr 11, 2009

Note to OP: If you are going to start a thread about the draw, can you at least post a link to the draw?

For those who want to see it:

http://www.atpworldtour.com/tennis/en/common/TrackIt.asp?file=/1/posting/2009/410/mds.pdf

clayman2000 · Apr 11, 2009

Why is the tournament even played any more?

deltox · Apr 11, 2009

clayman2000 said:
Why is the tournament even played any more?

because just like every other tourney in the past with consecutive winner, the streak WILL get broken. Geez, sometimes i think some of you are assuming nadal will go thru the entire clay season without loosing a set.

Blinkism · Apr 11, 2009

This is a pretty good Draw. Safin vs. Hewitt in the first round will be a good match. Hopefully they both bring their game from the bygone days (a la AO 2005).

Seems to be an experienced field, in terms of success on clay. Lots of guys with titles on clay from 2008 and 2009 in the draw
- Hanescu, Nalbandian, Granollers, Davydenko, Ferrer, Almagro, Montanes, Djokovic, Simon, and Robredo. Most of these guys are in Murray's quarter, and none of them are in Nadal's quarter.

Looks to be a good tourney, can't wait for it to start! Lots of potential twists and good match-ups!

P.S. Sad not to see JC Ferrero on the draw (Federer probably took his wildcard), is he in the qualies?

T1000 · Apr 11, 2009

Nadal_Freak said:
Federer has Andreev on his side. Bye Bye.

Nadal has hewitt, del potro, monfils, and nalbandian. Bye Bye Rafa

TheMagicianOfPrecision · Apr 11, 2009

T1000 said:
Nadal has hewitt, del potro, monfils, and nalbandian. Bye Bye Rafa

I would LOVE to see a motivated Fat-Dave vs Rafa on the MC-clay! This will be trouble for Rafa!!

deltox · Apr 11, 2009

TheMagicianOfPrecision said:
I would LOVE to see a motivated Fat-Dave vs Rafa on the MC-clay! This will be trouble for Rafa!!

i dont think rafa will not drop a set til monfils then he will still win but he will drop a set. from there out i dunno

TheMagicianOfPrecision · Apr 11, 2009

deltox said:
i dont think rafa will drop a set til monfils then he will still win but he will drop a set. from there out i dunno

Well hey! I guess we will have to wait n see!

Nadal_Freak · Apr 11, 2009

T1000 said:
Nadal has hewitt, del potro, monfils, and nalbandian. Bye Bye Rafa

Federer had trouble with Andreev's spin at the US Open. A bouncier court like Monte Carlo spells disaster for Fed.

thejoe · Apr 11, 2009

^Fed has already beaten him on clay.

Serpententacle · Apr 11, 2009

TheMagicianOfPrecision said:
Nice draw for the Swissmiss,i cant wait for him to kick Gilles Simons butt!

Simon could be a huge obstacle for Federer if they meet.

P_Agony said:
I really hope the curse of Fed's 3-set matches (where he wins 1st set and losses concentration in the others) will not repeat on clay, otherwise he should prepare for a serious beating from Simon.

Agree.

... I am not the only one who respects Simon as a serious threat... he's got game.

T1000 · Apr 11, 2009

Nadal_Freak said:
Federer had trouble with Andreev's spin at the US Open. A bouncier court like Monte Carlo spells disaster for Fed.

I dont care about fed. he can lose first round idc. i just want to see nadal lose to hewitt, nalby, del potro, or monfils on clay

P_Agony · Apr 11, 2009

gj011 said:
There were no TBs. The result in the final last year was 7-5 7-5.

Correct, I don't know why I remembered tiebreaks. Still a competitive score though.

Nadal_Freak · Apr 11, 2009

thejoe said:
^Fed has already beaten him on clay.

That was 2004. Very far back. Federer and Andreev are both different players now. Vamos Andreev.

thejoe · Apr 11, 2009

Nadal_Freak said:
That was 2004. Very far back. Federer and Andreev are both different players now. Vamos Andreev.

Andreev still loses to nobodies on clay, whereas Federer loses to the guy. Oh, and Stepanek LOL!

P_Agony · Apr 11, 2009

Nadal_Freak said:
That was 2004. Very far back. Federer and Andreev are both different players now. Vamos Andreev.

Andreev couldn't beat Federer when Fed played like crap at the US Open (his worst match in that tourny) so why would he beat him on clay? I like Andreev as much as the next guy but he has a really crappy backhand and I don't think he can beat Federer in the longer rallies on the dirt. Andreev is also known for his choking abilities. I rembmer in Rome last year he had Djokovic beat and choked away the match. Simon, however, can be a major threat to Federer, and with Federer's current 3-set match curse, it can be painful.

gj011 · Apr 11, 2009

P_Agony said:
Andreev couldn't beat Federer when Fed played like crap at the US Open (his worst match in that tourny) so why would he beat him on clay? I like Andreev as much as the next guy but he has a really crappy backhand and I don't think he can beat Federer in the longer rallies on the dirt. Andreev is also known for his choking abilities. I rembmer in Rome last year he had Djokovic beat and choked away the match. Simon, however, can be a major threat to Federer, and with Federer's current 3-set match curse, it can be painful.

Andreev's best surface is clay. So one could also say that if Andreev almost beat Federer on USO hardcourt, he has a good change of beating Fed on clay.

Also he didn't choke against Djokovic in Rome.

Cesc Fabregas · Apr 11, 2009

P_Agony said:
Andreev couldn't beat Federer when Fed played like crap at the US Open (his worst match in that tourny) so why would he beat him on clay? I like Andreev as much as the next guy but he has a really crappy backhand and I don't think he can beat Federer in the longer rallies on the dirt. Andreev is also known for his choking abilities. I rembmer in Rome last year he had Djokovic beat and choked away the match. Simon, however, can be a major threat to Federer, and with Federer's current 3-set match curse, it can be painful.

Simon wont beat Federer on clay he sucks on clay he is a hardcourt player.

VivalaVida · Apr 11, 2009

P_Agony said:
Correct, I don't know why I remembered tiebreaks. Still a competitive score though.

If i remember correctly, federer blew huge leads in both sets.

thejoe · Apr 11, 2009

VivalaVida said:
If i remember correctly, federer blew huge leads in both sets.

He was 5-1 up in the first.

And Cesc (nice result for the gunners today btw) 3 of Simon's 5 tour titles have been on clay.

VivalaVida · Apr 11, 2009

thejoe said:
He was 5-1 up in the first.

And Cesc (nice result for the gunners today btw) 3 of Simon's 5 tour titles have been on clay.

he was 4-0 in the second as well! Also, in Hamburg last year he failed to serve out the first set and ended up losing it in a tiebreak.

The-Champ · Apr 11, 2009

Nadal_Freak said:
Federer has Andreev on his side. Bye Bye.

What makes you think Andreev will beat him? You're slightly underestimating Roger's skills on clay.

tacou · Apr 11, 2009

wow some good matches, espcially safin/hewitt R64

Nadal_Freak · Apr 11, 2009

The-Champ said:
What makes you think Andreev will beat him? You're slightly underestimating Roger's skills on clay.

Fed can't handle the high ball and no one other than Nadal will give him as many high balls as Andreev.

Pirao · Apr 11, 2009

T1000 said:
I dont care about fed. he can lose first round idc. i just want to see nadal lose to hewitt, nalby, del potro, or monfils on clay

Too bad for you, you're not going to see it! I just hope Murray doesn't get eliminated before semis so he gets spanked by Nadal :twisted:

egn · Apr 11, 2009

Murray definitely has the easiest out of the top four but than he is the worst on clay so watch him manage to be the only one who goes out prior to the semis lol.

Nadal is in for a difficult quarter final either Monfils or Del Potro, but than Nadal will probably easily handle each one. I would like to see Murray get to the semis to see how he can handle Nadal on clay. Djoker lines up with Almargo for 3R, either Ferrer or Verdasco for QF and then Roger for SF...Djoker definitely seems to have it the worst. Fed's got Andreev or Stan round 3 and is praying that Robredo handles Simon for his QF though I think Robredo can provide him troubles.

tomas9848 · Apr 11, 2009

looks like a good draw.

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