woudln't it be amazing if almagro denadalized the draw again, but this time in the 2nd round ?
let's hope heart's right.Heart says Nishi, but head says Nadal.
Nishikori may have a shot also.
I hope so. He needs something to build on, even a semi-big title.Nadals got this
Looks like Raonic withdrew. He is not in the draw. Nadal got all his friends...Almagro, Verdasco, Gulbis, Ferrer, Fognini.
Almagro, Verdasco/Fognini, Mayer/Andujar, Ferrer
Weak 3rd opponent, but pretty good draw overall.
I see that a 17-year-old Mallorcan has advanced to main draw through qualifying. Seems he was an RG boys finalist in '14. Too early for a call on his Munar-nifiscence potential???
No Gulbis in the poll? :shock:
Can't believe Gulbis is still ranked in the Top 20
:lol:
Nadal is gunning for a record-breaking 9th Barcelona title. He's also gunning for a 47th clay-court title (Nadal sits on 46 at the moment, just 3 behind Vilas at 49). Nadal would have 9 titles at two events, something completely unprecedented.
It sets the tone nicely for the rest of Nadal's year- with wins at Barcelona, Madrid, Rome and Roland Garros, Nadal wins his 50th clay-court title, including an 8th Rome title, his 3rd Madrid title in a row (and 4th overall in Madrid, 5th if we count indoors Madrid), a 9th Barcelona, and most importantly- a 10TH ROLAND GARROS TITLE AND 15TH SLAM. Just remarkable what he's aiming for.
You forgot to mention the Helsinki, Jakobstad, Kemi, Salo, Äänekoski and Mikkeli tournaments he's aiming for.