Monaco in Madrid

Where on earth did Juan Monaco spring up from?

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This is about the third or fourth tournament where he has upset a player ranked about a billion places higher than him and got through to a round in a big tournament where he does not belong. I remember back in the day him being ranked about #13 or #14 or something, and wondering what on earth he did to deserve it. Now I'm wondering why he isn't ranked higher. He's in as a wildcard in this tournament, and he's just knocked out David Ferrer.

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So what's going to happen with Juan Monaco at Roland Garros now? He is definitely in form heading into the tournament - he could be a surprise quarter finalist. He is looking very comfortable.

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Speaking of comfortable, how about Dinara Safina steamrolling through the draw over in Madrid? Both Williamses are out and Dinara is just bulldozing her way through. I can't think of any more heavy earthmoving equipment to which to compare her so I might have to stop, but she is looking very dangerous heading into the big one!

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Today's Results

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Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open (Madrid)

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Men's Draw

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Rafael Nadal def. Jurgen Melzer, 6-3 6-1

Novak Djokovic def. Oscar Hernandez, 6-3 6-3

Juan Martin del Potro def. Tomas Berdych, 6-2 4-1 retired

Gilles Simon def. Fabio Fognini, 6-3 6-2

Nikolay Davydenko def. Florent Serra, 7-5 6-3

Stanislas Wawrinka def. Jeremy Chardy, 6-4 7-5

Juan Monaco def. David Ferrer, 6-4 6-4

Philipp Kohlschreiber def. Marin Cilic, 6-1 6-7 (5-7) 7-6 (7-2)

James Blake def. Ivo Karlovic, 6-7 (4-7) 6-4 7-6 (7-4)

Andreas Seppi def. Sam Querrey, 6-3 4-6 6-4

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Women's Draw

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Dinara Safina def. Li Na, 6-3 7-6 (7-2)

Amelie Mauresmo def. Elena Dementieva, 1-6 6-4 6-2

Patty Schnyder def. Nadia Petrova, 6-4 6-7 (2-7) 7-6 (7-5)

Vera Dushevina def. Francesca Schiavone, 6-3 4-6 6-2

Alona Bondarenko def. Svetlana Kuznetsova, 6-3 6-2

Victoria Azarenka def. Peng Shuai, 6-4 6-1