Doesn’t take long for the boss to get back on the horse, does it? Only ten days or so after his big win at the Aussie Open, he’s off in Rotterdam beating Bolelli and Dimitrov. Admittedly he’s looking a lot scratchier than he was in Melbourne, but no one can keep that level up. Not even the Rafabot.
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The Aussies, unlike Rafa, are not doing so well. We seem to have sorted out our problem with the Aussie girls – I think we’re looking pretty good with our Dokic/Stosur/Dellacqua assortment – but the boys? Um… Guccione and Hewitt both crashed out in San Jose pretty early. Hewitt has been a champion, but is, let’s face it, on the way out. He’s never going to get back into the top ten. And Guccione is just never going to that good, when it comes down to it. And that’s just the way it is.
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This is why when it comes to men’s tennis in Oz, we have to look to the future, because it looks a bit better. I don’t think anyone would gainsay the talent of Bernard Tomic (though they might gainsay the demeanour of his father… Damir mk. 2). And how about Brydan Klein? We should talk about him for a minute, because unlike our current ATP-level boys, he’s doing quite well. He won a Challenger title in Tassie last week, and now he’s defending his title at a Futures event in Mildura. I don’t think he has the raw ability of Tomic – Tomic could be a #1 player one day, and I doubt Klein will ever get that far – but he could be a bit of all right. That’s for sure.
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And I’d just like to finish with a shout-out to one of my Stars, who is holding his own pretty well this week. Check out Thomaz Bellucci, playing in Costa do Sauipe in his home country of Brazil. Could this be a breakout week for him?
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Today’s Results
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ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament (Rotterdam)
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Rafael Nadal def. Grigor Dimitrov, 7-5 3-6 6-2
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The Aussies, unlike Rafa, are not doing so well. We seem to have sorted out our problem with the Aussie girls – I think we’re looking pretty good with our Dokic/Stosur/Dellacqua assortment – but the boys? Um… Guccione and Hewitt both crashed out in San Jose pretty early. Hewitt has been a champion, but is, let’s face it, on the way out. He’s never going to get back into the top ten. And Guccione is just never going to that good, when it comes down to it. And that’s just the way it is.
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This is why when it comes to men’s tennis in Oz, we have to look to the future, because it looks a bit better. I don’t think anyone would gainsay the talent of Bernard Tomic (though they might gainsay the demeanour of his father… Damir mk. 2). And how about Brydan Klein? We should talk about him for a minute, because unlike our current ATP-level boys, he’s doing quite well. He won a Challenger title in Tassie last week, and now he’s defending his title at a Futures event in Mildura. I don’t think he has the raw ability of Tomic – Tomic could be a #1 player one day, and I doubt Klein will ever get that far – but he could be a bit of all right. That’s for sure.
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And I’d just like to finish with a shout-out to one of my Stars, who is holding his own pretty well this week. Check out Thomaz Bellucci, playing in Costa do Sauipe in his home country of Brazil. Could this be a breakout week for him?
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Today’s Results
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ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament (Rotterdam)
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Rafael Nadal def. Grigor Dimitrov, 7-5 3-6 6-2
Andy Murray def. Andreas Seppi, 7-6 (7-4) 7-5
Mario Ancic def. Gilles Simon, 6-4 3-6 6-3
Gael Monfils def. Michael Llodra, 6-4 6-4
Marc Gicquel def. Paul-Henri Mathieu, 6-4 6-3
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Brasil Open (Costa do Sauipe)
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Nicolas Almagro def. Martin Vassallo Arguello (ARG) 64 64
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Brasil Open (Costa do Sauipe)
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Nicolas Almagro def. Martin Vassallo Arguello (ARG) 64 64
Tommy Robredo def. Fabio Fognini (ITA) 62 62
Jose Acasuso def. Pablo Cuevas (URU) 63 62
Frederico Gil def. Marcel Granollers (ESP) 75 36 63
Eduardo Schwank def. Rui Machado (POR) 26 76(4) 76(6)
Juan Carlos Ferrero def. Brian Dabul (ARG) 61 62
Thomaz Bellucci def. Lukasz Kubot (POL) 57 64 64
Alberto Martin def. Nicolas Devilder (FRA) 62 76(4)
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SAP Open (San Jose)
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Radek Stepanek def. Chris Guccione, 6-2 7-6 (7-1)
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SAP Open (San Jose)
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Radek Stepanek def. Chris Guccione, 6-2 7-6 (7-1)
Tommy Haas def. Christophe Rochus, 6-2 7-5
Juan Martin Del Potro def. Andrea Stoppini, 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-5)
Juan Martin Del Potro def. Andrea Stoppini, 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-5)
James Blake def. Vince Spadea, 6-3 6-4
Sam Querrey def. Marcos Baghdatis, 6-3 5-7 7-6 (7-5)
John Isner def. Ramon Delgado, 7-6 (11-9) 6-4
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Open GDF SUEZ (Paris)
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Serena Williams def. Karolina Sprem, 6-1 6-2
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Open GDF SUEZ (Paris)
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Serena Williams def. Karolina Sprem, 6-1 6-2
Jelena Jankovic def. Li Na, 6-0 3-6 6-2
Elena Dementieva def. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, 6-4 6-2
Alizé Cornet def. Daniela Hantuchova, 1-6 6-4 6-2
Amélie Mauresmo def. Monica Niculescu, 6-1 6-2
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PTT Pattaya Open (Pattaya City)
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Vera Zvonareva def. Yaroslava Shvedova, 6-4 6-4
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PTT Pattaya Open (Pattaya City)
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Vera Zvonareva def. Yaroslava Shvedova, 6-4 6-4
Caroline Wozniacki def. Ksenia Pervak, 6-7 (4-7) 6-2 3-0 retired
Tamarine Tanasugarn def. Neuza Silva, 6-3 6-2
Shahar Peer def. Yuliya Beygelzimer, 6-4 6-1
Magdalena Rybarikova def. Ivana Lisjak, 6-4 2-6 6-2
Sania Mirza def. Vitalia Diatchenko, 6-4 6-0
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