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1/2/10 9:08 PM | Ricky Dimon
The new ATP season kicks off on Sunday in Brisbane, where Andy Roddick is the No. 1 seed. Radek Stepanek, Gael Monfils, and Tomas Berdych will also be looking to begin their 2010 campaigns with a title.
Welcome back to ATP World Tour action.
The offseason will officially end on Sunday afternoon when the first ball is struck at the 2010 Brisbane International. Tournaments will also be taking place in Doha and Chennai, but 32 players will be kicking off their Australian Open preparation in the Brisbane main draw.
With Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in Doha, Andy Roddick headlines the field as the No. 1 seed. The seventh-ranked American missed most of the fall swing with a knee injury, but he says he is well-rested and ready to go for 2010. Roddick will open his Brisbane campaign against Australian Peter Luczak, with the winner set to take on either Mischa Zverev or wild card Carsten Ball.
Roddick appears to be in a relatively soft top half of the draw. His nearest seeded player is No. 6 Jurgen Melzer, but Melzer could face Richard Gasquet in the second round with a spot in the quarterfinals at stake. Tomas Berdych and Thomaz Bellucci are the seeds in quarter two of the draw, which also includes Marcos Baghdatis.
Defending champion Radek Stepanek, who beat Fernando Verdasco in last year's title match, will open against Australian wild card John Millman. Stepanek could face another wild card, Bernard Tomic, in the second round.
Gael Monfils, Sam Querrey, and Jeremy Chardy will be looking to deny Stepanek a return trip to the Brisbane final. Querrey has to go up against fellow American James Blake in what looks like the toughest of the 16 first-round matches. Monfils is scheduled for what could be a taxing opener against Taylor Dent, who reached the third round of the 2009 U.S. Open in his comeback from serious back surgery.
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