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1/10/10 5:08 PM | Ricky Dimon
The Australian Open is just one week away, and players will be making their final preparations in Auckland and Sydney. At Auckland's Heineken Open, a host of clay-courters will be looking for hard-court success.
Spaniards Tommy Robredo, David Ferrer, and Juan Carlos Ferrero will lead the way at this week's Heineken Open in Auckland. All three players generally do their best work on clay, but with the Australian Open just seven days away, they are set to put in some hard-court work prior to the first Grand Slam of 2010.
And that will the theme of the week in Auckland, as clay-court specialists dominate this draw left and right. Also taking part in the event are Nicolas Almagro, Juan Monaco, Albert Montanes, Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Horacio Zeballos, and Thomaz Bellucci.
Perhaps most notably, the Heineken Open features the return of David Nalbandian, who missed most of 2009 following hip surgery. Nalbandian, a former world No. 3 who now registers at 64th in the ATP rankings, will open his Auckland campaign against fifth-seeded Philipp Kohlschreiber.
In addition to Nalbandian, other dangerous unseeded threats include Bellucci, Jeremy Chardy, John Isner, and Marco Chiudinelli. Bellucci and Chiudinelli have to face each other in the opening round, while Isner will go up against Garcia-Lopez and Monaco will take on Zeballos.
If the seeds hold true to form all the way to the semifinals, the top-seeded Robredo would meet Ferrero and Ferrer would battle Almagro in the other semifinal. Following his first-round bye as one of the top four seeds, however, Ferrer will open with a tough contest against Chardy if Chardy can get past fellow Frenchman Arnaud Clement.
Picks: Ferrero over Robredo, Ferrer over Nalbandian, Ferrer over Ferrero
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If Argentina had a king, it would be del Potro not Nalbandian.
chr18 , 1/11/10 3:30 AM
david nalbandian at his best is good enough to beat anyone.....iv seen him thrash rafa severely..iv seen him toy with the great roger federer.........he is just pure class(when he on song)
im glad that he is back.........VAMOS NALBY!!!
vrael , 1/11/10 8:25 AM
Nalbandian is as talented as any player, including Fed, just seems to lack dedication. I think he prefers fast cars to tennis matches!
deuce , 1/11/10 10:18 AM
Wooooooooooooohoooooooooo David Nalbandian is back, OMG i'm so exciting to see him play, wat a talented amazing tennis player ,i hope he's so hungry to fullfill his amazing ability and he's willing to do watever it takes, C,on David you can do it, i feel sorry who he faces as unseed in the draw coz he's gonna roll them lol.
Believe , 1/11/10 1:46 PM
lol.......yes BELIEVE.......i hope its not rafa's side that nalby falls...;)
vrael , 1/11/10 1:51 PM
Sorry to disappoint you guys but Nalby has pulled out of the tournament with a light abdominal strain sustained while warming up.
chr18 , 1/11/10 2:36 PM
expected
RickyDimon , 1/11/10 2:50 PM
Just expressing warm regards of 'Good Triumph' to T Robredo and his partner for winning The Hopman Cup Mixed Dbles Final 2010.
A victory beseiging of higher capability, amazingly, is won and taken home by a old time favorite, congratulating their country. Better luck next time to the others. I also want to say 'Well Done' to Leyt Hwtt for a sensational return to the game, in that he performed sincere with wonderful results. Good Luck to players for this year, and most of all, Thank-you for the entertainments.
SecotinoTrvnjemaz , 1/12/10 1:31 AM
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Finally, the king is back!!!!
Emiliano55 , 1/10/10 8:41 PM