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5/9/10 9:26 PM | Ricky Dimon
Roger Federer makes his next stop at the Madrid Masters as he hopes to end a considerable slump. Federer is in a quarter of the draw with Andy Roddick and in-form players Mikhail Youzhny, Albert Montanes, and Ernests Gulbis.
The third and final clay-court Masters event of the season provides Roger Federer with one last chance to find his game before this month's French Open.
Federer, for the time being, is still comfortably atop the ATP rankings and is therefore seeded No. 1 at the Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open. His draw, however, is a relative difficult one. Andy Roddick is the second-highest seed in the top quarter in the bracket and that is the best Federer could have hoped for.
Nonetheless, the world No. 1 could have a tough time even making it to the point where he could face Roddick. After a first-round bye, Federer will go up against either Benjamin Becker or veteran wild card Carlos Moya. Unless Moya is somehow 100 percent, Federer should cruise into round three.
Waiting for him there, though, could be stellar clay-court player and fellow Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka. While Wawrinka suffered an upset loss to John Isner in the Belgrade semifinals, he has been playing well this spring and beat Federer last year on the slow stuff (at the Monte-Carlo Masters).
If the top seed manages to reach the quarterfinals, he probably won't be running into Roddick. The American is in an absolutely brutal section of the draw and he has not played since winning the Sony Ericsson Open. In fact, a potential quarterfinal is Federer against the winner of a first-round meeting between his two most recent conquerors: Ernests Gulbis (in Rome) and Albert Montanes (in Estoril).
Whoever wins between Gulbis (a Rome semifinalist) and Montanes (the Estoril champion) could meet Mikhail Youzhny (the Munich champion) in round two. All of those players would be favored on clay against Roddick in a possible third-round encounter.
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newfangkc - I'm not sure you can say that on clay. I thought there is someone out there who beats him 9 out of 11 times on clay, don't tell me for that 9 times, Roger players with fear of a loss! You're not him so I'm sure you can't answer on his behalf!
luckystar , 5/9/10 10:28 PM
Federer has a cupcake draw.
nadline , 5/9/10 10:57 PM
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If and when Roger finds his touch bring them all on board and we will see. All he needs is to enjoy being on court and play the tennis he had been playing all along the last six years. I am sure none, I bet none can challenge him the day he focuses and plays with passion but withou the fear of a loss.
newfangkc , 5/9/10 10:11 PM