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1/5/10 11:17 PM | Ricky Dimon
Andy Roddick and James Blake will be looking for quarterfinal spots in Brisbane on Wednesday. Marcos Baghdatis is also in action against Tomas Berdych.
(1) Andy Roddick vs. (WC) Carsten Ball
Roddick and Ball will be squaring off for the first time in their careers when they meet in the second round of the Brisbane International on Wednesday afternoon. Ranked 134th in the world, Ball needed a wild card in order to get into the main draw, and he is so far making the most of it. The 22-year-old Australian beat Mischa Zverev 7-5, 6-1 on Tuesday. Roddick, meanwhile, scored his first match victory since the second round of the U.S. Open when he beat Peter Luczak 7-6(5), 6-2 on Monday. The world No. 7 dealt with a knee injury that derailed his fall season and forced him to miss the World Tour Finals. With Roddick apparently back in decent form, he should be able to prevail in two competitive sets.
James Blake vs. Marc Gicquel
It will be a battle of 30-somethings when Blake and Gicquel fight for a quarterfinal spot in Brisbane on Tuesday. Both veterans recorded impressive wins in the opening round to suggest that this clash will be a good one. Gicquel, 32, destroyed Philipp Petzschner 6-3, 6-1 while Blake, two years younger at 30, upset fifth-seeded Sam Querrey 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. Neither man is coming off an inspiring 2009 campaign; Gicquel registers at 58th in the world and Blake, in near free-fall mode, is ranked No. 44. This should be an entertaining baseline battle, but Blake looked outstanding against Querrey and he should advance.
(4) Tomas Berdych vs. Marcos Baghdatis
Arguably the toughest second-round matchup in Brisbane features Berdych and Baghdatis, who have met on two previous occasions. Baghdatis recovered to capture a title in Stockholm. Baghdatis earned an emphatic win at the 2006 Indian Wells Masters before Berdych got revenge a year later on the grass courts of Halle. The Cypriot continued to struggle with injuries in 2009, but he recovered late to win a title in Stockholm and he comes in at 42nd in the world. Berdych, 20th in the world, posted some good results last year but, as usual, failed in the consistency department. Unless the No. 4 seed serves incredibly well and wins a ton of free points, look for Baghdatis to pull it out in three sets.
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Ricky, what happened to Marcos?
smr , 1/6/10 10:18 PM
Never mind ... read your match report. Good for Berdych.
smr , 1/6/10 11:14 PM
http://tennistalk.com/en/match_report/Brisbane_International/2010/Toma s_Berdych_-_Marcos_Baghdatis
there it is for anyone else wondering
basically Baghdatis wasn't THAT bad except on serve (on which he was terrible). Berdych was basically the Berdych that beat Fed at the Olympics (and then disappeared).
RickyDimon , 1/6/10 11:34 PM
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This Ball guy has a monster server, fine volleying skills and pretty decent groundstrokes that can go wild from time to time. He can be a source of trouble for any top guy. I guess his inexperience kicked in during the most crucial periods of the match.
rfzr , 1/6/10 9:57 PM