CLOSED Tennis: ATP World Tour 2014

The moment has finally come, the ATP World Tour is ready to kick off another season! The first week has three ATP 250 tournaments, here are a few details about each of them:

Brisbane International presented by Suncorp - Brisbane, Australia

Surface: Hard

Prize Money: $ 511,825

Seeded Players:

1      Roger Federer (SUI)

2 Kei Nishikori (JPN)

3 Gilles Simon (FRA)

4 Kevin Anderson (RSA)

5 Grigor Dimitrov (BUL)

6 Feliciano Lopez (ESP)

7 Dmitry Tursunov (RUS)

8 Jeremy Chardy (FRA)

Qatar ExxonMobil Open - Doha, Qatar

Surface: Hard

Prize Money: $ 1,195,500

Seeded Players:

1 Rafael Nadal (ESP)

2 David Ferrer (ESP)

3 Andy Murray (GBR)

4 Tomas Berdych (CZE)

5 Richard Gasquet (FRA)

6 Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER)

7 Ernests Gulbis (LAT)

8 Fernando Verdasco (ESP)

Aircel Chennai Open - Chennai, India

Surface: Hard

Prize Money: $ 459,140

Seeded Players:

1 Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI)

2 Mikhail Youzhny (RUS)

3 Fabio Fognini (ITA)

4 Benoit Paire (FRA)

5 Vasek Pospisil (CAN)

6 Marcel Granollers (ESP)

7 Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA)

8 Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP)

First-round matches start early in the morning (European time), here's the play list and the odds at Intertops:

ATP Brisbane

Marinko Matosevic v Julien Benneteau

Marinko Matosevic 2.00

Julien Benneteau 1.77

James Duckworth v Jarkko Nieminen

James Duckworth 3.10

Jarkko Nieminen 1.36

Denis Istomin v Marin Cilic

Denis Istomin 2.75

Marin Cilic 1.43

Sam Querrey v Dmitry Tursunov

Sam Querrey 1.87

Dmitry Tursunov 1.87

Grigor Dimitrov v Robin Haase

Grigor Dimitrov 1.32

Robin Haase 3.30

ATP Chennai

Yen-Hsun Lu v Tim Smyczek

Yen-Hsun Lu 1.48

Tim Smyczek 2.65

Dudi Sela v Lukas Lacko

Dudi Sela 1.74

Lukas Lacko 2.05

Kyle Edmund v Vasek Pospisil

Kyle Edmund 8.00

Vasek Pospisil 1.07

Good luck!

ATP Doha

Daniel Gimeno-Traver v Lukasz Kubot

Daniel Gimeno-Traver 2.25

Lukasz Kubot 1.63

Tomas Berdych v Ivo Karlovic

Tomas Berdych 1.19

Ivo Karlovic 4.60

Fernando Verdasco v Fillipo Volandri

Fernando Verdasco 1.07

Fillipo Volandri 8.00

Malek Jaziri v Tobias Kamke

Malek Jaziri 2.25

Tobias Kamke 1.63

Joao Sousa v Victor Hanescu

Joao Sousa 1.45

Victor Hanescu 2.70

The results from Brisbane are in, no surprises except Matosevic beating Benneteau. Seventh seed Tursunov was defeated by Querrer but that wasn't such an unexpected result.

Singles - First Round

[5] G Dimitrov (BUL) d R Haase (NED) 62 63

S Querrey  (USA) d [7] D Tursunov  (RUS) 75 64

J Nieminen  (FIN) d [WC] J Duckworth  (AUS) 62 63

M Matosevic  (AUS) d J Benneteau  (FRA) 57 64 76(4)

M Cilic  (CRO) d D Istomin  (UZB) 67(3) 76(5) 64

Just got the official results from Chennai, fifth seed Pospisil had an easy first round while Lu and Sela also went through.

Singles - First Round

[5] V Pospisil (CAN) d [WC] K Edmund (GBR) 63 75

Y Lu (TPE) d T Smyczek (USA) 64 62

J Vesely (CZE) d [WC] J Nedunchezhiyan (IND) 75 62

D Sela (ISR) d L Lacko (SVK) 64 62

Big upset in Doha as Karlovic defeated Berdych in his trademark tie-break style. Verdasco didn't have any problems while Monfils also advanced.

Singles - First Round

I Karlovic (CRO) d [4] T Berdych (CZE) 76(7) 76(4)

[8] F Verdasco (ESP) d F Volandri (ITA) 63 63

T Kamke (GER) d [WC] M Jaziri (TUN) 63 64

L Kubot (POL) d D Gimeno-Traver (ESP) 64 63

V Hanescu (ROU) d J Sousa (POR) 63 62

G Monfils (FRA) d S Giraldo (COL) 76(1) 62

Here are the odds for today's and tomorrow's matches at Intertops:

ATP Brisbane

Igor Sijsling v Nicolas Mahut

Igor Sijsling 1.57

Nicolas Mahut 2.35

Nick Kyrgios v Matthew Ebden

Nick Kyrgios 2.90

Matthew Ebden 1.40

Feliciano Lopez v Mikhail Kukushkin

Feliciano Lopez 1.71

Mikhail Kukushkin 2.10

Adrian Mannarino v Jeremy Chardy

Adrian Mannarino 2.25

Jeremy Chardy 1.63

Marius Copil v Yuichi Sugita

Marius Copil 1.59

Yuichi Sugita 2.33

Lleyton Hewitt v Thanasi Kokkinakis

Lleyton Hewitt 1.29

Thanasi Kokkinakis 3.50

Samuel Groth v Ryan Harrison

Samuel Groth 2.90

Ryan Harrison 1.40

ATP Doha

Rafael Nadal v Lukas Rosol

Rafael Nadal 1.03

Lukas Rosol 12.00

Pablo Andujar v Philipp Kohlschreiber

Pablo Andujar 5.15

Philipp Kohlschreiber 1.16

Michal Przysiezny v Florian Mayer

Michal Przysiezny 2.90

Florian Mayer 1.40

Mousa Zayed v Andy Murray

Mousa Zayed 17.00

Andy Murray 1.01

Richard Gasquet v Karim Hossam

Richard Gasquet 1.01

Karim Hossam 17.00

Daniel Brands v Nikolay Davydenko

Daniel Brands 2.20

Nikolay Davydenko 1.67

Alexandr Dolgopolov v David Ferrer

Alexandr Dolgopolov 5.00

David Ferrer 1.17

ATP Chennai

Benjamin Becker v Julian Reister

Benjamin Becker 1.50

Julian Reister 2.60

Pablo Carreno-Busta v Yuki Bhambri

Pablo Carreno-Busta 1.59

Yuki Bhambri 2.33

Guillermo Garcia Lopez v Oleksandr Nedovyesov

Guillermo Garcia Lopez 1.50

Oleksandr Nedovyesov 2.60

Edouard Roger Vasselin v Albert Ramos

Edouard Roger Vasselin 1.36

Albert Ramos 3.10

Good luck!

Today's results from Brisbane are in, a rather quiet day for the seeded players but there was a surprise as Groth defeated Harrison.

Singles - First Round

[6] F Lopez (ESP) d M Kukushkin (KAZ) 64 64

[8] J Chardy (FRA) d A Mannarino (FRA) 76(4) 75

[WC] S Groth (AUS) d [Q] R Harrison (USA) 76(3) 76(2)

N Mahut (FRA) d I Sijsling (NED) 36 64 64

L Hewitt (AUS) d [Q] T Kokkinakis (AUS) 63 75

[Q] M Copil (ROU) d [Q] Y Sugita (JPN) 76(5) 67(2) 76(7)

M Ebden (AUS) d *[LL] A Kuznetsov (USA) 63 64

*[LL] A Kuznetsov (USA) replaced [WC] N Kyrgios (AUS) - shoulder

Results from Chennai are in and there was quite a surprise as qualifier Kudryavtsev continued his great run with a won over eighth seed Bautista Agut.

Singles - First Round

[6] M Granollers (ESP) d [Q] R Albot (MDA) 64 36 60

[7] E Roger-Vasselin (FRA) d A Ramos (ESP) 61 63

[Q] A Kudryavtsev (RUS) d [8] R Bautista Agut (ESP) 64 36 63

B Becker (GER) d J Reister (GER) 64 21 ret. (stomach cramps)

A Bedene (SLO) d [Q] H Laaksonen (SUI) 63 57 76(0)

[WC] Y Bhambri (IND) d P Carreno Busta (ESP) 64 63

[Q] R Ramanathan (IND) d S Devvarman (IND) 46 63 64

G Garcia-Lopez (ESP) d O Nedovyesov (KAZ) 75 60

Here are the results from Doha, no surprises at all as all seven seeded players pulled through. Murray won without conceding a single game while Ferrer had a few problems with Dolgopolov. There were two slight surprises as Brown defeated Dodig and Brands ousted Davydenko.

Singles - First Round

[1] R Nadal (ESP) d L Rosol (CZE) 62 76(7)

[2] D Ferrer (ESP) d A Dolgopolov (UKR) 63 57 63

[3] A Murray (GBR) d [WC] M Zayed (QAT) 60 60

[5] R Gasquet (FRA) d [WC] K Hossam (EGY) 75 61

[6] P Kohlschreiber (GER) d P Andujar (ESP) 76(7) 62

[7] E Gulbis (LAT) d [Q] D Evans (GBR) 62 46 60

[Q] D Brown (GER) d I Dodig (CRO) 64 62

[Q] P Gojowczyk (GER) d [Q] D Thiem (AUT) 75 60

F Mayer (GER) d M Przysiezny (POL) 62 36 76(5)

D Brands (GER) d N Davydenko (RUS) 64 64

Here are today's matches and the odds at Intertops:

ATP Brisbane

Roger Federer v Jarkko Nieminen

Roger Federer 1.13

Jarkko Nieminen 5.75

Marinko Matosevic v Sam Querrey

Marinko Matosevic 2.25

Sam Querrey 1.63

Grigor Dimitrov v Marin Cilic

Grigor Dimitrov 1.63

Marin Cilic 2.25

Matthew Ebden v Kei Nishikori

Matthew Ebden 3.35

Kei Nishikori 1.31

ATP Doha

Peter Gojowczyk v Philipp Kohlschreiber

Peter Gojowczyk 3.85

Philipp Kohlschreiber 1.25

Fernando Verdasco v Victor Hanescu

Fernando Verdasco 1.29

Victor Hanescu 3.50

Florian Mayer v Andy Murray

Florian Mayer 5.25

Andy Murray 1.15

Rafael Nadal v Tobias Kamke

Rafael Nadal 1.03

Tobias Kamke 12.00

Lukasz Kubot v Ernests Gulbis

Lukasz Kubot 4.50

Ernests Gulbis 1.20

Ivo Karlovic v Dustin Brown

Ivo Karlovic 1.71

Dustin Brown 2.10

Daniel Brands v David Ferrer

Daniel Brands 5.35

David Ferrer 1.15

Richard Gasquet v Gael Monfils

Richard Gasquet 2.00

Gael Monfils 1.77

ATP Chennai

Edouard Roger Vasselin v Jiri Vesely

Edouard Roger Vasselin 1.43

Jiri Vesely 2.75

Stanislas Wawrinka v Benjamin Becker

Stanislas Wawrinka 1.20

Benjamin Becker 4.50

Aljaz Bedene v Alexandre Kudryavtsev

Aljaz Bedene 1.56

Alexandre Kudryavtsev 2.40

Good luck!

The results from Brisbane are in, Federer and Nishikori pulled through but Dimitrov was defeated in straight sets by Cilic.

Singles - Second Round

[1] R Federer (SUI) d J Nieminen (FIN) 64 62

[2] K Nishikori (JPN) d M Ebden (AUS) 62 64

M Cilic (CRO) d [5] G Dimitrov (BUL) 75 75

M Matosevic (AUS) d S Querrey (USA) 57 76(3) 64

The Chennai tournament lost its second seed as Youzhny had to retire. Top seed Wawrinka is still there though, no problem at all for him in the second round.

Singles - Second Round

[1] S Wawrinka (SUI) d B Becker (GER) 63 61

D Sela (ISR) d [2] M Youzhny (RUS) 31 ret. (illness)

[7] E Roger-Vasselin (FRA) d J Vesely (CZE) 64 64

A Bedene (SLO) d [Q] A Kudryavtsev (RUS) 16 30 ret. (right groin)

Two big surprises in Doha as Ferrer and Murray were defeated in the second round. Gasquet was also defeated by Monfils while Kohlschreiber was the victim of an even bigger upset as he was defeated by qualifier Gojowczyk. Last but not least Verdasco was also defeated by a lower ranked opponent. I guess the road is clear for Nadal to take the title.

Singles - Second Round

[1] R Nadal (ESP) d T Kamke (GER) 63 67(3) 63

D Brands (GER) d [2] D Ferrer (ESP) 64 75

F Mayer (GER) d [3] A Murray (GBR) 36 64 62

G Monfils (FRA) d [5] R Gasquet (FRA) 62 75

[Q] P Gojowczyk (GER) d [6] P Kohlschreiber (GER) 76(4) 76(7)

[7] E Gulbis (LAT) d L Kubot (POL) 62 46 63

V Hanescu (ROU) d [8] F Verdasco (ESP) 46 76(0) 62

[Q] D Brown (GER) d I Karlovic (CRO) 36 76(13) 64 - saved 4 M.P.

Here are the odds at Intertops for tomorrow's (or today's, depending on your time zone) matches in Brisbane and Chennai:

ATP Brisbane

Nicolas Mahut v Jeremy Chardy

Nicolas Mahut 2.00

Jeremy Chardy 1.77

Marius Copil v Gilles Simon

Marius Copil 2.75

Gilles Simon 1.43

Feliciano Lopez v Lleyton Hewitt

Feliciano Lopez 2.25

Lleyton Hewitt 1.63

Kevin Anderson v Samuel Groth

Kevin Anderson 1.29

Samuel Groth 3.45

ATP Chennai

Fabio Fognini v Yuki Bhambri

Fabio Fognini 1.45

Yuki Bhambri 2.70

Yen-Hsun Lu v Vasek Pospisil

Yen-Hsun Lu 2.65

Vasek Pospisil 1.48

Marcel Granollers v Ramkumar Ramanathan

Marcel Granollers 1.18

Ramkumar Ramanathan 4.70

Guillermo Garcia Lopez v Benoit Paire

Guillermo Garcia Lopez 1.95

Benoit Paire 1.80

Good luck!

Here are the odds at Intertops for today's matches in Doha:

ATP Doha

Dustin Brown v Peter Gojowczyk

Dustin Brown 1.69

Peter Gojowczyk 2.15

Victor Hanescu v Florian Mayer

Victor Hanescu 3.20

Florian Mayer 1.34

Rafael Nadal v Ernests Gulbis

Rafael Nadal 1.23

Ernests Gulbis 4.00

Gael Monfils v Daniel Brands

Gael Monfils 1.56

Daniel Brands 2.40

Good luck!

Two big surprises today in Brisbane, third seed Simon and sixth seed Lopez are out! Also fourth seed Anderson had to retire, so Federer and Nishikori seem to have an easier route to the final.

Singles - Second Round

[Q] M Copil  (ROU) d [3] G Simon  (FRA) 75 63

L Hewitt  (AUS) d [6] F Lopez  (ESP) 75 63 [8]

J Chardy  (FRA) d N Mahut  (FRA) 75 67(4) 63

[WC] S Groth  (AUS) d *[LL] P Herbert  (FRA) 46 76(3) 76(5)

*[LL] P Herbert  (FRA) replaced [4] K Anderson (RSA) - viral infection

Chennai results are in and we have predictable winners except Bhambri, but Fognini had to retire so we can't count that as a surprise.

Singles - Second Round

[WC] Y Bhambri (IND) d [3] F Fognini (ITA) 61 55 ret. (right thigh)

[4] B Paire (FRA) d G Garcia-Lopez (ESP) 61 64

[5] V Pospisil (CAN) d Y Lu (TPE) w/o (right thigh)

[6] M Granollers (ESP) d [Q] R Ramanathan (IND) 62 64

Doha results are in, finally a day without surprises. However, Nadal didn't have the easiest of matches against Gulbis, he had to work hard there. Gojowczyk next for the Spaniard, shouldn't be a big problem.

Singles - Quarter-finals

[1] R Nadal (ESP) d [7] E Gulbis (LAT) 75 64

[Q] P Gojowczyk (GER) d [Q] D Brown (GER) 63 36 76(5)

F Mayer (GER) d V Hanescu (ROU) 64 67( 8 ) 64

G Monfils (FRA) d D Brands (GER) 62 61

Here are the odds for today's matches at Intertops:

ATP Brisbane

Marin Cilic v Kei Nishikori

Marin Cilic 1.71

Kei Nishikori 2.10

Lleyton Hewitt v Marius Copil

Lleyton Hewitt 1.33

Marius Copil 3.25

Samuel Groth v Jeremy Chardy

Samuel Groth 2.75

Jeremy Chardy 1.43

Roger Federer v Marinko Matosevic

Roger Federer 1.11

Marinko Matosevic 6.50

ATP Chennai

Edouard Roger Vasselin v Dudi Sela

Edouard Roger Vasselin 1.67

Dudi Sela 2.20

Stanislas Wawrinka v Aljaz Bedene

Stanislas Wawrinka 1.15

Aljaz Bedene 5.35

Marcel Granollers v Benoit Paire

Marcel Granollers 2.33

Benoit Paire 1.59

Yuki Bhambri v Vasek Pospisil

Yuki Bhambri 3.10

Vasek Pospisil 1.36

ATP Doha

Rafael Nadal v Peter Gojowczyk

Rafael Nadal 1.02

Peter Gojowczyk 15.00

Florian Mayer v Gael Monfils

Florian Mayer 3.10

Gael Monfils 1.36

Good luck!

No surprises in the quarter finals in Brisbane, Federer breezed past Matosevic while Nishikori defeated Cilic (there were pretty good odds on that).

Singles - Quarter-finals

[1] R Federer (SUI) d M Matosevic (AUS) 61 61

[2] K Nishikori (JPN) d M Cilic (CRO) 64 57 62

[8] J Chardy (FRA) d [WC] S Groth (AUS) 75 64

L Hewitt (AUS) d [Q] M Copil (ROU) 64 62

No surprises in Chennai either, maybe except Granollers defeating Paire but that was a rather close call anyway. Wawrinka should bag this title considering the names left in the tournament.

Singles - Quarter-finals

(1) S Wawrinka defeats A Bedene 62 61

(5) V Pospisil defeats Y Bhambri 63 63

(7) E Roger-Vasselin defeats D Sela 75 67(6) 60

(6) M Granollers defeats (4) B Paire 62 36 76(5)

We had the expected results in Doha as well but Nadal had to do more than he would have wanted to in order to beat the surprising Gojowczyk.

Singles - Semi-finals

G Monfils defeats F Mayer 63 62

(1) R Nadal defeats P Gojowczyk 46 62 63

Here are the odds for today's matches at Intertops:

ATP Brisbane

Lleyton Hewitt v Kei Nishikori

Lleyton Hewitt 2.50

Kei Nishikori 1.53

Roger Federer v Jeremy Chardy

Roger Federer 1.06

Jeremy Chardy 9.00

ATP Chennai

Marcel Granollers v Edouard Roger Vasselin

Marcel Granollers 1.77

Edouard Roger Vasselin 2.00

Stanislas Wawrinka v Vasek Pospisil

Stanislas Wawrinka 1.20

Vasek Pospisil 4.40

ATP Doha

Rafael Nadal v Gael Monfils

Rafael Nadal 1.42

Gael Monfils 2.80

Good luck!

Federer will face Hewitt in the Brisbane final as the Australian produced the upset in the semi finals against Nishikori. Federer had a tricky match against Chardy but pulled through.

Singles - Semi-finals

[1] R Federer (SUI) d [8] J Chardy (FRA) 63 67(3) 63

L Hewitt (AUS) d [2] K Nishikori (JPN) 57 64 63

Nadal won the Doha tournament, as expected, even though Monfils did take a set off him. In Chennai Wawrinka is heading for a title as well, he will face Roger-Vasselin on Sunday in the final.

ATP Doha

Singles - Final

[1] R Nadal (ESP) d G Monfils (FRA) 61 67(5) 62

ATP Chennai

Singles - Semi-finals

[1] S Wawrinka (SUI) d [5] V Pospisil (CAN) 64 55 ret. (lower back strain)

[7] E Roger-Vasselin (FRA) d [6] M Granollers (ESP) 62 46 63

Here are the odds at Intertops for the final in Brisbane:

Roger Federer v Lleyton Hewitt

Roger Federer 1.20

Lleyton Hewitt 4.50

Lleyton Hewitt pulled off the upset in Brisbane, he defeated Federer 6-1 4-6 6-3 to claim the title!

Here are the odds for the Chennai final at Intertops:

Stanislas Wawrinka v Edouard Roger Vasselin

Stanislas Wawrinka 1.23

Edouard Roger Vasselin 4.00

Good luck!

Wawrinka won the Chennai final, 7-5 6-2. I was expecting a tighter match to be honest but Wawrinka was just too good for anybody in this tournament.

Another couple of ATP 250 tournaments coming up next week, the last tournaments before the Australian Open. Here are a few details about them:

Apia International Sydney - Sydney, Australia

Surface: Hard

Prize Money: $ 511,825

Seeded players

1 Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG)

2 Jerzy Janowicz (POL)

3 Andreas Seppi (ITA)

4 Dmitry Tursunov (RUS)

5 Vasek Pospisil (CAN)

6 Julien Benneteau (FRA)

7 Marin Cilic (CRO)

8 Marcel Granollers (ESP)

Heineken Open - Auckland, New Zealand

Surface: Hard

Prize Money: $514,345

Seeded players

1 David Ferrer (ESP)

2 Tommy Haas (GER)

3 John Isner (USA)

4 Kevin Anderson (RSA)

5 Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER)

6 Benoit Paire (FRA)

7 Gael Monfils (FRA)

8 Robin Haase (NED)

A few matches coming up on Monday morning (European time), here are the odds at Intertops:

ATP Sydney

Denis Istomin v Pablo Andujar

Denis Istomin 1.20

Pablo Andujar 4.50

Joao Sousa v Lukas Rosol

Joao Sousa 2.25

Lukas Rosol 1.63

Julien Benneteau v Matthew Ebden

Julien Benneteau 1.56

Matthew Ebden 2.40

ATP Auckland

Santiago Giraldo v Albert Montanes

Santiago Giraldo 1.26

Albert Montanes 3.80

Jack Sock v Adrian Mannarino

Jack Sock 2.30

Adrian Mannarino 1.61

Fillipo Volandri v Horacio Zeballos

Fillipo Volandri 3.80

Horacio Zeballos 1.26

Good luck!

The results from Auckland are in, expected wins for Giraldo and Zeballos but also a surprising defeat for Mannarino against Sock.

Singles - First Round

S Giraldo (COL) d A Montanes (ESP) 61 76(3)

H Zeballos (ARG) d F Volandri (ITA) 60 76(1)

[WC] J Sock (USA) d A Mannarino (FRA) 63 64

Just got the results from Sydney, no surprises at all in the first day.

Singles - First Round

[6] J Benneteau (FRA) d [WC] M Ebden (AUS) 62 62

L Rosol (CZE) d J Sousa (POR) 76(5) 46 76(1)

D Istomin (UZB) d P Andujar (ESP) 61 62

Here are today's matches and the odds at Intertops:

ATP Auckland

Federico Del Bonis v Donald Young

Federico Del Bonis 2.70

Donald Young 1.45

Lukas Lacko v Jose Statham

Lukas Lacko 1.15

Jose Statham 5.25

Guillermo Garcia Lopez v Robin Haase

Guillermo Garcia Lopez 1.91

Robin Haase 1.83

Philipp Kohlschreiber v Pablo Carreno-Busta

Philipp Kohlschreiber 1.20

Pablo Carreno-Busta 4.50

Roberto Bautista-Agut v Daniel Gimeno-Traver

Roberto Bautista-Agut 1.45

Daniel Gimeno-Traver 2.70

Yen-Hsun Lu v Igor Sijsling

Yen-Hsun Lu 2.40

Igor Sijsling 1.56

Benoit Paire v Michal Przysiezny

Benoit Paire 1.53

Michal Przysiezny 2.50

ATP Sydney

Jan-Lennard Struff v Marin Cilic

Jan-Lennard Struff 4.70

Marin Cilic 1.18

Nicolas Mahut v Ryan Harrison

Nicolas Mahut 2.00

Ryan Harrison 1.77

Radek Stepanek v Samuel Groth

Radek Stepanek 1.24

Samuel Groth 3.95

Carlos Berlocq v Sergiy Stakhovsky

Carlos Berlocq 2.65

Sergiy Stakhovsky 1.48

Blaz Kavcic v Jarkko Nieminen

Blaz Kavcic 3.25

Jarkko Nieminen 1.33

Sam Querrey v Vasek Pospisil

Sam Querrey 1.33

Vasek Pospisil 3.25

Florian Mayer v Marinko Matosevic

Florian Mayer 1.77

Marinko Matosevic 2.00

Edouard Roger Vasselin v Alexandr Dolgopolov

Edouard Roger Vasselin 2.80

Alexandr Dolgopolov 1.42

Marcel Granollers v Bernard Tomic

Marcel Granollers 3.25

Bernard Tomic 1.33

Good luck!

Auckland results are in, Garcia-Lopez got a great result against Haase while Kohlschreiber and Paire pulled through.

Singles - First Round

[5] P Kohlschreiber (GER) d P Carreno Busta (ESP) 62 36 75

[6] B Paire (FRA) d M Przysiezny (POL) 64 62

G Garcia-Lopez (ESP) d [8] R Haase (NED) 46 75 76(4)

[Q] D Young (USA) d F Delbonis (ARG) 75 62

Y Lu (TPE) d I Sijsling (NED) 75 76(7)

[Q] L Lacko (SVK) d [WC] J Statham (NZL) 63 61

R Bautista Agut (ESP) d [Q] D Gimeno-Traver (ESP) 61 36 64

Sydney results are in, Granollers was defeated by Tomic while fifth seed Pospisil was forced to retire due to a lower back injury.

Singles - First Round

[7] M Cilic (CRO) d [Q] J Struff (GER) 36 63 63

B Tomic (AUS) d [8] M Granollers (ESP) 63 60

N Mahut (FRA) d [Q] R Harrison (USA) 76(2) 75

R Stepanek (CZE) d [WC] S Groth (AUS) 67(6) 76(5) 62

*[LL] A Ramos (ESP) d S Querrey (USA) 46 63 64

[Q] S Stakhovsky (UKR) d C Berlocq (ARG) 63 64

[WC] M Matosevic (AUS) d F Mayer (GER) 62 46 63

[Q] B Kavcic (SLO) d J Nieminen (FIN) 64 63

A Dolgopolov (UKR) d E Roger-Vasselin (FRA) 63 ret. (fatigue)

*[LL] A Ramos (ESP) replaced [5] V Pospisil (CAN) - lower back

Quite a few surprises in Sydney, Del Potro pulled through but Janowicz and Seppi were defeated in the second round. Cilic and Benneteau were also beaten by unseeded players.

Singles - Second Round

[1] J Del Potro (ARG) d N Mahut (FRA) 16 63 64

A Dolgopolov (UKR) d [2] J Janowicz (POL) 62 62

[WC] M Matosevic (AUS) d [3] A Seppi (ITA) 63 64

[4] D Tursunov (RUS) d L Rosol (CZE) 36 63 63

[Q] S Stakhovsky (UKR) d [6] J Benneteau (FRA) 63 62

D Istomin (UZB) d [7] M Cilic (CRO) 63 64

R Stepanek (CZE) d A Ramos (ESP) 62 76(5)

B Tomic (AUS) d [Q] B Kavcic (SLO) 63 46 64

Some surprises in Auckland as well, Tommy Haas and Kevin Anderson were defeated in the second round. Top seed Ferrer needed three sets to get past Young, fighting back from one set down.

Singles - Second Round

[1] D Ferrer (ESP) d [Q] D Young (USA) 67(5) 63 61

[WC] J Sock (USA) d [2] T Haas (GER) 64 64

[3] J Isner (USA) d [Q] L Lacko (SVK) 76(1) 36 62

[LL] S Johnson (USA) d [4] K Anderson (RSA) 75 64

[5] P Kohlschreiber (GER) d H Zeballos (ARG) 64 62

R Bautista Agut (ESP) d [6] B Paire (FRA) 63 64

G Garcia-Lopez (ESP) d S Giraldo (COL) 67(7) 62 63

Y Lu (TPE) d [Q] B Klahn (USA) 67(3) 62 63

Here are the odds at Intertops for the upcoming matches:

ATP Auckland

Roberto Bautista-Agut v Jack Sock

Roberto Bautista-Agut 1.74

Jack Sock 2.05

Philipp Kohlschreiber v John Isner

Philipp Kohlschreiber 1.77

John Isner 2.00

Steve Johnson v Yen-Hsun Lu

Steve Johnson 2.15

Yen-Hsun Lu 1.69

David Ferrer v Guillermo Garcia Lopez

David Ferrer 1.17

Guillermo Garcia Lopez 4.85

ATP Sydney

Juan Martin Del Potro v Radek Stepanek

Juan Martin Del Potro 1.26

Radek Stepanek 3.70

Dmitry Tursunov v Denis Istomin

Dmitry Tursunov 2.00

Denis Istomin 1.77

Bernard Tomic v Alexandr Dolgopolov

Bernard Tomic 2.10

Alexandr Dolgopolov 1.71

Sergiy Stakhovsky v Marinko Matosevic

Sergiy Stakhovsky 2.20

Marinko Matosevic 1.67

Good luck!

No big surprises in the quarter finals, Del Potro pulled through in Sydney while Ferrer continues his march towards the title in Auckland.

ATP Sydney

Singles - Quarter-finals

[1] J Del Potro (ARG) d R Stepanek (CZE) 64 36 63

[4] D Tursunov (RUS) d D Istomin (UZB) 76(5) 62

[Q] S Stakhovsky (UKR) d [WC] M Matosevic (AUS) 64 63

B Tomic (AUS) d A Dolgopolov (UKR) 64 63

ATP Auckland

Singles - Quarter-finals

[1] D Ferrer (ESP) d G Garcia-Lopez (ESP) 63 57 64

[3] J Isner (USA) d [5] P Kohlschreiber (GER) 67(4) 76(4) 76(5)

Y Lu (TPE) d [LL] S Johnson (USA) 64 64

R Bautista Agut (ESP) d [WC] J Sock (USA) 61 63

Here are the odds for the semi finals at Intertops:

ATP Auckland

John Isner v Roberto Bautista-Agut

John Isner 1.40

Roberto Bautista-Agut 2.90

David Ferrer v Yen-Hsun Lu

David Ferrer 1.20

Yen-Hsun Lu 4.50

ATP Sydney

Juan Martin Del Potro v Dmitry Tursunov

Juan Martin Del Potro 1.23

Dmitry Tursunov 4.00

Sergiy Stakhovsky v Bernard Tomic

Sergiy Stakhovsky 2.90

Bernard Tomic 1.40

Good luck!

The Sydney semi finals are over, Del Potro will play Bernard Tomic for the title.

Singles - Semi-finals

[1] J Del Potro (ARG) d [4] D Tursunov (RUS) 64 62

B Tomic (AUS) d [Q] S Stakhovsky (UKR) 67(4) 75 63

Big upset in Auckland as top seed Ferrer was defeated by Lu, the Taipei player will face John Isner in the final.

Singles - Semi-finals

Y Lu (TPE) d [1] D Ferrer (ESP) 64 76(4)

[3] J Isner (USA) d R Bautista Agut (ESP) 36 76(2) 64

Here are the odds at Intertops for the two finals:

ATP Auckland

Yen-Hsun Lu v John Isner

Yen-Hsun Lu 2.60

John Isner 1.50

ATP Sydney

Juan Martin Del Potro v Bernard Tomic

Juan Martin Del Potro 1.27

Bernard Tomic 3.65

Good luck!

No surprise in the Auckland final, we had two tie-breaks and Isner won!

[3] J Isner (USA) d Y Lu (TPE) 76(4) 76(7)

No problem for Del Potro in the Sydney final, he cruised past Tomic to take the title.

[1] J Del Potro (ARG) d B Tomic (AUS) 63 61

The first Grand Slam tournament of the year is about to begin, here are some details and the odds at Intertops for the first matches:

Australian Open - Melbourne, Australia

Surface: Hard

Prize Money: A$ 33,000,000

Seeded players

1 Rafael Nadal (ESP)

2 Novak Djokovic (SRB)

3 David Ferrer (ESP)

4 Andy Murray (GBR)

5 Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG)

6 Roger Federer (SUI)

7 Tomas Berdych (CZE)

8 Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI)

9 Richard Gasquet (FRA)

10 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA)

11 Milos Raonic (CAN)

12 Tommy Haas (GER)

13 Nicolas Almagro (ESP)

14 John Isner (USA)

15 Mikhail Youzhny (RUS)

16 Fabio Fognini (ITA)

17 Kei Nishikori (JPN)

18 Tommy Robredo (ESP)

19 Gilles Simon (FRA)

20 Kevin Anderson (RSA)

21 Jerzy Janowicz (POL)

22 Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER)

23 Grigor Dimitrov (BUL)

24 Ernests Gulbis (LAT)

25 Andreas Seppi (ITA)

26 Gael Monfils (FRA)

27 Feliciano Lopez (ESP)

28 Benoit Paire (FRA)

29 Vasek Pospisil (CAN)

30 Jeremy Chardy (FRA)

31 Dmitry Tursunov (RUS)

32 Fernando Verdasco (ESP)

Ivo Karlovic v Ivan Dodig

Ivo Karlovic 2.25

Ivan Dodig 1.63

Mikhail Youzhny v Jan-Lennard Struff

Mikhail Youzhny 1.26

Jan-Lennard Struff 3.70

Steve Johnson v Adrian Mannarino

Steve Johnson 1.69

Adrian Mannarino 2.15

Stanislas Wawrinka v Andrey Golubev

Stanislas Wawrinka 1.05

Andrey Golubev 10.00

Alejandro Falla v Mikhail Kukushkin

Alejandro Falla 1.77

Mikhail Kukushkin 2.00

Dudi Sela v Jarkko Nieminen

Dudi Sela 2.50

Jarkko Nieminen 1.53

Santiago Giraldo v Sam Querrey

Santiago Giraldo 2.70

Sam Querrey 1.45

Tomas Berdych v Oleksandr Nedovyesov

Tomas Berdych 1.03

Oleksandr Nedovyesov 13.00

Jan Hajek v Damir Dzumhur

Jan Hajek 2.40

Damir Dzumhur 1.56

Kevin Anderson v Jiri Vesely

Kevin Anderson 1.36

Jiri Vesely 3.10

Dominic Thiem v Joao Sousa

Dominic Thiem 2.05

Joao Sousa 1.74

Florian Mayer v Denis Kudla

Florian Mayer 1.30

Denis Kudla 3.40

Alejandro Gonzalez v David Ferrer

Alejandro Gonzalez 12.00

David Ferrer 1.03

Nicolas Mahut v Matthew Ebden

Nicolas Mahut 1.59

Matthew Ebden 2.33

Juan Monaco v Ernests Gulbis

Juan Monaco 4.70

Ernests Gulbis 1.18

DI WU v Kenny De Schepper

DI WU 1.83

Kenny De Schepper 1.91

Fabio Fognini v Alex Bogomolov Jr

Fabio Fognini 1.71

Alex Bogomolov Jr 2.10

David Guez v Richard Gasquet

David Guez 11.00

Richard Gasquet 1.04

Carlos Berlocq v Edouard Roger Vasselin

Carlos Berlocq 2.80

Edouard Roger Vasselin 1.42

Albert Ramos v Pablo Andujar

Albert Ramos 1.53

Pablo Andujar 2.50

Samuel Groth v Vasek Pospisil

Samuel Groth 2.60

Vasek Pospisil 1.50

Pablo Carreno-Busta v Julien Benneteau

Pablo Carreno-Busta 3.25

Julien Benneteau 1.33

Nikolay Davydenko v Lukasz Kubot

Nikolay Davydenko 1.63

Lukasz Kubot 2.25

Jeremy Chardy v Jesse Huta Galung

Jeremy Chardy 1.11

Jesse Huta Galung 6.50

Guillermo Garcia Lopez v Tommy Haas

Guillermo Garcia Lopez 2.75

Tommy Haas 1.43

Ricardas Berankis v Alexandr Dolgopolov

Ricardas Berankis 3.05

Alexandr Dolgopolov 1.37

Tommy Robredo v Lukas Rosol

Tommy Robredo 1.74

Lukas Rosol 2.05

Dmitry Tursunov v Michael Russell

Dmitry Tursunov 1.13

Michael Russell 5.75

Leonardo Mayer v Albert Montanes

Leonardo Mayer 1.40

Albert Montanes 2.90

Jordan Thompson v Jerzy Janowicz

Jordan Thompson 3.65

Jerzy Janowicz 1.27

Marcos Baghdatis v Denis Istomin

Marcos Baghdatis 2.25

Denis Istomin 1.63

Lukas Lacko v Novak Djokovic

Lukas Lacko 17.00

Novak Djokovic 1.01

Good luck!

Nadal had a tight match with Nishikori but eventually prevailed in straight sets, Federer had a much more dominant appearance against Tsonga. Murray dropped a set against Robert and will face Federer in the quarter finals, should be one hell of a match.

Singles - Fourth Round

[1] Rafael Nadal (ESP) d. [16] Kei Nishikori (JPN) 76(3) 75 76(3)

[4] Andy Murray (GBR) d. Stephane Robert (FRA) 61, 62, 67(6), 62

[6] Roger Federer (SUI) d. [10] Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 63 75 64

[22] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) d. Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) 63 36 62 64

First two quarter finals coming up on Tuesday, here are the odds at Intertops:

Tomas Berdych v David Ferrer

Tomas Berdych 1.67

David Ferrer 2.20

Stanislas Wawrinka v Novak Djokovic

Stanislas Wawrinka 7.50

Novak Djokovic 1.08

Good luck!