2008 Pacific Life Open, Indian Wells, California

 

Place: Indian Wells, California
Date: March 13-23, 2008
Draw Size: 96
Surface - Hard

 

 

Website:  star.gif star picture by pix-perso  www.PacificLifeOpen.com

 

  Palmares

 

2007    Rafael Nadal
2006    Roger Federer
2005    Roger Federer
2004    Roger Federer
2003    Lleyton Hewitt
2002    Lleyton Hewitt
2001    Andre Agassi
2000    Alex Corretja

 

S I N G L E S

 

   The Seeds

Seeds: (cut: Benjamin Becker - 83)
1. Roger Federer
2. Rafael Nadal
3. Novak Djokovic
4. Nikolay Davydenko
5. David Ferrer
6. Andy Roddick
7. David Nalbandian
8. Richard Gasquet
9. James Blake
10. Tomas Berdych 
11. Andy Murray
12. Fernando Gonzalez
13. Mikhail Youzhny
14. Paul-Henri Mathieu
15. Tommy Robredo
16. Guillermo Canas
17. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
18. Marcos Baghdatis
19. Carlos Moya
20. Ivo Karlovic
21. Juan Monaco
22. Juan Carlos Ferrero
23. Ivan Ljubicic
24. Lleyton Hewitt
25. Nicolas Almagro
26. Jarkko Nieminen
27. Philipp Kohlschreiber
28. Juan Ignacio Chela
29. Radek Stepanek
30. Fernando Verdasco
31. Igor Andreev
32. Feliciano Lopez

 

  Federer, Nadal, Roddick Lead All Top 45 Players at Indian Wells

The Pacific Life Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in California open the 2008 Tennis Masters Series season. The nine ATP Masters Series tournaments bring together the best fields in tennis at the most prestigious venues. This year's field consists of 47 of the Top 50 players in the latest South African Airways ATP Rankings, including every player in the Top 45. The only players missing are in the Top 50 are: No. 46 Steve Darcis, No. 47 Fabrice Santoro and No. 50 Agustin Calleri. In addition, six of the seven active players (except Gustavo Kuerten) to rank No. 1 are in the tournament

 

  MAIN DRAW

 

(1)Roger Federer (SUI) bye
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) vs Sergio Roitman (ARG)
Evgueni Korolev (RUS) vs Nicolas Mahut (FRA)
(25)Nicolas Almagro (ESP) bye
(23)Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) bye
Marin Cilic (CRO) vs (q)
Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) vs Nicolas Massu (CHI)
(15)Tommy Robredo (ESP) bye
(11)Andy Murray (GBR) bye
Marat Safin (RUS) vs Jurgen Melzer (AUT)
Michael Berrer (GER) vs (q)
(20)Ivo Karlovic (CRO) bye
(30)Fernando Verdasco (ESP) bye
Victor Hanescu (ROU) vs Albert Montanes (ESP)
Tommy Haas (GER) vs Julien Benneteau (FRA)
(6)Andy Roddick (USA) bye


(4)Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) bye
Simone Bolelli (ITA) vs (WC)John Isner (USA)
Florian Mayer (GER) vs Mardy Fish (USA)
(31)Igor Andreev (RUS) bye
(24)Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) bye
Samuel Querrey (USA) vs Luis Horna (PER)
Gilles Simon (FRA) vs Carlos Berlocq (ARG)
(13)Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) bye
(12)Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) bye
Gael Monfils (FRA) vs (WC)Mario Ancic (CRO)
Thomas Johnasson (SWE) vs (q)
(22)Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP) bye
(29)Radek Stepanek (CZE) bye
Jose Acasuso (ARG) vs (q)
Oscar Hernandez (ESP) vs Ernests Gulbis (LAT)
(7)David Nalbandian (ARG) bye


(5)David Ferrer (ESP) bye
Arnaud Clement (FRA) vs Olivier Rochus (BEL)
Hyung-Taik Lee (KOR) vs Michael Llodra (FRA)
(26)Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) bye
(18)Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) bye
(q) vs (q)
Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) vs (WC)Jesse Levine (USA)
(10)Tomas Berdych (CZE) bye  
(16)Guillermo Canas (ARG) bye
Jonas Bjorkman (SWE) vs Filippo Volandri (ITA)
(q) vs (q)
(21)Juan Monaco (ARG) bye
(27)Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) bye
Xavier Malisse (BEL) vs (q)
Andreas Seppi (ITA) vs (q)
(3)Novak Djokovic (SRB) bye


(8)Richard Gasquet (FRA) bye
Sebastien Grosjean (FRA) vs Robin Soderling (SWE)
Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) vs Benjamin Becker (GER)
(28)Juan Ignacio Chela (ARG) bye
(19)Carlos Moya (ESP) bye
Vince Spadea (USA) vs (WC)Robby Ginepri (USA)
Marc Gicquel (FRA) vs Potito Starace (ITA)
(9)James Blake (USA) bye
(14)Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) bye
Frank Dancevic (CAN) vs Alejandro Falla (COL)
Dudi Sela (ISR) vs Nicolas Kiefer (GER)
(17)Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) bye
(32)Feliciano Lopez (ESP) bye
(WC)Donald Young (USA) vs (q)
Werner Eschauer (AUT) vs (q)
(2)Rafael Nadal (ESP) bye

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding Field Assembled at Pacific Life Open

This year's Pacific Life Open draw features 47 of the Top 50 players in the South African Airways ATP Rankings, including every player in the Top 45.

World No. 1 Roger Federer comes in as the top seed for the fifth consecutive year and the former three-time champion (2004-06) will be looking to capture his first title in 2008. Federer will take on the winner of Sergio Roitman and Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in his opening round match. The first seed he could play is No. 25 Nicolas Almagro in the third round.

Federer's top half of the draw includes possible fourth round opponents No. 15 Tommy Robredo or No. 23 Ivan Ljubicic along with quarterfinal opponents No. 6 Andy Roddick or No. 11 Andy Murray, both two-time ATP winners this season.

Roddick and Murray have tricky opening round matches. The American plays the winner of Tommy Haas and Julien Benneteau while the British No. 1 takes on the Jurgen Melzer and Marat Safin survivor. The first seed Murray could face is No. 20 Ivo Karlovic in the third round.

In the second quarter of the draw, the highest seeds are No. 4 Nikolay Davydenko, No. 7 David Nalbandian, No. 12 Fernando Gonzalez and No. 13 Mikhail Youzhny. No. 24 and two-time winner Lleyton Hewitt also is in that section. Hewitt opens against the winner of Luis Horna-Las Vegas champion Sam Querrey.

In the bottom half of the draw (third quarter), No. 3 and last year's finalist Novak Djokovic, No. 5 David Ferrer, No. 10 Tomas Berdych and No. 16 Guillermo Canas, who upset Federer last year, are the highest seeds. Six of the 12 qualifiers in the tournament are also in this section of the draw. Djokovic's first seeded opponent is No. 27 Philipp Kohlschreiber and he could meet Canas or No. 21 Juan Monaco in the fourth round.

In the final quarter of the draw, No. 2 and defending champion Rafael Nadal opens against a qualifier or Austrian Werner Eschauer. Nadal could meet countryman and close friend Feliciano Lopez, the No. 32 seed, in the third round. Possible fourth round opponents include either Frenchmen No. 14 Paul-Henri Mathieu or No. 17/Australian Open runner-up Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Nadal lost to Tsonga in the semifinals in Melbourne.

No. 8 Richard Gasquet and No. 9 James Blake are the highest seeds in Nadal's section. He could meet one of them in the quarterfinals. Gasquet opens with the winner of countryman Sebastien Grosjean and Robin Soderling while Blake takes on the winner of Potito Starace and Marc Gicquel.

The wild cards in the tournament are Mario Ancic (vs. Gael Monfils) and Americans Robby Ginepri (vs. Vincent Spadea), John Isner (vs. Simone Bolelli), Jesse Levine (vs. Stanislas Wawrinka), and Donald Young (vs. a qualifier).

 

 

D O U B L E S


   The Seeds

 

Seeds: (cut: 61)
1. Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan
2. Simon Aspelin/Julian Knowle
3. Daniel Nestor/Nenad Zimonjic
4. Jonathan Erlich/Andy Ram
5. Martin Damm/Pavel Vizner
6. Mahesh Bhupathi/Mark Knowles
7. Arnaud Clement/Michael Llodra
8. Paul Hanley/Leander Paes


  Main Draw


(1)Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan (USA) vs Marcos Baghdatis/Stanislas Wawrinka (CYP/SUI)
Jeff Coetzee/Wesley Moodie (RSA) vs Philipp Kohlschreiber/Jarkko Nieminen (GER/FIN)
Ivan Ljubicic/Tommy Robredo (CRO/ESP) vs Max Mirnyi/Jamie Murray (BLR/GBR)
(7)Arnaud Clement/Michael Llodra (FRA) vs Marcelo Melo/Andre Sa (BRA)
(4)Jonathan Erlich/Andy Ram (ISR) vs Juan Ignacio Chela/Sebastian Prieto (ARG)
Paul-Henri Mathieu/Radek Stepanek (FRA/CZE) vs (WC)Mardy Fish/Samuel Querrey (USA)
Tomas Berdych/Lukas Dlouhy (CZE) vs Nikolay Davydenko/Nicolas Kiefer (RUS/GER)
(6)Mahesh Bhupathi/Mark Knowles (IND/BAH) vs Christopher Kas/Rogier Wassen (GER/NED)


(8)Paul Hanley/Leander Paes (AUS/IND) vs David Ferrer/Rafael Nadal (ESP)
Guillermo Canas/David Nalbandian (ARG) vs Mariusz Fyrstenberg/Marcin Matkowski (POL)
Juan Monaco/Potito Starace (ARG/ITA) vs Julien Benneteau/Nicolas Mahut (FRA)
(3)Daniel Nestor/Nenad Zimonjic (CAN/SRB) vs Fernando Gonzalez/Dmitry Tursunov (CHI/RUS)
(5)Martin Damm/Pavel Vizner (CZE) vs Eric Butorac/Andy Murray (USA/GBR)
Richard Gasquet/Robert Lindstedt (FRA/SWE) vs (WC)Sebastien Grosjean/Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA)
Jonas Bjorkman/Kevin Ullyett (SWE/ZIM) vs Leos Friedl/Mikhail Youzhny (CZE/RUS)
(2)Simon Aspelin/Julian Knowle (SWE/AUT) vs Frantisek Cermak/Jordan Kerr (CZE/AUS)

 

 

   Doubles Round 1: Berdych/Dlouhy vs Davydenko/Kiefer

 

Order of Play - Friday, March 14, 2008 


COURT 7 Match Start 11:00 am

J Coetzee (RSA) / W Moodie (RSA) vs P Kohlschreiber (GER) / J Nieminen (FIN) - ATP
F Gonzalez (CHI) / D Tursunov (RUS) vs [3] D Nestor (CAN) / N Zimonjic (SRB) - ATP
G Canas (ARG) / D Nalbandian (ARG) vs M Fyrstenberg (POL) / M Matkowski (POL) - ATP
T Berdych (CZE) / L Dlouhy (CZE) vs N Davydenko (RUS) / N Kiefer (GER) - ATP
L Friedl (CZE) / M Youzhny (RUS) vs J Bjorkman (SWE) / K Ullyett (ZIM) - ATP

 

 

 

 

 

   Singles Round 1: Tomas Berdych has a BYE

 

   Singles Round 2: Tomas Berdych vs Stanislas Wawrinka

 

Round 1 Tomas Berdych has a BYE

Order of Play - Saturday, March 15, 2008

STADIUM 3 start 11:00 am
S Wawrinka (SUI) vs [10] T Berdych (CZE) - ATP 
E Vesnina (RUS) vs [6] M Bartoli (FRA) - WTA
[32] F Lopez (ESP) vs [WC] D Young (USA) - ATP
[WC] V King (USA) vs [31] T Garbin (ITA) - WTA
[16] G Canas (ARG) vs J Bjorkman (SWE) - ATP

 

 

 

Tomas Berdych returns the ball during his match against Stanislas Wawrinka
in the second round of the Pacific Life Open tennis tournament in Indian Wells,
California, Saturday, March 15, 2008.(AP Photo/Mark Avery)

 

   Result:

The blustery desert winds made life difficult for all. Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka posted a 2-6, 7-6 (7/3), 6-4 victory over 10th-seeded Czech Tomas Berdych.

 

 

 

    Time for Tomas Berdych to fulfil his promise

 

SPORTINGO

Chris Goldsmith  -  Mon, Mar 17, 08

He's been a top 20 player on the ATP for the past two seasons. At 23 he is no spring chick but it's time for him to win a Grand Slam.

'The 6ft 5ins giant of a player did reach his best finish in a Grand Slam event last year with a quarter-final birth at Wimbledon'

The Czech Republic is famed for its battling tennis stars. Ivan Lendl and Martina Navratilova were two players who, although defecting from their home country, have shown what a breeding ground that country can be!. 

Petr Korda was the last Czech men's player to win a Grand Slam event back in 1998, and 10 years on can the talented Tomas Berdych repeat this feat? I think he may have a chance.

Berdych is well known for being an under-achiever so far in his professional career. He has only won three tournaments so far. The Czech player's problems seems to be the big matches, where nerves seems to get the better of him. He has career victories over some of the best players in the world, including Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Roddick. He has reached numerous quarter-finals, semis and finals. But his lack of tournament wins shows he needs to be more confident when in the later stages of events.

His Grand Slam success has been even less satisfactory for the 23-year-old. Berdych, before last year, failed to get past the last 16 in any of the Grand Slam events, but to be fair the majority of his fourth round opponents have been the elite like Federer and other top 10 players.

However, if Berdych is to realise his dream of winning a Grand Slam, he needs to be able to beat the best in the business - and consistently. Berdych can play on any surface like most champions. His three tournament wins have all come on different surfaces, the grass of Halle in Germany, the clay of Palermo in Italy and the indoor carpets of Paris, France. 

The 6ft 5ins giant of a player did reach his best finish in a Grand Slam event last year with a quarter-final birth at Wimbledon. Unforunately for Berdych he came across an inspired Rafael Nadal who was still revelling in his comeback victory against Robin Soderling of Sweden in the previous round.

Berdych has powerful groundstrokes and a big serve, but against Nadal couldn't produce when it mattered. He had to retire injured at the US Open when he had powered his way into the fourth round, and this year in the Australian open he was in good form before Federer got in his way again in the fourth round.

Tomas also reached semi-finals in Tokyo, Bangkok, Munich and Monte Carlo as well as quarter-finals in Basel and Rome. If only Berdych could have won a couple more matches in these events he would see himself as a top five player rather just top 10.

He is so much better than what he has achieved. He just needs to realise this before it's too late. Last year Berdych had wins over Youzhny, Massu, Baghdatis, Robredo and Ancic but the Czech player needs to start beating the Nadals, Djokovics and Federers of the four in order to win the big events. 

Let's hope he can reach his potential and put the Czech Republic back on the tennis map where it belongs. Tomas is too good not to be a top five player and I think he can achieve this feat this year if he can play his best tennis and control his nerves.

 

 

 

     Ranking: AS of Monday, March 24, 2008

 

Hamburg - Serbian Novak Djokovic is making up ground on the leading Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in the ATP rankings released Monday after winning the Indian Wells Masters on the weekend. Djokovic, who at the beginning of the year stood 1,465 points behind Nadal and 2,865 points behind Federer has closed the gap to 425 and 1,270 points respectively.

The top ten remains unchanged, with losing Masters finalist Mardy Fish making the biggest jump in the rankings to 40th from 98th.

ATP top 10 as of March 24 (previous ranking in brackets):

1. (1) Roger Federer, Switzerland, 6,550 points; 2. (2) Rafael Nadal, Spain, 5,705; 3. (3) Novak Djokovic, Serbia, 5,280; 4. (4) Nikolay Davydenko, Russia, 2,710; 5. (5) David Ferrer, Spain, 2,640; 6. (6) Andy Roddick, United States, 2,160; 7. (7) David Nalbandian, Argentina, 2,100; 8. (8) Richard Gasquet, France, 1,885; 9. (9) James Blake, United States, 1,800; 10. (10) Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic, 1,685.

 

 

 

 

 



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