Sony Ericsson Open, Miami, March 21st-1st April

[choupi]

After Indian Wells, time to play in Miami, still under the sun.

Here's the main draw:

(1)FEDERER, Roger SUI/BYE
ANDREEV, Igor RUS v (WC)QUERREY, Sam USA
(WC)KUZNETSOV, Alex USA v STARACE, Potito ITA
BYE/(29)ALMAGRO, Nicolas ESP
(19)FERRERO, Juan Carlos ESP/BYE
HENMAN, Tim GBR v QUALIFIER/LUCKY LOSER
VERKERK, Martin NED v GROSJEAN, Sebastien FRA
BYE/(15)GASQUET, Richard FRA
(9)HAAS, Tommy GER/BYE
ROITMAN, Sergio ARG v KOHLSCHREIBER, Philipp GER
RAMIREZ HIDALGO, Ruben ESP v GAUDIO, Gaston ARG
BYE/(24)STEPANEK, Radek CZE
VERDASCO, Fernando ESP/BYE
KUNITSYN, Igor RUS v MAYER, Florian GER
QUALIFIER/LUCKY LOSER v BECKER, Benjamin GER
BYE/(6)ROBREDO, Tommy ESP

(4)DAVYDENKO, Nikolay/BYE
UDOMCHOKE, Danai/GREUL, Simon
QUALIFIER/LUCKY LOSER v BENNETEAU, Julien
BYE/(31)ACASUSO, Jose
(23)CHELA, Juan Ignacio/BYE
TIPSAREVIC, Janko v QUALIFIER/LUCKY LOSER
MONTANES, Albert v CLEMENT, Arnaud
BYE/(14)BERDYCH, Tomas
(11)NALBANDIAN, David/BYE
GINEPRI, Robby v SPADEA, Vincent
QUALIFIER/LUCKY LOSER v GICQUEL, Marc
BYE/(20)NIEMINEN, Jarkko
(27)MOYA, Carlos/BYE
ROCHUS, Christophe v SANTORO, Fabrice
MAHUT, Nicolas/VOLANDRI, Filippo
BYE/(7)LJUBICIC, Ivan

(5)GONZALEZ, Fernando CHI/BYE
(WC)JOHANSSON, Thomas SWE v MARTIN, Alberto ESP
VLIEGEN, Kristof BEL v MATHIEU, Paul-Henri FRA
BYE/(26)MELZER, Jurgen AUT
(18)HEWITT, Lleyton AUS/BYE
(WC)KUERTEN, Gustavo BRA v QUALIFIER/LUCKY LOSER
GOLDSTEIN, Paul USA v (WC)SWEETING, Ryan USA
BYE/(12)MURRAY, Andy GBR
(13)FERRER, David ESP/BYE
MONACO, Juan ARG v QUALIFIER/LUCKY LOSER
QUALIFIER/LUCKY LOSER v MONFILS, Gael FRA
BYE/(21)TURSUNOV, Dmitry RUS
(32)SIMON, Gilles FRA/BYE
SRICHAPHAN, Paradorn THA v HORNA, Luis PER
VASSALLO ARGUELLO, Martin ARG v LEE, Hyung-Taik KOR
BYE/(3)RODthingy, Andy USA

(8)BLAKE, James/BYE
QUALIFIER/LUCKY LOSER v SERRA, Florent
MASSU, Nicolas v QUALIFIER/LUCKY LOSER
BYE/(25)SAFIN, Marat
(22)HRBATY, Dominik/BYE
KOUBEK, Stefan v LLODRA, Michael
MIRNYI, Max v BRACCIALI, Daniele
BYE/(10)DJOKOVIC, Novak
(16)YOUZHNY, Mikhail/BYE
HAJEK, Jan v QUALIFIER/LUCKY LOSER
DEL POTRO, Juan Martin v BJORKMAN, Jonas
BYE/(17)BAGHDATIS, Marcos
(30)ROCHUS, Olivier/BYE
QUALIFIER/LUCKY LOSER v GARCIA-LOPEZ, Guillermo
HERNYCH, Jan v QUALIFIER/LUCKY LOSER
BYE/(2)NADAL, Rafael

Good luck Marcos. But that 1st match will be hard for me, because I also like JMDP.

[choupi]

Marcos plays today:

Grandstand: 11:00 AM Start

Julia Vakulenko (UKR) Q vs. Eleni Daniilidou (GRE)
Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) [18] vs. Raemon Sluiter (NED) Q
Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) [5] vs. Thomas Johansson (SWE) WC
Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) vs. Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) [17]
Not Before 5:00 PM
Feliciano Lopez (ESP) Q vs. Marat Safin (RUS) [25]

[choupi]

It seems Marcos is having fun in Miami......

Two Miami Dolphins Showcase Their Dance Moves

MIAMI – ATP Tour’s Marcos Baghdatis and Yves Allegro spent time Thursday afternoon meeting with two Miami Dolphins cheerleaders of the National Football League to learn how to do an effective cheer at the Sony Ericsson Open’s IMG Academies/Cay Clubs booth.

After conversing and posing for pictures with cheerleaders Cara and Bailey, Baghdatis of Cyprus and Allegro of Switzerland were given the pom-poms and shown how to excite sports fans in front of a large crowd of onlookers, including media and tennis fans. Besides waving their hair, the men performed synchronized steps and even high kicks to a grand applause.

The encounter gave international media an idea of what to expect on the sidelines in October when the Miami Dolphins and the New York Giants become the first ever NFL franchises to hold a regular season football game outside of North America. The two teams will play in London’s new Wembley Stadium on October 28.

www.sonyericssonopen.com/content/20070322191940.html

[choupi]

Marcos lost to Del Potro 2-6 7-5 0-6.

[choupi]

From the ATP site:

Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis, the No. 17 seed, suffered his fourth straight loss with a second-round upset at the hands of 18-year-old Argentine Juan Martin del Potro, 6-2, 5-7, 6-0. Del Potro, who is playing in just his second ATP Masters Series event, is currently ranked a career-high No. 63 and will next face No. 18 seed Mikhail Youzhny.

Since capturing his second career ATP title at Zagreb in February and reaching the Marseille final the following week, the 21-year-old Baghdatis has bowed out in three opening round matches, including to Nadal in Dubai.

www.atptennis.com/1/en/news/news2.asp

[christos]

Another bad result........:-(