Topshelf Open, 's-Hertogenbosch, June 17-23

[choupi]

Next week, Marcos will be playing the Topshelf Open in the Netherlands. This event was formerly called the Rosmalen Open.
He'll be keeping up preparing for Wimbledon coming up.

Official site: www.topshelfopen.nl/en/

Main Singles Draw: www.atpworldtour.com/posting/2013/440/mds.pdf

1st opponent will be Carlos Berlocq.

Come on Marcos!!

[choupi]

Monday Order of Play:

Court 1, match start at 11AM:

[7] Victor Hanescu (ROU) vs Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP)
followed by not before 12.30PM

[3] Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) vs Johanna Larsson (SWE)
followed by

Carlos Berlocq (ARG) vs [6] Marcos Baghdatis (CYP)

[mbag]

So that's 8 first round exits in a row for Marcos. So disappointing, especially as I wanted him to have a good Wimbledon showing. Can't see that happening now though, sadly.

[choupi]

From the ATP site:

On his 28th birthday, former World No. 8 Baghdatis suffered his eighth successive tour-level first-round defeat, falling to Argentina’s Carlos Berlocq 6-2, 6-4 in a clash twice interrupted by rain. World No. 72 Berlocq, a semi-finalist in Vina del Mar in February (l. to Zeballos), improved to a 14-14 match record on the season.

www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2013/06/25/Den-Bosch-Monday-Isner-Baghdatis.aspx

That's surely not the best way to celebrate one's birthday. But Happy Birthday Marcos anyway!