Mercedes Cup, Stuttgart, June 8-14

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Marcos will be playing in Stuttgart next week, a tournament he's never played before. The event was played on clay until 2014. Let's hope for success and a bit of luck for this 1st time there

Official site of the event: www.mercedescup.de/ENG/News/Startpage/

No draw out yet.

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Main Singles Draw available here

Marcos will play L. ROSOL for the 1st round, and should he win this 1st round match, he's to play R. NADAL for the 2nd round.

The match against L. ROSOL is scheduled 2nd on Tuesday, on Court 1, match start at 11AM

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Marcos easily defeated L. ROSOL 6-3 6-4. Next up on his road will be R. NADAL. Great clash in perspective!

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The match against R. NADAL is scheduled as 3rd match on Thursday, on Center Court, match start at 12.00 noon

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It seems to have been a great battle between Marcos and Rafa, but unfortunately, the Spaniard defeated Marcos 7-6 6-7 6-2.

From the ATP Tour site:

Nadal Survives Baghdatis Clash

Top seed Rafael Nadal came through a tough opening match Thursday at the MercedesCup, battling past Marcos Baghdatis 7-6(5), 6-7(4), 6-2 to reach the quarter-finals in Stuttgart.

The Spaniard fought back from a break down to clinch the opening set and broke his Cypriot opponent twice to take control of the decider, claiming victory in two hours and 40 minutes.

"It was a little bit of a strange match," said Nadal. "I’m happy to be through. It’s an important victory for me. The first match on grass is always very difficult... At the beginning I didn’t play my best, but I finished the match much better than how I started."

Nadal, who is through to the doubles semi-finals with Feliciano Lopez, is playing in Stuttgart for the first time since lifting the trophy at the then-clay-court tournament in 2007 (d. Wawrinka). He also won the title in 2005 (d. Gaudio).

www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2015/06/23/Stuttgart-Thursday-Nadal-Baghdatis-Haas-Tomic.aspx