CASABLANCA - MAIN THREAD - 18/24 May

[Sallydaisy]

GRAND PRIX HASSAN II, COMPLEXE AL AMAL. ROUTE D’EL JADIDA, QUARTIER DES SPORTS BEAUSEJOUR CASABLANCA
Dates: SUNDAY 18 MAY–SATURDAY 24 MAY 2008

32 DRAW. SURFACE: CLAY

DOUBLES DRAW (http://www.atptennis.com/en/common/TrackIt.asp?file=http://www.atptennis.com/1/posting/2008/360/mdd.pdf)
Ross Hutchins/Stephen Huss are already out in the first round v Cuevas/Calleri

DAILY OOP (http://www.atptennis.com/en/common/TrackIt.asp?file=http://www.atptennis.com/1/posting/2008/360/op.pdf)


MAIN SINGLES DRAW

(1)(WC) TSONGA, Jo-Wilfried (FRA) v MONTANES, Albert (ESP)
VASSALLO ARGUELLO, Martin (ARG) v (WC) OUAHAB, Lamine (ALG)
CLEMENT, Arnaud (FRA) v VENTURA, Santiago (ESP)
SCHUETTLER, Rainer (GER) v (6)GUCCIONE, Chris (AUS)

(4)GICQUEL, Marc (FRA) v (Q) RAMIREZ HIDALGO, Ruben (ESP)
CORIA, Guillermo (ARG) v (Q) POLANSKY, Peter (CAN)
PASHANSKI, Boris (SRB) v BECKER, Benjamin (GER)
(Q)SIMON, Gilles (FRA) v (7) SERRA, Florent (FRA)

(8)HANESCU, Victor (ROU) v (WC) EL AYNAOUI, Younes (MAR)
LUCZAK, Peter (AUS) v HRBATY, Dominik (SVK)
DANIEL, Marcos (BRA) v PATIENCE, Olivier (FRA)
ASCIONE, Thierry (FRA) v (3)CALLERI, Agustin (ARG)

(5)BENNETEAU, Julien (FRA) v MAYER, Florian (GER)
CUEVAS, Pablo (URU) v (Q)JUN, Wong-Sun (KOR)
DANCEVIC, Frank (CAN) v HERNANDEZ, Oscar (ESP)
GARCIA-LOPEZ, Guillermo (ESP) v (2)MONFILS, Gael (FRA)

[RoastLamb]

Ooh Frankie is back. Finally. Hope he does well.

[Sallydaisy]

I hope you noticed that i put his name in BOLD!!! :)

[RoastLamb]

I did - thank you! Otherwise it may have escaped my notice. :thumbup:

[JAMES4578]

Yes, good to see him returning. Pity about Hutch and Huss.

[Shaun7879]

No Andy playing this week then. Good to see him having a rest

[Ma$terpiec£]

Coria won his first round match ! Great to see him back ! :)

[JAMES4578]

Wonder if he can get something going now then.

[Linda]

I am very interested to see how Coria will do.

[RoastLamb]

Frankie is playing right now in the final set against Hernandez. COME ON FRANK! :swingin::swingin::swingin:

[AncientMaunderer]

Tsonga-Simon Casablanca SF about to start. A win for Tsonga would put him above Andy in post-RG points (could result in Andy missing top-12 seeding for Wimbledon).

[janeInScotland]

:confused: [Edited]
One of Tsonga/Simon didn't play.
not clear which - see here (http://www.sportmarocweb.com/mtt/2008/atp2008/accueil.php3) which says w/o for Tsonga but ticks Simon as winner.

The draw (http://www.sportmarocweb.com/mtt/2008/atp2008/accueil.php3)shows Simon in the final.

Casablanca Live score doesn't seem to be working (for me).

[TEvans]

Simon won,I dont know why tsonga pulled out,Hope its not serious!

[ssh]

I saw somewhere that Tsonga is doubtful for RG... some kind of injury

http://www.lequipe.fr/Tennis/20080523_160004_tsonga-blesse_Dev.html


Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was unable to compete in its semi-final Friday to face Gilles Simon in Morocco since his right knee that still suffer. "Her knee was swollen again yesterday (Thursday) after his victory in the quarter-finals, or doctors had said a month ago that we should not insist and stop immediately if it is reproduced, explained his commitment Press Ludovic Languet. Jo returned to Paris tonight to take exams on Saturday. It departed as there is one month. "

The finalist in the Australian Open had to forgo early April the quarter-finals of the Davis Cup face the USA and then the tournaments in Monte Carlo and Munich because of a meniscus injury. An operation was planned, but it would have made unavailable for two months.

[Sallydaisy]

He had an injury which forced him to pull out of a couple of tournaments.
Not sure how serious it was though.

[JAMES4578]

Well, really bad luck for Tsonga though obviously it benefits Andy. Simon will play Benneteau for the title after he upset Calleri in three sets. Would like to see Simon take it. edit Simon won the title 7-5, 6-2 so well done to him!