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Basel Doubles Draw

(1) NESTOR, Daniel CAN/ZIMONJIC, Nenad SRB v BERDYCH, Tomas CZE/KIEFER, Nicolas GER
PETZSCHNER, Philipp GER/PEYA, Alexander AUT v NALBANDIAN, David ARG/SCHWANK, Eduardo ARG

(3) DLOUHY, Lukas CZE/PAES, Leander IND v MELZER, Jurgen AUT/PERRY, Todd AUS
(WC) ALLEGRO, Yves SUI/SCHERRER, Jean-Claude SUI v KAS, Christopher GER/KOHLSCHREIBER, Philipp GER

BLAKE, James USA/REYNOLDS, Bobby USA v (WC) LAMMER, Michael SUI/SADECKY, Alexander SUI
ACASUSO, Jose ARG/CALLERI, Agustin ARG v (4) FYRSTENBERG, Mariusz POL/MATKOWSKI, Marcin POL

HERNANDEZ, Oscar ESP/MONTANES, Albert ESP v KERR, Jordan AUS/NIEMINEN, Jarkko FIN
GRANOLLERS, Marcel ESP/LOPEZ, Feliciano ESP v (2) BHUPATHI, Mahesh IND/KNOWLES, Mark BAH

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St Petersburg Doubles Draw

(1) ASPELIN, Simon SWE/KNOWLE, Julian AUT v GABASHVILI, Teimuraz RUS/HRBATY, Dominik SVK
CERRETANI, James USA/LEVINSKY, Jaroslav CZE v (WC) ELGIN, Michail RUS/KUDRYAVTSEV, Alexandre RUS

(4) BUTORAC, Eric USA/CERMAK, Frantisek CZE v DELGADO, Jamie GBR/MURRAY, Andy GBR
(WC) LEVY, Harel ISR/OKUN, Noam ISR v PARROTT, Travis USA/POLASEK, Filip SVK

KUNITSYN, Igor RUS/SAFIN, Marat RUS v QURESHI, Aisam-Ul-Haq PAK/WASSEN, Rogier NED
BOPANNA, Rohan IND/MIRNYI, Max BLR v (3) YOUZHNY, Mikhail RUS/ZVEREV, Mischa GER

KOHLMANN, Michael GER/STAKHOVSKY, Sergiy UKR v TIPSAREVIC, Janko SRB/TROICKI, Viktor SRB
MERTINAK, Michal SVK/ZOVKO, Lovro CRO v (2) DAMM, Martin CZE/VIZNER, Pavel CZE

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Lyon Doubles Draw

(1) BJORKMAN, Jonas SWE/ULLYETT, Kevin ZIM v HAGGARD, Chris RSA/QUERREY, Sam USA
ARNOLD KER, Lucas ARG/SOARES, Bruno BRA v ROBREDO, Tommy ESP/SANTORO, Fabrice FRA

(3) COETZEE, Jeff RSA/MOODIE, Wesley RSA v (WC) CLEMENT, Arnaud FRA/DE CHAUNAC, Sebastien FRA
FOGNINI, Fabio ITA/SEPPI, Andreas ITA v HUSS, Stephen AUS/HUTCHINS, Ross GBR

GINEPRI, Robby USA/RODDICK, Andy USA v (WC) ASCIONE, Thierry FRA/GICQUEL, Marc FRA
LINDSTEDT, Robert SWE/MURRAY, Jamie GBR v (4) MELO, Marcelo BRA/SA, Andre BRA

GROSJEAN, Sebastien FRA/TSONGA, Jo-Wilfried FRA v LIPSKY, Scott USA/MARTIN, David USA
DARCIS, Steve BEL/ROCHUS, Christophe BEL v (2) LLODRA, Michael FRA/RAM, Andy ISR

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ORDER OF PLAY – MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2008 - St Petersburg



CENTRE COURT start 12:00 noon
Qualifying - M Zverev (GER) vs I Sergeyev (UKR)


Not Before 3:00 PM
D Hrbaty (SVK) vs [6] D Tursunov (RUS)
E Korolev (RUS) vs V Hanescu (ROU)

Not Before 7:00 PM
R Schuettler (GER) vs I Kunitsyn (RUS)
J Cerretani (USA) / J Levinsky (CZE) vs [WC] M Elgin (RUS) / A Kudryavtsev (RUS)

COURT 1 start 12:00 noon
Qualifying - M Kukushkin (KAZ) vs D Molchanov (UKR)
Qualifying - T Gabashvili (RUS) vs L Recouderc (FRA)

Not Before 3:00 PM
M Kohlmann (GER) / S Stakhovsky (UKR) vs J Tipsarevic (SRB) / V Troicki (SRB)
[WC] H Levy (ISR) / N Okun (ISR) vs T Parrott (USA) / F Polasek (SVK)

COURT 2 start 12:00 noon
Qualifying - A Golubev (KAZ) vs I Marchenko (UKR)

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ORDER OF PLAY – MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2008 - Lyon



CENTRAL start 11:00 am
Qualifying - A Falla (COL) vs D Guez (FRA)
Qualifying - T Ascione (FRA) vs G Lapentti (ECU)

Not Before 2:00 PM
F Fognini (ITA) / A Seppi (ITA) vs S Huss (AUS) / R Hutchins (GBR) - Possible Court Change

Not Before 4:00 PM
[WC] J Ouanna (FRA) vs I Ljubicic (CRO)
S Grosjean (FRA) / J Tsonga (FRA) vs S Lipsky (USA) / D Martin (USA) - Possible Court Change

Not Before 7:00 PM
[5] T Robredo (ESP) vs M Llodra (FRA)

Not Before 9:00 PM
J Benneteau (FRA) vs A Clement (FRA)


COURT 1 start 11:00am
Qualifying - C Rochus (BEL) vs A Slabinsky (GBR)
Qualifying - T de Bakker (NED) vs S Giraldo (COL)

Not Before 4:00 PM
R Ginepri (USA) / A Roddick (USA) vs [WC] T Ascione (FRA) / M Gicquel (FRA)

Not Before 7:00 PM
J Ferrero (ESP) vs S Querrey (USA)
[WC] R Stepanek (CZE) vs S Darcis (BEL)

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ORDER OF PLAY – MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2008 - Basel



CENTER COURT start 13:00

A Calleri (ARG) vs [8] M Fish (USA)

Not Before 14:45
F Lopez (ESP) vs [WC] M Chiudinelli (SUI)

Not Before 18:15
[5] S Wawrinka (SUI) vs [Q] B Becker (GER)
[6] I Andreev (RUS) vs J Melzer (AUT)
J Blake (USA) / B Reynolds (USA) vs [WC] M Lammer (SUI) / A Sadecky (SUI)

[Hitfaromarf]

thanks Ti-Amie for all the draws!!!

I'm still wondering though, whether Fed will really be in Basel (I know it's his home tournament etc....)???

ah and Tommy Haas' web page is quite funny (not intentionally) his writing style is quite, hum -up to the point!!!
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Hello fans,

I finally find the time to get in touch with you after the turbulent last weeks. I admit: news about me had become somewhat rare. On the one hand this was of course due to being disappointed about my early drop out. On the other hand my body needed time to regenerate and I needed a little peace and quiet. All the setbacks - which always seem to occur the moment you think you are back on your feet – had taken their toll and these experiences needed to be digested.

I was highly motivated at Flushing Meadows, of course, and convinced to be able to go on further in the tournament. Sadly, an injury aborted my plans yet again. Especially at one's favourite tournament one wants to give one's best. Unfortunately, this wasn't possible due to an inflammation in my right elbow. I have been struggling with this handicap for quite a while and was now forced to do something about it.

So I returned to Germany and started treatment with Dr. Müller-Wohlfahrt who has done excellent work yet again. The rehab with Klaus Eder had gone well, too, so I could soon start with light training.

And this the status quo right now: I am working very hard at the moment and am training for my comeback here in Las Vegas. At what moment you can expect my comeback I cannot say yet myself. The most important thing is that I am without pain and a 100% fit. I won't risk a return to the court until this is the case. Only then I can give my utmost and attack. Maybe I will be able to play as soon as January, but it might be later. I don't want to set the standards to high for myself. In any case, caution is advisable. It would be great to take part in one of the Grand-Slam tournaments in 2009. This is yet again a goal in the remote future and not a primary one. I know, initially, I will have to set my sights lower. Undue optimism is out of place. But, and you can be sure of this, I won't give up that easily.

As you have surely heard, rumours of my retirement circulated in the press after my drop out. I must say that I did mention to a journalist that I did in fact question whether it was worthwhile continuing should I have to endure a fourth operation. The gruelling pain, the hard rehab – one does expect a lot of one's body. At the moment I don't see a reason for such considerations though. I feel good and want to come back to the ATP-Tour. My body in any case is telling me that it hasn't hit its peak yet. And that gives me a positive outlook on the future.

Last Saturday André Agassi invited me to his yearly "Grand Slam For Children" charity concert. There was a row of real stars performing on this stage: Sheryl Crow sang an impressive duet with Rod Steward for example. Furthermore The Killers appeared and Natasha Beddingfield received a well-deserved ovation. It was a really great evening!
Despite all the fun we had one shouldn't forget the real motivation of this charity event: André is campaigning for children in need. And that really is a great thing, which I happily support.

As you may have noticed, this website has changed face. I hope the new layout is to your liking. From now on the guys from the communications agency Seven Dead Cats work on my page. They have reassured me that the webpage will soon appear livelier with its new features. You'd better check regularly: a lot will happen here.

So far, so good. I will be keeping you up to date on a more regular basis. I promise. In return, please keep your fingers crossed that all will go well in the weeks to come and that I can quickly focus on my comeback.

All the best from Vegas

[Hitfaromarf]

tursunov-Hrbaty. 4-1 in the first set for Hrbaty!!!? that's not exactly what I was expecting...

Is tursunov injured?

[Hitfaromarf]

okaaaaay, 6-1, 2-0 now for Hrbaty. Tursunov is either tanking or really injured.

[RooxiaNof]

okaaaaay, 6-1, 2-0 now for Hrbaty. Tursunov is either tanking or really injured.

My choice is Dima is tanking.