week |20| ATP: Masters Series, Hamburg (+Q)

[Super-Fabio]

Masters Series, Hamburg
1 Federer, Roger SUI 1
2 Nadal, Rafael ESP 2
3 Nalbandian, David ARG 3
4 Roddick, Andy USA 4
5 Ljubicic, Ivan CRO 5
6 Davydenko, Nikolay RUS 6
7 Coria, Guillermo ARG 7
8 Blake, James USA 8
9 Gaudio, Gaston ARG 9
10 Ferrer, David ESP 10
11 Agassi, Andre USA 11
12 Hewitt, Lleyton AUS 12
13 Kiefer, Nicolas GER 13
14 Stepanek, Radek CZE 14
15 Ferrero, Juan Carlos ESP 15
16 Gasquet, Richard FRA 16
17 Ancic, Mario CRO 17
18 Gonzalez, Fernando CHI 18
19 Ginepri, Robby USA 19
20 Johansson, Thomas SWE 20
21 Grosjean, Sebastien FRA 21
22 Nieminen, Jarkko FIN 22
23 Robredo, Tommy ESP 23
24 Andreev, Igor RUS 24
25 Baghdatis, Marcos CYP 25
26 Berdych, Tomas CZE 26
27 Hrbaty, Dominik SVK 27
28 Haas, Tommy GER 28
29 Rochus, Olivier BEL 29
30 Monfils, Gael FRA 30
31 Chela, Juan Ignacio ARG 31
32 Volandri, Filippo ITA 32
33 Verdasco, Fernando ESP 33
34 Tursunov, Dmitry RUS 34
35 Acasuso, Jose ARG 35
36 Moya, Carlos ESP 36
37 Massu, Nicolas CHI 37
38 Serra, Florent FRA 38
39 Rochus, Christophe BEL 39
40 Malisse, Xavier BEL 40
41 Srichaphan, Paradorn THA 41
42 Mathieu, Paul-Henri FRA 42
43 Youzhny, Mikhail RUS 43
44 Lopez, Feliciano ESP 44
45 Murray, Andy GBR 45
46 Horna, Luis PER 46
47 Hanescu, Victor ROM 47
48 Santoro, Fabrice FRA 48
49 Rusedski, Greg GBR 49
50 Novak, Jiri CZE 49 (P.R)
51 Safin, Marat RUS 50

Alternates
1. Mirnyi, Max BLR 51
2. Sanguinetti, Davide ITA 52
3. Vliegen, Kristof BEL 53
4. Clement, Arnaud FRA 54
5. Seppi, Andreas ITA 55
6. Calleri, Agustin ARG 56
7. Martin, Alberto ESP 57
8. Karlovic, Ivo CRO 58
9. Pashanski, Boris SCG 59
10. Wawrinka, Stanislas SUI 60
11. Soderling, Robin SWE 61
12. Dent, Taylor USA 62
13. Henman, Tim GBR 63
14. Djokovic, Novak SCG 64
15. Goldstein, Paul USA 65

Qualy

1. Seppi, Andreas ITA 53
2. Soderling, Robin SWE 54
3. Almagro, Nicolas ESP 57
4. Pashanski, Boris SCG 60
5. Calleri, Agustin ARG 61
6. Simon, Gilles FRA 62
7. Martin, Alberto ESP 63
8. Dent, Taylor USA 64
9. Djokovic, Novak SCG 66
10. Wawrinka, Stanislas SUI 67
11. Bracciali, Daniele ITA 68
12. Melzer, Jurgen AUT 69
13. Bjorkman, Jonas SWE 71
14. Moodie, Wesley RSA 72
15. Spadea, Vincent USA 74
16. Starace, Potito ITA 77
17. Vik, Robin CZE 78
18. Hernych, Jan CZE 79
19. Dlouhy, Lukas CZE 80
20. Pavel, Andrei ROM 83
21. Di Mauro, Alessio ITA 84
22. Kohlschreiber, Philipp GER 86
23. Vicente, Fernando ESP 87
24. Daniel, Marcos BRA 88
25. Garcia-Lopez, Guillermo ESP 89
26. Montanes, Albert ESP 91
27. Saretta, Flavio BRA 92
28. Ramirez Hidalgo, Ruben ESP 93

Alternates
1. Waske, Alexander GER 94
2. Monaco, Juan ARG 96
3. Marin, Juan Antonio CRC 100
4. Greul, Simon GER 102
5. Sabau, Razvan ROM 107
6. Portas, Albert ESP 112
7. Kunitsyn, Igor RUS 113
8. Marach, Oliver AUT 115
9. Hernandez, Oscar ESP 116
10. Koubek, Stefan AUT 118
11. Van Gemerden, Melle NED 121
12. Berrer, Michael GER 123
13. Behrend, Tomas GER 125
14. Gabashvili, Teimuraz RUS 126
15. Lapentti, Nicolas ECU 127
16. Llodra, Michael FRA 128
17. Saulnier, Cyril FRA 131
18. Gremelmayr, Denis GER 133
19. Luczak, Peter AUS 134
20. Ascione, Thierry FRA 137
21. Dupuis, Antony FRA 142
22. Bastl, George SUI 147
23. Faurel, Jean-Christophe FRA 148
24. Cipolla, Flavio ITA 150
25. De Voest, Rik RSA 155

[liwmh]

I thought there should be 51 direct entries + 1 special exempt? Is Verkerk on the list as well?

[smucav]

Correct: there should be 51 direct entries, one SE, four WCs, & eight Qs. Also, Safin (#50) is missing from the list (& possibly others: Verkerk, Escude, etc.).

I'm sure Jay will straighten it out.

[R. Jayakrishnan]

Missing name is - Safin, Marat RUS 50

I had not forwarded Fabio the list, but I will wait for him to make the change above ...

Jay

[R. Jayakrishnan]

Early update:

Main Draw -- OUT: Agassi, Andreev .. IN: Mirnyi, Sanguinetti
Qualies - no change.

Jay

[R. Jayakrishnan]

Early update:

Main Draw -- OUT: Agassi, Andreev .. IN: Mirnyi, Sanguinetti
Qualies - OUT: Dent .. IN: Waske

Jay

[R. Jayakrishnan]

Early update:

No change from above in the MD and Q. Everybody waiting for the last day to withdraw, as usual.

Jay

[R. Jayakrishnan]

Early update:

Main Draw -- OUT: Agassi, Andreev (and Dent from ALT) .. IN: Mirnyi, Sanguinetti
Qualies - OUT: Daniel, Dent .. IN: Waske, Monaco

Jay

[R. Jayakrishnan]

Fabio - will you be doing the color updates above? .. Jay

[R. Jayakrishnan]

Thanks, Fabio .. Surprisingly, very few withdrawals from ALT and Main at Hamburg with a day to go .. Strange. Update - no change! Jay

[R. Jayakrishnan]

Update:

Hamburg Masters Main Draw (One SE spot to be cleared)
OUT: Agassi, Andreev (and Clement, Dent from ALT)
IN: Mirnyi, Sanguinetti
NEXT: Vliegen, Seppi, Calleri, Martin, Karlovic, Pashanski, Wawrinka, Soderling

Hamburg Masters Qualifying
OUT: Daniel, Dent, Ramirez Hidalgo (and Greul, Kunitsyn, Marach from ALT)
IN: Waske, Monaco, Marin
NEXT: Sabau, Portas, Hernandez, Koubek, Van Gemerden, Berrer, Behrend, Gabashvili

Jay

[smucav]

http://www.dtb-tennis.de/AmRothenbaum/ar_9450.php

Wild cards:
Rainer Schuettler
Florian Mayer
Björn Phau
Simon Greul

[Björki]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12748387/

Hewitt withdraws from Hamburg Masters due to injury

Associated Press Sports
Updated: 10:18 p.m. ET May 11, 2006

SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -Lleyton Hewitt has withdrawn from next week's Hamburg Masters Series tennis tournament because of a calf muscle injury, his management team said in a statement Friday.

The injury means Hewitt will play the second Grand Slam of the year with only one clay-court warmup tournament - at Poertschach, Austria, beginning May 22, one week before the French Open.

[Patrik77]

Hamburg Q -- http://www.atptennis.com/posting/2006/414/QS.pdf (FRI 9PM)
Hamburg Singles -- http://www.atptennis.com/posting/2006/414/MDS.pdf (SAT 2.30PM)
Hamburg Doubles -- http://www.atptennis.com/posting/2006/414/MDD.pdf
Hamburg OOP -- http://www.atptennis.com/posting/2006/414/OP.pdf

[Rosie]

Nalbandian has evidently pulled out of Hamburg for "personal reasons" - source: British SkySports TV channel. No other verification at this time.

[PatatRiek]

Nalbandian has evidently pulled out of Hamburg for "personal reasons" - source: British SkySports TV channel. No other verification at this time.

how can he pull out he's still playing in Rome

[Björki]

@ Nalbandian
really strange.

[R. Jayakrishnan]

Update:

Hamburg Masters Main Draw (One SE spot to be cleared)
OUT: Agassi, Andreev, Hewitt, Nalbandian (and Clement, Calleri, Dent from ALT)
IN: Mirnyi, Sanguinetti, Vliegen, Seppi
NEXT: Martin, Karlovic, Pashanski, Wawrinka, Soderling, Henman, Djokovic, Goldstein

Hamburg Masters Qualifying
OUT: Calleri, Daniel, Dent, Hernych, Ramirez Hidalgo, Seppi (and Greul, Kunitsyn, Marach, O.Hernandez, N.Lapentti, Luczak from ALT)
IN: Waske, Monaco, Marin, Sabau, Portas, Koubek
NEXT: Van Gemerden, Berrer, Behrend, Gabashvili, Llodra, Saulnier, Gremelmayr, Ascione

Jay

[R. Jayakrishnan]

Hamburg Masters Qualifying
OUT: Calleri, Daniel, Dent, Hernych, Pavel, Ramirez Hidalgo, Seppi (and Greul, Kunitsyn, Marach, O.Hernandez, Van Gemerden, N.Lapentti, Luczak from ALT)
IN: Waske, Monaco, Marin, Sabau, Portas, Koubek, Berrer
NEXT: Behrend, Gabashvili, Llodra, Saulnier, Gremelmayr, Ascione, Dupuis, Bastl

[Super-Fabio]

Dupuis and Faurel are out from qualies.....

[Björki]

Qualies - OUT: Björkman

[zicofirol]

@ Nalbandian
really strange.

Not really, he won estoril and reached semis this week he probably retired due to fatigue or eventual fatigue.

[smucav]

qualifying:

OUT: Llodra (from ALT)
IN: Bozoljac

wild cards:
Meffert, Dominik
Popp, Thorsten
Kamke, Tobias
Zverev, Mihail

[R. Jayakrishnan]

Update:

Hamburg Masters Main Draw (The one SE spot cleared)
OUT: Agassi, Andreev, Hanescu, Hewitt, Nalbandian (and Clement, Calleri, Karlovic, Dent from ALT)
IN: Mirnyi, Sanguinetti, Vliegen, Seppi, Martin, Pashanski
NEXT: Wawrinka, Soderling, Henman, Djokovic, Goldstein

Hamburg Masters Qualifying
OUT: Almagro, Bjorkman, Calleri, Daniel, Dent, Hernych, Martin, Pashanski, Pavel, Ramirez-Hidalgo, Seppi, Vik (and Greul, Kunitsyn, Marach, O.Hernandez, Van Gemerden, N.Lapentti, Saulnier, Gremelmayr, Luczak, Dupuis, Faurel, DeVoest from ALT)
IN: Waske, Monaco, Marin, Sabau, Portas, Koubek, Berrer, Behrend, Gabashvili, Llodra, Ascione, Bastl
NEXT: Cipolla, Elseneer

Jay

[daryl]

[quote="zicofirol"][quote="Björki"]@ Nalbandian
really strange.[/quote]

Not really, he won estoril and reached semis this week he probably retired due to fatigue or eventual fatigue.[/quote]

Yes, in an interview in estoril, asked what was his schedule he said that he will not play every tournament before the French, so it was already planned based on how many matches he would play. I think it's fair, he has to take care (remember his injury plagued years)

[EMiLY]

once again there's the question of that funny rule...

how can nalbandian pull out of hamburg already when he's still playing in rome??

[tasmanian tiger]

because he has played alot of tennis and wants to be fresh for the french open. there must have been a rule change and it is for the better.

[PatatRiek]

because he has played alot of tennis and wants to be fresh for the french open. there must have been a rule change and it is for the better.

i agree it's for the better, but seems like only the BIG players can benefit from it


gimme that rule

[buddyholly]

how can nalbandian pull out of hamburg already when he's still playing in rome??

Doesn't he just pay a fine if he is not injured? Or even if he is injured, as Hewitt would have it.

[smucav]

Main draw:
OUT Roddick; IN Wawrinka

Qualifying:
OUT Wawrinka; IN Kohlmann

[PatatRiek]

late update

Federer OUT Fatigue --- LL Dlouhy IN
Nadal OUT Fatigue --- LL Soderling IN

[ovg]

On TV they said Nalbandian pulled out to be with his mother who is ill.
Also, they said he confirmed that he will be in Paris, so he is expecting quit recovery from her.....?

[Lucas Freley]

This is smashing to see that you blame Nalbandian for not attending at Hamburgo´s tourmanent...this is really funny. Really...ha ha ha

What are you going to say about Nadal and Federer ? Did they think on those people that paid their tickes in advance to see them? Did they think in the kids that was expecting to see their in Hamburgo ???

And what we have to say about "Come On !!!" Hewitt ???? By chance, Hewitt is injured every year when he has to play the clay court season, including the 3 Master Series Clays Courts...

The history is not different about the two guys ARod and Double A (Yes I am talking about Roddick and Agassi) How anybody remember these two guys playing in Montecarlo ??? Please tell me when it happened ?

And the list can continue...So to those people in this Forum that enjoy to speak bullshit about some players, specially if this players are from South America, I recomend that first, look at your own players, and then, talk about the rest.

Por suerte no creo que David lea todas estas pavadas que dijeron de el.

[PatatRiek]

This is smashing to see that you blame Nalbandian for not attending at Hamburgo´s tourmanent...this is really funny. Really...ha ha ha.

as far as I know NOBODY blamed Nalbandian for pulling OUT ... the WEIRD thing was that he pulled out while he was still ACTIVE in the Roma Tournament

so ... did the ATP change their RULES or did it made an exception because of his MUM

[Lucas Freley]

Very Nice !!!

And what about Roddick ???????? He announced that will be out of Hamburgo, while he was playing in Roma...

Please, Could you do me a favour ? Can you get the compromise to report every week, all the players that renounce to play in every Tournament ?

Maybe, I think that is better what Malisse did today in Hamburgo...he leaved the match acussing an injury in the first round...I think this is more appropiate...

Take care

No les hagas caso David, vos sos el Numero 3 del Mundo...

[Fee]

No Andy did not pull out of Hamburg while he was still playing in Rome. If I remember correctly, his fans discussed whether he would pull out for at least a few hours after his last match against Monfils ended. Andy pulled out of Las Vegas while he was still playing in Memphis earlier this year and he was criticised here for that. I don't think anyone on this board is attacking your player (Nalbandian) for what he did.

I think that the ATP has unofficially changed the rule, kind of the same way they seemed to loosen up on the injury protected ranking a little bit last year. Although it may not be good for the tournaments to admit on Friday that some of the bigger names have pulled out, it is more fair to the lower ranked players who can get into the main draw off the alternate list and not have to worry about playing qualies.

[ovg]

Calm down Lucas.
Everyone likes your player, that's why his absence is noteworthy!
The question about the rules is valid because he was still actively playing in the tournament.
Personally, I think Nadal and Federer should receive some sort of sanction, as should Roddick, Agassi, and Hewitt.
I thought the whole concept of Masters Series was that ALL the top ranked players must appear. Too easy for some to conveniently be injured, I guess.

[buddyholly]

On TV they said Nalbandian pulled out to be with his mother who is ill.
Also, they said he confirmed that he will be in Paris, so he is expecting quit recovery from her.....?

From this point on the thread is more suited to menstennisforums. If you are not members there, then please consider joining. This thread should be reserved for information on who is in and who is out, without the comments.
Anyway, I thought the rule was simple. If you pull out without a genuine injury you pay a fine. No?

[fran]

It´s a pity that this issue of players pulling out of tournaments went quite far... But as well as Nalbandian may receive a fine for pulling out of Hamburg other players that didn´t attend this tournament should receive that punish aswell. Read Federer, Nadal, Roddick, Hewitt, Agassi and so on.

Maybe the reason that turned on Lucas rage was the fact that you fell over Nalbandian and you didn´t say anything about the other players... But I´m sure that everybody on this forum would appreciate the same fines over those other players too Lucas!

patatriek: I didn´t read or heard any sort of news that Nalbandian decided not to play in Hamburg because her mother was ill. He just based his absence on personal reasons. He was asked yesterday in a local TV program about that and he just limited himself to say that he pulled out of Hamburg due to personal reasons but never mentioned the details. So I´m afraid that it seems quite unrealistic that Nalbandian may have given further information to a foreign TV broadcast. In case that information was transcripted somewhere in internet, may you send me a copy of that text please?. Thank you!

Due to the absence of players to some tournaments perhaps the calendar should be modified in order to leave one week free in between for Master Series tournaments. Nadal complained today that he had not time enough to recover after playing in Montecarlo, Barcelona and Rome. Maybe it´s time for the ATP to do something about that.

Enjoy the rest of the tournament!

[PatatRiek]

patatriek: I didn´t read or heard any sort of news that Nalbandian decided not to play in Hamburg because her mother was ill. In case that information was transcripted somewhere in internet, may you send me a copy of that text please?. Thank you!

i only saw it on this board

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Posted by ovg 05/16/2006 5:06 pm

On TV they said Nalbandian pulled out to be with his mother who is ill.
Also, they said he confirmed that he will be in Paris, so he is expecting quit recovery from her.....?

i assumed this info was correct

btw, Lucas Freley i'm one of the people that think ATP should make it easier for players to pull out. players are human after all. huge fines are not going to help. remember the Norman case? he played the Tunis Challenger only avoid to fine of 2000euros. i am sure this happends more then you would think ......

[R. Jayakrishnan]

This thread should be reserved for information on who is in and who is out, without the comments.

Not necessarily, buddyholly. We can continue a discussion on any items connected to the tournament, but if anything gets out of hand, we moderators can try to chill things and ask people to give it a rest. But your suggestion to take any unreasonably long discussions to menstennisforums.com is well taken.

Jay

[ovg]

Not to irritate those who want no comments on this thread:
I am the one that heard the commentator said that DN withdrew due illness of his mother. Not sure about getting a transcript, but you could try.
It's the feed that the tennis channel uses: I believe for that match one commentator - the one who said about his mother - was British, and the other American.
In writing, I saw it stated that he did return to Argentina, so his mother could indeed be ill.
I wouldn't make it up that I heard commentator say this - my life is too full for that!
By the way, if DN receives a fine and the others (AA, AR, LH, RN, RF, etc) do not - that is wrong!!!!