It has been a crazy day in Marseille as the first and second seeds have lost their round 2 matches today. If Djokovic can blame the sickness and the fact that the crowd was on Simon's side (the defending champion here in Marseille), Gasquet had the crowd on his side but did not manage to get past Robin Soderling. The Swede won the match 4-6, 6-3, 6-2. Soderling hit 19 aces and converted on three of his seven break point chances against Richard Gasquet (Nr. 7 in the ATP Rankings). Soderling will match up with Mario Ancic in the Quarter Finals (Ancic defeated Gabashvili with an easy 6-3, 6-2). This one will most likely go to the Croatian player, as he has shown good tennis in this tournament.
Murray won the rematch of the Doha final, defeating Stanislas Wawrinka 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-1. He is now tied with the Swiss 2-2 in the head to head rankings. He will now meet Mahut in the Quarter Finals. Mahut defeated Ferrero in the second round, but the odds are Murray's side.
Simon will meet countryman P.H. Mathieu, who won his clash against M. Llodra with a 7-6, 7-6 score. This one can go either side, both players have played well. Mathieu is 3-0 against Simon and i might add that he has proven to cope well with pressure, winning all 4 sets in this tournament at the tie-break. My personal opinion is that Mathieu will win this one.
The favorite now to win the Open 13 is M. Youzhny, as he defeated Benneteau 7-5, 6-3. He is the best ranked player still in the tournament (World No. 8 in the ATP rankings). He will meet the winner of the Baghdatis - Karlovic clash.
Murray won the rematch of the Doha final, defeating Stanislas Wawrinka 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-1. He is now tied with the Swiss 2-2 in the head to head rankings. He will now meet Mahut in the Quarter Finals. Mahut defeated Ferrero in the second round, but the odds are Murray's side.
Simon will meet countryman P.H. Mathieu, who won his clash against M. Llodra with a 7-6, 7-6 score. This one can go either side, both players have played well. Mathieu is 3-0 against Simon and i might add that he has proven to cope well with pressure, winning all 4 sets in this tournament at the tie-break. My personal opinion is that Mathieu will win this one.
The favorite now to win the Open 13 is M. Youzhny, as he defeated Benneteau 7-5, 6-3. He is the best ranked player still in the tournament (World No. 8 in the ATP rankings). He will meet the winner of the Baghdatis - Karlovic clash.
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