Madrid, Spain – Rome Masters finalist David Ferrer has high hopes of home glory this week after his hopes were dashed by Nadal in Rome. Ferrer is on the verge of a quarterfinal spot at the Mutua Madrilena Masters and standing in his way is Marin Cilic.

Monte Carlo, Monaco – Croatians Marin Cilic and Ivan Ljubicic are set to bid for a spot in the Monte Carlo Rolex Masters on Thursday. Each takes on a Spaniard in the last 16 – Albert Montanes and David Ferrer, respectively.

Monte Carlo, Monaco –Marin Cilic and Fernando Verdasco highlight early action on Court Central at the Monte Carlo Masters on Tuesday. The pair gets the 2nd round of the tournament underway against Igor Andreev and Julien Benneteau, respectively.

Dubai, UAE – Nikolay Davydenko, Marin Cilic and Tommy Robredo are favourites to advance into the quarterfinals when they take on their respective opposites Michael Berrer, Stefan Koubek and Jurgen Melzer. Might any of these underdogs have a credible shot to shake things up in Dubai or will the favourites keep the status quo and come through on their odds.

Zagreb, Croatia – The marquee quarterfinal billing at the PBZ Zagreb Indoors is the clash between home favourites Marin Cilic and Ivo Karlovic.

Melbourne, Australia – Tennis betting enthusiasts are beside themselves, anxious for this blockbuster matchup between Andy Murray and Marin Cilic in the semis to get going. Many pundits have Andy Murray as the next Australian Open champion – in fact, they have had him as a Grand Slam champion for the last two years and some change, so their impatience for him to finally come through on…

Melbourne, Australia – Andy Roddick will hope to continue the pursuit of that elusive second Grand Slam title when he takes on Marin Cilic in the quarterfinals.