Estoril, Portugal – Second seed Ivan Ljubicic and Guillermo Garcia-Lopez will bid to secure a quarterfinal spot in Estoril on Thursday when they take on a pair of local favourites, Rui Machado and Leonardo Tavares.

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.

Indian Wells, California – Ivan Ljubicic’s run into the semis at the BNP Paribas Open is a feel good story that has to touch tennis bettors and experts alike. The 31-year-old Croatian, once a top five player at world No.3, has defied all the odds, and age, to book his place in the final four of a Masters Series event; his reward a clash against the defending champion, Rafael Nadal….

Indian Wells, California – Of course, this is not the final most expected at the start of the tournament, and certainly not the match (or at least the one-half of it) that most expected when the final four were revealed. But here is, feast your eyes on the billing: Roddick vs.