Madrid, Spain –The Madrid Open, the second of three, European clay-court, Master Series events, is officially underway this week and while Andy Murray isn’t the first name to spring to mind when contemplating which player might challenge for the title, the British No.1 is nonetheless a top-five entity and importantly, after a decent Monte Carlo Masters showing.
That he’ll look to…
Madrid, Spain – Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer are both set to begin their campaigns at the Madrid Masters in the second round on Wednesday. Nadal is set to go head-to-head with Marcos Baghdatis, a dangerous floater in his section of the draw; meanwhile, Federer is set to take on home favourite Feliciano Lopez.
BetUS Sportsbook is covering the Madrid Masters this week as the ATP Tour…
Madrid, Spain – Robin Soderling is through to the R16 with a straightforward win over Santiago Giraldo in the second round. Next up for Soderling is big-hitting Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who advanced similarly straightforwardly over Pere Riba. Elsewhere, Tomas Berdych and Juan Monaco have set a date in the last 16.
Madrid, Spain – Arguably, the clash between Djokovic and Ferrer in the Madrid Masters quarters will be the highlight on the day’s tennis-betting card because Djokovic remains undefeated this season, and Ferrer is on hot form and has home advantage going his way as he attempts to accomplish what his peers (Nadal and Federer, namely ) have failed to do: beat Djokovic.
Estoril, Portugal – The ATP Estoril Open has served up a couple of blockbuster quarterfinal matchups that tennis-betting fans worldwide will spot – the showdowns between Robin Soderling and Juan Martin Del Potro and Fernando Verdasco and Kevin Anderson.
Belgrade, Serbia – The Serbia Open is underway this week with several standout players from around the world, including home favourites, competing for the title. Novak Djokovic headlines the draw as the top seed; it’s his first appearance since the Monte Carlo Masters rung in the official start to the European clay-court swing.
Djokovic is the hot favourite to win the tournament…
Barcelona, Spain – Rafael Nadal, flush off a seventh straight title in Monte Carlo, descends on the Barcelona Open this week, intent on winning a second straight clay-court title. He begins that endeavour against compatriot Daniel Gimeno-Traver on Wednesday.
Also in action on that day is Richard Gasquet and Spanish wild card Albert Ramos.
Monte Carlo, Monaco –The Monte Carlo Masters enters the second round on Wednesday and a whole slew of interesting matchups have taken shape that tennis regulars should spot. Here is a quick rundown of some of these together with free picks.
Casablanca, Morocco – In the city immortalized by the unfulfilled romance between Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman in the American movie Casablanca, a minor tennis event is underway this week and, curiously, in some ways, the storyline has been as upsetting as the movie was in that some of the key protagonists didn’t deliver on their promise.
Miami, Florida – World No. 1 Rafael Nadal is set to bid for a spot in the ATP Miami Masters today when the last men’s quarterfinal match takes centre court this evening. Standing in Nadal’s way is Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic, a top ten player and a legitimate threat but also a player that he owns a healthy head-to-head edge over.
Such a positive run of form against…