Barcelona: The draw
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We aren’t even finished with one tournament, and we have the draw for the next. Tennis never sleeps and neither do we! Here’s the draw. Rafa will start his title defense by playing the winner of a match between Garcia-Lopez and O Rochus.
Seeds in Rafa’s quarter: Andujar, Granollers and Tipsaravic. Seeds in his half: Berdych, Anderson, Verdasco and Nishikori. Seeds in the other half: F Lopez, Stepanek, Tomic, Ferrer, Almagro, Raonic, Chela and Murray.
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Not much time to recuperate; sure Rafa won’t play until Wednesday at one of his favorite tournaments, his club. Look forward to Spain’s National championship.
Edited Ignore me…massive brain fart.
Is Federer not playing in Barcelona tournament also?
He never does. It’s not required and it’s in the middle of a congested part of the season. To me, it makes more sense to not play than it does to play it.
Berdych has withdrawn and an updated draw has been posted.