Tap into the essentials of the week ahead and re-live the highlights of the past week with our Weekly Snapshot, as we serve up an executive summary of what every fan should know, along with a look at the best in social media.

LOOKING AHEAD

Who’s Playing This Week?
There is one ATP World Tour 500 event in Rotterdam, and two ATP World Tour 250 events in San Jose and Sao Paulo.

ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament: World No. 3 Roger Federer returns to Rotterdam for the first time since lifting the trophy in 2005 against Ivan Ljubicic. Joining Federer is seventh-ranked Tomas Berdych, No. 10 Juan Martin del Potro, who makes his event debut, and 15th-ranked Feliciano Lopez.
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SAP Open: Gael Monfils is the top seed in a field that features three former champions. No. 2 seed Andy Roddick is a three-time winner, third seed Milos Raonic is back to defend his first ATP World Tour title and No. 4 seed Radek Stepanek is the 2009 titlist.
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Brasil Open 2012: The event moves to Sao Paulo after an 11-year run in Costa Do Sauipe. Defending champion Nicolas Almagro accepted a wild card and will be challenged by World No. 12 Gilles Simon, No. 3 seed Fernando Verdasco and home favourite Thomaz Bellucci, the fourth seed.
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Potential Milestones (Career match wins as of 13 February, 2012)

San Jose - Singles
Sam Querrey - 146 wins

San Jose - Doubles
Paul Hanley - 396 wins

Rankings Movers

John Isner 14 (+3 spots)
Jurgen Melzer 37 (+3 spots)
Ivo Karlovic 39 (+4 spots)
Ivan Ljubicic 41 (-8 spots)
Juan Carlos Ferrero 43 (+5 spots)
Steve Darcis 72 (+10 spots)
Potito Starace 76 (-8 spots)
Go Soeda 81 (+9 spots)

Birthdays
13 February – Somdev Devvarman (27)

Player To Watch: Nicolas Almagro
The 11th-ranked Almagro helped his country reach its sixth straight Davis Cup quarter-final this past weekend by winning his singles rubber against Andrey Golubev in Spain's 5-0 defeat over Kazakhstan. A wild card in Sao Paulo, Almagro will look to replicate his 2011 success during the “Golden Swing”, which saw the Spaniard ride a 13-match win streak with title triumphs in Costa Do Sauipe and Buenos Aires, and a runner-up finish in Acapulco. All of Almagro’s 10 career titles have come on clay, with his latest victory coming in Nice last May.

How To Watch
Follow all of the action from San Jose (Blacked out in USA) and Sao Paulo (Available worldwide) beginning 13 February and Rotterdam starting 16 February (Blacked out in the Netherlands).
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WEEK IN REVIEW

Top Player Tweets

@DjokerNole (Novak Djokovic)
I also had an opportunity to meet the king of survival @BearGrylls (Man vs Wild). So cool!! #hugefan say.ly/lnJ1onL

@Bryanbros (Bob Bryan)
Micaela was so inspired by the USA DCup performance that her first training session left her sleeping like a baby. say.ly/uGe1p30

@Maheshbhupathi (Mahesh Bhupathi)
Holy Smokes, just when I thought Fish was clutch!! Isner rattles Roger on clay?? You Gotta Love Davis cup. Amazing..Long way from home!!!

@PPolansky (Peter Polansky)
Pic of #teamcanada before #DavisCup dinner last night. Back streets back alright! pic.twitter.com/NwRthr15

@ryanharrison92 (Ryan Harrison)
Couldn't be more excited and proud to be a part of the Davis cup team. Mardy, John and Mike showed tremendous guts and heart out there. USA

Follow On Twitter This Week: @JohnIsner
The 6' 9'' American won the ‘biggest match of his career’ this past Friday against Roger Federer to help the US stun host Switzerland in a Davis Cup first-round tie. Isner regularly tweets his opinions about other sports stories and also pokes fun at his countrymen.

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Fan-tastic Feedback
In response to asking fans what they’ll miss most about Fernando Gonzalez after the Chilean announced he will retire following the Sony Ericsson Open, these comments stood out.
Jez Mak: "Will miss watching his aggressive no-holes-barred baseline hitting, going for winners from ridiculous positions way behind the baseline!"

Roberto Lanzanova: "He's one of the smartest players, I met him in Rome years ago, he was very kind and polite! I wish you all the best Bombardero!"

Sherry Nassif: "His amazing monster forehand. Sense of humour. Putting his shoes in the rubbish bin at Wimbledon. Good man, will miss his dynamic play."

Richard King: "Now who is going to erase the ball mark on a clay court any better than this guy?"

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Video Of The Week
ATP World Tour Uncovered presented by Rio profiles Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, his strong finish to the 2011 season and his colourful personality.

In Case You Missed It…
Davis Cup World Group First Round: There were eight ties across the world between 16 nations. Read the recap.

Spain d Kazakhstan 5-0
Austria d Russia 3-2
France d Canada 3-1
USA d Switzerland 5-0
Czech Republic d Italy 4-1
Serbia d Sweden 4-1
Croatia d Japan 3-2
Argentina d Germany 4-1

Tidbits
• Novak Djokovic was selected as the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for his 2011 achievements in a field of nominees that included sprinter Usain Bolt, Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel, Tour de France cycling champion Cadel Evans, NBA basketball star Dirk Nowitzki and Barcelona football player Lionel Messi .Djokovic: ‘I Dare To Dream’ | Djokovic Wins Award 
• Former World No. 5 Fernando Gonzalez announced he would retire after he competes at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami. Gonzalez: 'I Want To Have A New Start'

Djokovic Joins Elite Company
Novak Djokovic became the third player on the ATP World Tour to win the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year, joining Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. See past winners of this prestigious award in the chart below…

Year	Athlete	Sport
2012	Novak Djokovic	Tennis
2011	Rafael Nadal	Tennis
2010	Usain Bolt	Athletics
2009	Usain Bolt	Athletics
2008	Roger Federer	Tennis
2007	Roger Federer	Tennis
2006	Roger Federer	Tennis
2005	Roger Federer	Tennis
2004	Michael Schumacher	Formula One
2003	Lance Armstrong	Cycling
2002	Michael Schumacher	Formula One
2001	Tiger Woods	Golf
2000	Tiger Woods	Golf

Photo Galleries
Davis Cup

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Tip Of The Week
Each week, we’ll provide you with a tip on how to get the most out of ATPWorldTour.com. This week, we’ll show you how to view photos by a specific tournament.

Example: San Jose
1. Click ‘Photos’ on the navigation bar
2. On the ‘Select A Tournament’ tab, click the double down arrow, choose Rotterdam, and click the name.
3. All photos from this event will appear in the gallery.

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