Cincinnati Preview: Past Champions Federer, Murray, Roddick Feature

© Getty ImagesBritish No. 1 Andy Murray will look to win the Cincinnati title for a third time.

WESTERN & SOUTHERN OPEN
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Preview

CITY: Cincinnati, Ohio
SITE: Lindner Family Tennis Center
DATE: August 12-19, 2012
PRIZE MONEY: $ 2,825,280
DRAW: 56 singles/24 doubles
SURFACE: Hard

Welcome to the Western & Southern Open, the seventh ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament of the year on the ATP World Tour to be held at the Lindner Family Tennis Center.

The nine ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments bring together the best fields in tennis at the most prestigious venues. This year’s field consists of eight of the Top 10 in the August 6 South African Airways ATP Rankings and 1t5 of the Top 20 overall. The last seven champions are in the draw. The top seed is four-time winner (2005, ‘07, ’09-10) Roger Federer, one of three former champions in the draw – Andy Murray (2008, ‘11) and Andy Roddick (2003, ’06). There are four players who have ranked No. 1 in the South African Airways ATP Rankings in the draw – current No. 1 Federer, Novak Djokovic, Lleyton Hewittt and Andy Roddick.

This is one of four hard-court ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments in North American (Indian Wells, Miami, Toronto) and three are on clay (Monte-Carlo, Rome, Madrid) while two are later in the year (Shanghai, Paris). The 2012 ATP World Tour ends with the prestigious Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, the official year-end tournament held in London. Federer, Djokovic and Nadal have already qualified for the eight-player field.

SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS ATP RANKING POINTS & PRIZE MONEY BREAKDOWN
The South African Airways ATP Rankings are the official rankings in men’s tennis, which began on Aug. 23, 1973. Points are calculated from a player’s performance in the four Grand Slams, the eight mandatory ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments, four 500 ATP World Tour tournaments and two 250 ATP World Tour tournaments. The season-ending Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London will count as an additional 19th tournament for the eight players who qualify. Below is the ATP Rankings points and prize money breakdown:

2012 UPDATE – The first five ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments have been won by the Big 3 of Federer, Djokovic and Nadal (Djokovic was in the Toronto final Sunday night):

2011 ATP WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000 WINNERS – Last season all nine tournaments were won by the Top 4 players. Novak Djokovic captured a record five ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles, the most in a season, compiling a 33-2 match record. Nadal was runner-up four times to Djokovic while capturing the title in Monte-Carlo. Andy Murray won two of the last three ATP Masters 1000 titles while Roger Federer won in Paris to close out the year. Here is a look at the finals:

CINCINNATI WINNERS (Open Era 1969-2011)
Year Singles Winners Doubles Winners
2011 Andy Murray d. Novak Djokovic 64 3-0 Ret. Bhupati & Paes
2010 Roger Federer d. Mardy Fish 67(5) 76(1) 64 Bryan & Bryan
2009 Roger Federer d. Novak Djokovic 61 75 Nestor & Zimonjic
2008 Andy Murray d. Novak Djokovic 76(4) 76(5) Bryan & Bryan
2007 Roger Federer d. James Blake 61 64 Erlich & Ram
2006 Andy Roddick d. Juan Carlos Ferrero 63 64 Bjorkman & Mirnyi
2005 Roger Federer d. Andy Roddick 63 75 Bjorkman & Mirnyi
2004 Andre Agassi d. Lleyton Hewitt 63 36 62 Knowles & Nestor
2003 Andy Roddick d. Mardy Fish 46 76(3) 76(4) Bryan & Bryan
2002 Carlos Moya d. Lleyton Hewitt 75 76(5) Blake & Martin
2001 Gustavo Kuerten d. Patrick Rafter 61 63 Bhupathi & Paes
2000 Thomas Enqvist d. Tim Henman 76(5) 64 Woodbridge & Woodforde
1999 Pete Sampras d. Patrick Rafter 76(7) 63 Black & Bjorkman
1998 Patrick Rafter d. Pete Sampras 16 76(2) 64 Knowles & Nestor
1997 Pete Sampras d. Thomas Muster 63 64 Woodbridge & Woodforde
1996 Andre Agassi d. Michael Chang 76(4) 64 Knowles & Nestor
1995 Andre Agassi d. Michael Chang 75 62 Woodbridge & Woodforde
1994 Michael Chang d. Stefan Edberg 62 75 O'Brien & Stolle
1993 Michael Chang d. Stefan Edberg 75 06 64 Agassi & Korda
1992 Pete Sampras d. Ivan Lendl 63 36 63 Woodbridge & Woodforde
1991 Guy Forget d. Pete Sampras 26 76(4) 64 Flach & Seguso
1990 Stefan Edberg d. Brad Gilbert 61 61 Cahill & Kratzmann
1989 Brad Gilbert d. Stefan Edberg 64 26 76(5) Flach & Seguso
1988 Mats Wilander d. Stefan Edberg 36 76(5) 76(5) Leach & Pugh
1987 Stefan Edberg d. Boris Becker 64 61 Flach & Seguso
1986 Mats Wilander d. Jimmy Connors 64 61 Warwick & Kratzmann
1985 Boris Becker d. Mats Wilander 64 62 Edberg & Jarryd
1984 Mats Wilander d. Anders Jarryd 76 64 Gonzalez & Mitchell
1983 Mats Wilander d. John McEnroe 64 63 Amaya & Tim Gullikson
1982 Ivan Lendl d. Steve Denton 62 76 J McEnroe & Fleming
1981 John McEnroe d Chris Lewis 63 64 J McEnroe & Taygan
1980 Harold Solomon d. Francisco Gonzalez 76 62 Solomon & Gonzalez
1979 Peter Fleming d. Roscoe Tanner 64 62 Nastase & Gottfried
1978 Eddie Dibbs d. Raul Ramirez 57 62 62 Mayer & Ramirez
1977 Harold Solomon d. Mark Cox 62 63 Dent & Alexander
1976 Roscoe Turner d. Eddie Dibbs 76 63 Smith & van Dillen
1975 Tom Gorman d. Sherwood Steward 75 26 64 Drysdale & Dent
1974 Marty Riessen d. Robert Lutz 76 76 Dell & Stewart
1973 Ilie Nastase d. Manuel Orantes 57 63 64 Dent & Alexander
1972 Jimmy Connors d. Guillermo Vilas 63 63 Hewitt & MacMillan
1971 Stan Smith d. Juan Gisbert 76 63 Smith & van Dillen
1970 Ken Rosewall d. Cliff Richey 79 97 86 Nastase & Lutz
1969 Cliff Richey d. Allan Stone 61 62 Smith & Lutz

DEFENDING THE CINCINNATI TITLE (1991-2011)
Since 1990, Michael Chang, Andre Agassi and Roger Federer are the only three players to defend the Cincinnati title.
Year Defending champion Finish
2011 Roger Federer Quarterfinals (l. to Tomas Berdych)
2010 Roger Federer Won
2009 Andy Murray Semifinals (l. to Federer)
2008 Roger Federer Third Round (l. to Ivo Karlovic)
2007 Andy Roddick Third Round (l. to David Ferrer)
2006 Roger Federer Second Round (l. to Andy Murray)
2005 Andre Agassi Did not play (injured)
2004 Andy Roddick Semifinals (l. to Agassi)
2003 Carlos Moya First Round (l. to Fabrice Santoro)
2002 Gustavo Kuerten First Round (l. to Tim Henman)
2001 Thomas Enqvist First Round (l. to Nicolas Kiefer)
2000 Pete Sampras Round of 16 (l. to Tim Henman)
1999 Patrick Rafter Final (l. to Pete Sampras)
1998 Pete Sampras Final (l. to Patrick Rafter)
1997 Andre Agassi First Round (l. to Gustavo Kuerten)
1996 Andre Agassi Won
1995 Michael Chang Final (l. to Andre Agassi)
1994 Michael Chang Won
1993 Pete Sampras Semifinals (l. to Stefan Edberg)
1992 Guy Forget Did not play
1991 Stefan Edberg Quarterfinals (l. to Pete Sampras)

DIFFERENT ATP WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000 TITLES
Can it be done? Winning all nine ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles is perhaps the most difficult task in professional tennis. Andre Agassi is the closest to accomplishing this feat having won seven of the nine different shields. Roger Federer has won seven different ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles while Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal have six each. Here is a look at the leading multiple ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title winners with total and different tournaments won among active players:
Roger Federer (20) 7 '02 & '04-’05, ‘07 Hamburg, '04-06, ‘12 Indian Wells, '04 & ‘06 Toronto, ‘05-06 Miami, ’05, ’07 & ’09-‘10 Cincinnati, ’06 & ’09, ‘12 Madrid, ’11 Paris
Rafael Nadal (21) 6 ’05-12 Monte-Carlo, ’05-07, ’09-10 Rome, ’05 Montreal & ‘08 Toronto, ’05 & ‘10 Madrid, ‘07, ’09 Indian Wells, ’08 Hamburg
Novak Djokovic (11) 6 ’07 & ’11-12 Miami, ’07, ’11 Montreal, ’08, ’11 Indian Wells, ’08 & ’11 Rome, ’09 Paris, ’11 Madrid
Andy Murray (8) 5 ’08 & ’11 Cincinnati, ’08 Madrid, ’09 Miami, ’09 Montreal/’10 Toronto,’10-11 Shanghai
Andy Roddick (5) 3 '03 Montreal, '03 & ‘06 Cincinnati, '04 & ‘10 Miami
Juan Carlos Ferrero (4) 3 ‘01 Rome, ‘02 & ‘03 Monte-Carlo, ‘03 Madrid
Nikolay Davydenko (3) 3 ’06 Paris, ’08 Miami, ’09 Shanghai

WINNING ATP WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000 TOURNAMENTS BACK-TO-BACK
Last year, Djokovic became the first player to win back-to-back titles at least twice in a season:
Player ATP Masters 1000 Titles
Novak Djokovic 2011 Indian Wells, Miami; Madrid, Rome, Montreal (three in a row)
Rafael Nadal 2010 Monte Carlo Rome, Madrid
Rafael Nadal 2009 Monte-Carlo, Rome
Andy Murray 2008 Cincinnati, Madrid
Rafael Nadal 2008 Hamburg, Toronto
David Nalbandian 2007 Madrid, Paris
Rafael Nadal 2007 Monte-Carlo, Rome
Rafael Nadal 2006 Monte-Carlo, Rome
Roger Federer 2006 Indian Wells, Miami
Rafael Nadal 2005 Monte-Carlo, Rome
Roger Federer 2005 Indian Wells, Miami
Marat Safin 2004 Madrid, Paris
Andy Roddick 2003 Montreal, Cincinnati
Andre Agassi 2001 Indian Wells, Miami
Marcelo Rios 1998 Indian Wells, Miami
Patrick Rafter 1998 Toronto, Cincinnati
Andre Agassi 1995 Montreal, Cincinnati
Pete Sampras 1994 Indian Wells, Miami
Andrei Medvedev 1994 Monte-Carlo, Hamburg
Michael Chang 1992 Indian Wells, Miami
Jim Courier 1991 Indian Wells, Miami

THREE-TIME WINNERS
Last season Novak Djokovic became the first player in ATP World Tour history (since 1990) to win five ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles in one year. The previous best was Roger Federer (2005-06) and Rafael Nadal (2005), who won four in a season. Here is a look at the players who have won at least three ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles in the same year:

2011 Novak Djokovic Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid, Rome, Montreal
2010 Rafael Nadal Monte Carlo, Rome, Madrid
2009 Rafael Nadal Indian Wells, Monte Carlo, Rome
2008 Rafael Nadal Monte-Carlo, Hamburg, Toronto
2007 Rafael Nadal Indian Wells, Monte-Carlo, Rome
2006 Roger Federer Indian Wells, Miami, Toronto, Madrid
2005 Roger Federer Indian Wells, Miami, Hamburg, Cincinnati
2005 Rafael Nadal Monte-Carlo, Rome, Montreal, Madrid
2004 Roger Federer Indian Wells, Hamburg, Toronto
2002 Andre Agassi Miami, Rome, Madrid
1998 Marcelo Rios Indian Wells, Miami, Rome
1995 Andre Agassi Miami, Montreal, Cincinnati
1995 Thomas Muster Monte-Carlo, Rome, Essen* (held for one year & moved to Stuttgart in 1996)
1994 Pete Sampras Indian Wells, Miami, Rome
1990 Stefan Edberg Indian Wells, Cincinnati, Paris

ATP WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000 CAREER MATCH WINS LEADERS (Since 1990)
W-L Titles
1) Roger Federer 261-77 20
2) Rafael Nadal 230-47 21
3) Andre Agassi 209-73 17
4) Pete Sampras 190-70 11
5) Novak Djokovic 162-44 11 (in Toronto final on Sunday)
bold indicates in main draw

ATP WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000 CAREER TITLE LEADERS
There have been 57 different ATP World Tour Masters 1000 winners since 1990. Of those 57 winners, 32 have won at least two ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles. There are nine former ATP World Tour Masters 1000 champions playing in this year’s tournament (bold):
Player Masters 1000 Titles
Rafael Nadal 21 Richard Krajicek 2
Roger Federer 20 David Nalbandian 2
Andre Agassi 17 Patrick Rafter 2
Novak Djokovic 11 (TO final) Michael Stich 2
Pete Sampras 11 Juan Aguilera 2
Andy Murray 8 Tomas Berdych 1
Thomas Muster 8 Guillermo Canas 1
Michael Chang 7 Roberto Carrertero 1
Boris Becker 5 Albert Costa 1
Jim Courier 5 Sebastien Grosjean 1
Gustavo Kuerten 5 Tommy Haas 1
Marcelo Rios 5 Tim Henman 1
Andy Roddick 5 Thomas Johansson 1
Marat Safin 5 Petr Korda 1
Stefan Edberg 4 Ivan Ljubicic 1
Juan Carlos Ferrero 4 Felix Mantilla 1
Andrei Medvedev 4 Magnus Norman 1
Nikolay Davydenko 3 Karel Novacek 1
Thomas Enqvist 3 Andrei Pavel 1
Carlos Moya 3 Mikael Pernfors 1
Sergi Bruguera 2 Mark Philippoussis 1
Andrei Chesnokov 2 Cedric Pioline 1
Guillermo Coria 2 Albert Portas 1
Alex Corretja 2 Tommy Robredo 1
Wayne Ferreira 2 Greg Rusedski 1
Guy Forget 2 Emilio Sanchez 1
Lleyton Hewitt 2 Robin Soderling 1
Goran Ivanisevic 2 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 1
Chris Woodruff 1

PLAYERS TO RANK NO. 1 IN DRAW

Weeks
Roger Federer 291 (as of August 13)
Novak Djokovic 53
Lleyton Hewitt 80
Andy Roddick 13

TOURNAMENT FAST FACTS
Former champions: 3 – Andy Murray (2011,’08), Roger Federer (2010-09, ‘07, ’05), Andy Roddick (2006, ‘03)
Former finalists: 5 – Mardy Fish (2003, ’10), Novak Djokovic (2011, ‘08-09), James Blake (2007), Andy Roddick (2005), Lleyton Hewitt (2004, ’02)
Wild cards: 4 – Brian Baker, James Blake, Lleyton Hewitt, Sam Querrey
Qualifiers: 7 – To be completed Sunday
Youngest in Draw: Bernard Tomic (19 years, 9 months)
Oldest in Draw: Tommy Haas (34 years, 4 months)
Players by Country: United States 8, Spain 5, Argentina 4, France 3, Germany 3, Russia 3, Serbia 3

MAIN DRAW OVERVIEW
• The Western & Southern Open, the seventh ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the season gets underway in Cincinnati on Sunday, featuring eight of the Top 10 players and overall 24 of the Top 30 players in the South African Airways ATP Rankings.
• The draw includes the past seven tournament champions, including four-time winner Roger Federer (2005, 2007, 2009-2010), two-time titlist Andy Murray (2008, 2011) and Andy Roddick, who captured the trophy in 2003 and ‘06.
• Defending champion Murray led Novak Djokovic 6-4. 3-0 in last year’s final before the Serbian retired with a shoulder injury. The fourth-ranked Murray also beat Djokovic in the 2008 title match to win his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 crown. Cincinnati is the only North American ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event Djokovic is yet to win, having triumphed at Indian Wells (2008, 2011), Miami (2007, 2011-2012) and Canada (2007, 2011).
• Federer, who is the top seed at the Western & Southern Open for the first time since 2009, opens against the winner of Jarkko Nieminen and Alex Bogomolov Jr. The first seed Federer could face is No. 15 Philipp Kohlschreiber in the third round. Kohlschreiber plays American wild card Brian Baker in a rematch of their fourth-round clash at Wimbledon, which the German won. In the quarter-finals, Federer could square off against eighth seed Juan Monaco, or No. 10 seed Mardy Fish, who finished runner-up in 2003 and 2010.
• In the second quarter of the draw, fourth seed David Ferrer will begin his campaign against a qualifier yet-to-be determined or Stanislas Wawrinka. Ferrer’s possible opponents en route to the semi-finals include 14th seed Kei Nishikori, a potential third-round matchup, and a dangerous quarter-final section that includes No. 5 seed Tomas Berdych, 11th seed Gilles Simon, rising Canadian Milos Raonic and Frenchman Richard Gasquet, who is playing for the Rogers Cup title in Toronto against Djokovic Sunday evening.
• Reigning titlist Murray headlines the third quarter, opening his title defence against Jurgen Melzer or wild card Sam Querrey. In the third round, Murray could meet 16th-seeded Andy Roddick, who has the most Cincinnati wins of any player in the draw with 29. Possible quarter-final opposition for Murray includes sixth seed Juan Martin del Potro, the resurgent Tommy Haas and wild card Lleyton Hewitt.
• In the final quarter, World No. 2 Djokovic will start his title quest against Robin Haase or Andreas Seppi, who held a two set lead over Djokovic in the fourth round of Roland Garros before the Serb stormed back to victory. The first seed Djokovic could face is 13th seed Alexandr Dolgopolov, the Citi Open champion in Washington. Players looking to prevent Djokovic’s pathway to the last four include seventh seed Janko Tipsarevic, who fell to Djokovic in the Rogers Cup semi-finals, and No. 12 seed Marin Cilic. Both Tipsarevic and Cilic and potential quarter-final foes.

DOUBLES HIGHLIGHTS
• The top eight seeded teams receive a bye into the second round. A strong field is led by top seeds Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor, looking to win their first match together in Cincinnati. Mirnyi won back-to-back titles in 2005 and 2006 with Jonas Bjorkman, while Nestor is a four-time champion, triumphing in 1996, 1998 and 2004 with Mark Knowles, and 2009 with Nenad Zimonjic. Mirnyi and Nestor have won four trophies this season, highlighted by their title defence at Roland Garros.
• The No. 2 seeds are Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan, three-time titlists at the event (2003, 2008, 2010). The Bryans completed a career Golden Slam by winning the London 2012 Olympics (d. Llodra-Tsonga) for their fourth title of the year. They were in the Toronto final on Sunday night.
• The other seeds are 3) Fyrstenberg-Matkowski, 4) Lindstedt-Tecau, 5) Paes-Stepanek, 6) Bhupathi-Bopanna, 7) Granollers-Lopez and 8) Qureshi-Rojer.
• Featured unseeded teams include Wimbledon champions Jonathan Marray and Frederik Nielsen, two-time Grand Slam champions Jurgen Melzer and Philipp Petzschner and Olympic bronze medalists Julien Benneteau and Richard Gasquet.

SUNDAY FIRST ROUND FED EX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS – In draw order

Ryan Harrison (USA) vs Bernard Tomic (AUS) First ATP Meeting
Other meeting:
09 Binghamton Q (United States) Hard -- Ryan Harrison 7-6(2) 7-5

Harrison FastFacts:
2012 Highlights:
SF(3): San Jose (l Raonic); Eastbourne (l Seppi); Newport (l Isner); QF: Houston (l Russell)
YTD W-L: 21-19
YTD Titles: 0
Career Titles: 0
Date of Birth: May 7, 1992
South African Airways ATP Ranking: 59

Tomic FastFacts:
2012 Highlights:
SF: Brisbane (l Murray); QF(2): Delray Beach (l Isner); Munich (l Lopez)
YTD W-L: 20-20
YTD Titles: 0
Career Titles: 0
Date of Birth: October 21, 1992
South African Airways ATP Ranking: 49

Kevin Anderson (RSA) vs (WC) James Blake (USA) First Meeting

Anderson FastFacts:
2012 Highlights:
W: Delray Beach (d Matosevic); QF: San Jose (l Raonic); Houston (l Monaco); London / Queen's Club (l Dimitrov); Washington (l Querrey)
YTD W-L: 24-17
YTD Titles: 1
Career Titles: 2
Date of Birth: May 18, 1986
South African Airways ATP Ranking: 32

Blake FastFacts:
2012 Highlights:
QF: Washington (l Dolgopolov)
YTD W-L: 3-9
YTD Titles: 0
Career Titles: 10
Date of Birth: December 28, 1979
South African Airways ATP Ranking: 106

OTHER FIRST ROUND FED-EX HEAD 2 HEADS – In Draw Order (not inc. qualifiers)

TOP HALF

Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) vs Alex Bogomolov Jr. (RUS) Bogomolov Jr. Leads 1-0
11 Tokyo (Japan) Hard R32 Alex Bogomolov Jr. 6-4 6-4

Brian Baker (USA) vs Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) Kohlschreiber Leads 1-0
12 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R16 Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-1 7-6(4) 6-3

Mardy Fish (USA) vs Feliciano Lopez (ESP) Fish Leads 4-3
02 Tokyo (Japan) Hard R32 Feliciano Lopez 7-6(3) 6-4
08 Basel (Switzerland) Hard R16 Feliciano Lopez 7-6(9) 6-4
09 London / Queen's Club (Great Britain)Grass R16 Mardy Fish 6-1 6-4
10 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami Hard R32 Mardy Fish 7-5 6-3
10 London / Queen's Club (Great Britain)Grass SF Mardy Fish 6-3 6-4
11 USA vs. ESP WG QF (United States) Hard RR Feliciano Lopez 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-7(2) 8-6
11 ATP Masters 1000 Montreal Hard R32 Mardy Fish 6-2 6-3

Santiago Giraldo (COL) vs Carlos Berlocq (ARG) Giraldo Leads 2-0
09 Salinas CH (Ecuador) Hard SF Santiago Giraldo 6-2 6-2
12 Acapulco (Mexico) Clay QF Santiago Giraldo 7-5 3-6 6-4

Radek Stepanek (CZE) vs Albert Ramos (ESP) First Meeting

Marcel Granollers (ESP) vs Kei Nishikori (JPN) Nishikori Leads 1-0
08 Stockholm (Sweden) Hard R32 Kei Nishikori 2-6 6-4 6-2

Gilles Simon (FRA) vs Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) Baghdatis Leads 2-1
07 Marseille (France) Hard F Gilles Simon 6-4 7-6(3)
07 Halle (Germany) Grass R32 Marcos Baghdatis 6-3 6-3
10 Dubai (U.A.E.) Hard R32 Marcos Baghdatis 7-6(3) 6-4

Richard Gasquet (FRA) vs Milos Raonic (CAN) First Meeting

BOTTOM HALF

David Nalbandian (ARG) vs Tommy Haas (GER) Haas Leads 4-0
02 Munich (Germany) Clay R32 Tommy Haas 7-5 4-6 6-1
05 ATP Masters Series Paris (France) Carpet R32 Tommy Haas 6-4 6-3
07 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R16 Tommy Haas 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-3
12 ATP Masters 1000 Toronto (Canada) Hard R64 Tommy Haas 6-2 6-7 (11) 6-3

Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) vs Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) Hewitt Leads 4-1
02 's-Hertogenbosch (The Netherlands) Grass R16 Lleyton Hewitt 6-4 5-7 7-6(4)
02 Wimbledon (England) Grass R16 Lleyton Hewitt 6-3 6-3 7-5
08 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells Hard R32 Lleyton Hewitt 7-5 6-1
09 Tokyo (Japan) Hard SF Mikhail Youzhny 6-2 5-7 7-5
10 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome Clay R64 Lleyton Hewitt 6-4 4-6 6-3

Denis Istomin (UZB) vs Julien Benneteau (FRA) Benneteau Leads 2-1
10 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 TorontoHard R64 Julien Benneteau 6-4 6-4
11 US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Julien Benneteau 6-4 6-4 6-4
12 San Jose (U.S.A.) Hard SF Denis Istomin 6-3 6-7(4) 6-3

Jurgen Melzer (AUT) vs Sam Querrey (USA) Querrey Leads 1-0
12 ATP Masters 1000 Toronto (Canada) Hard R64 Sam Querrey 6-3 6-2

Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) vs Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) Davydenko Leads 1-0
11 Barcelona (Spain) Clay R64 Nikolay Davydenko 6-4 7-6(6)

Andreas Seppi (ITA) vs Robin Haase (NED) Seppi Leads 2-1
07 Vienna (Austria) Hard R16 Andreas Seppi 7-5 6-3
11 Marseille (France) Hard R32 Andreas Seppi 5-7 6-4 7-6(2)
11 Kitzbuehel (Austria) Clay QF Robin Haase 6-4 6-2
Other meeting:
08 Sunrise CH (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Robin Haase 4-6 6-3 6-4