ROGERS CUP 2010 Friday August 13 Order of Play, Thursday Results at Rogers Cup presented by National Bank (Toronto)
TORONTO, Canada, JUAN CARLOS CORDERO, UNO International News Service.- Reigning champion Andy Murray won an easy quarterfinal winner this Friday at the $2.43 million Rogers Cup, an ATP Masters event. The fourth-seeded Australian Open runner-up Murray defeated Argentine David Nalbandian 6-2, 6-2 in 69 minutes on the hardcourts at Rexall Centre. The two-time major runner-up Murray slugged eight aces, broke Nalbandian four times in eight tries, and held his serve throughout his-easy victory on Day 5.
The former Wimbledon runner-up Nalbandian had won his last 11 matches on tour, including a quality hardcourt title at the Washington, D.C. U.S. Open Series event last week. Murray captured this Canadian Masters tournament last year by beating another Argentine star, Juan Martin del Potro, in the final in Montreal.
Nadal started his quarterfinal losing 3-0 with German Phillip Kohlschreiber, a powerful player that will make life not easy for the No.1 today in the Rexall Centre Court with a 38 degress Celsius humidex. Now, they are 1-4 in the first set.
This event shifts between Montreal and Toronto each year. This week's big winner will collect $443,500.
ORDER OF PLAY - FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 2010
CENTRE COURT start 11:00 am
[1] D Nestor (CAN) / N Zimonjic (SRB) vs F Cermak (CZE) / M Mertinak (SVK)
Not Before 1:00 PM
[4] A Murray (GBR) vs D Nalbandian (ARG)
Not Before 2:30 PM
[1] R Nadal (ESP) vs P Kohlschreiber (GER)
Not Before 7:00 PM
[7] T Berdych (CZE) vs [3] R Federer (SUI)
Followed by
J Chardy (FRA) vs [2] N Djokovic (SRB)
GRANDSTAND start 4:00 pm
S Stakhovsky (UKR) / M Youzhny (RUS) vs [4] M Bhupathi (IND) / M Mirnyi (BLR)
P Kohlschreiber (GER) / G Monfils (FRA) vs [2] B Bryan (USA) / M Bryan (USA) - After Suitable Rest
Singles - Third Round
[1] R Nadal (ESP) d [Q] K Anderson (RSA) 62 76(6)
[2] N Djokovic (SRB) d V Hanescu (ROU) 63 64
[3] R Federer (SUI) d M Llodra (FRA) 76(2) 63
[4] A Murray (GBR) d [15] G Monfils (FRA) 62 06 63
D Nalbandian (ARG) d [5] R Soderling (SWE) 46 64 61
J Chardy (FRA) d [6] N Davydenko (RUS) 63 62
[7] T Berdych (CZE) d O Dolgopolov (UKR) 63 67(5) 64
P Kohlschreiber (GER) d [Q] Y Lu (TPE) 67(5) 75 60
Doubles - Quarterfinals
J Benneteau (FRA) / M Llodra (FRA) d [5] J Melzer (AUT) / P Petzschner (GER) 64 63
Second Round
[1] D Nestor (CAN) / N Zimonjic (SRB) d M Knowles (BAH) / R Stepanek (CZE) 46 63 10-6
[4] M Bhupathi (IND) / M Mirnyi (BLR) d R Lindstedt (SWE) / H Tecau (ROU) 63 75
F Cermak (CZE) / M Mertinak (SVK) d [8] J Knowle (AUT) / A Ram (ISR) 36 64 10-7
Singles and doubles main draws can be found at:
http://www.rogerscup.com/men/english/drawSheets.php
About Rogers Cup presented by National Bank in Toronto
Rogers Cup presented by National Bank in Toronto is a Tennis Canada owned and operated world-class tournament celebrating its 129th anniversary of the men’s event. Rogers Cup presented by National Bank takes place August 7-15, 2010 at the state-of-the-art Rexall Centre on the campus of York University. As an ATP Masters 1000 tournament and U.S. Open Series event, Rogers Cup presented by National Bank will showcase the world’s top male tennis talent in Toronto for nine exciting days. Rogers Cup presented by National Bank is the third-oldest title in tennis, behind only Wimbledon and the U.S. Open. For more information and tickets visit www.rogerscup.com.
About Tennis Canada
Founded in 1890, Tennis Canada is a non-profit, national sport association responsible for leading the growth, promotion and showcasing of tennis in Canada. Tennis Canada owns and operates two of the premier events on the ATP and Sony Ericsson WTA Tours; Rogers Cup men’s and women’s events that rotate annually between Rexall Centre in Toronto and Uniprix Stadium in Montreal. In addition, Tennis Canada owns and operates six professional ITF sanctioned events and financially supports six other professional tournaments in Canada. Tennis Canada operates national training centres at the Centre of Excellence in Toronto and at Uniprix Stadium in Montreal. Tennis Canada is a proud member of the International Tennis Federation, the Canadian Olympic Committee, the Canadian Paralympic Committee and the International Wheelchair Tennis Association, and serves to administer, sponsor and select the teams for Davis Cup, Fed Cup, the Olympic Games and all wheelchair, junior and senior national teams. Tennis Canada invests its surplus into tennis development. For more information on Tennis Canada please visit our Web site at: www.LoveMeansNothing.ca