Rome Entry List/Fact Sheet (updated May 13, 2012)

Tournament Name: INTERNAZIONALI BNL D’ITALIA
Location: ROME, ITALY
Dates: Sunday 13 MAY–Sunday 20 MAY 2012
Prize Money: €2,427,975 (Total Financial Commitment €2,950,475)
56 DRAW (Q28)

SITE: FORO ITALICO
VIALE DEI GLADIATORI 31
00135 ROME
SURFACE: RED CLAY
BALL: DUNLOP FORT CLAY COURT
WEB SITE: www.internazionalibnlditalia.it

Qualifying draw: Friday, May 11, 9:00 p.m.
Main draw: Saturday, May 12, tba
Doubles draw: Saturday, May 12, 2:00 p.m.

ATP Ranking Points
W: 1000
F: 600
SF: 360
QF: 180
R16: 90
R32: 45 (Seeds 1-8: 10)
R64: 10 (WC: 0)
Q: +25
Q14: 16
Q28: 0

Entry deadline: April 2, 2012
Seeding: May 7, 2012

1 Djokovic, Novak SRB 1
2 Nadal, Rafael ESP 2
3 Federer, Roger SUI 3
4 Murray, Andy GBR 4
5 Ferrer, David ESP 5
6 Tsonga, Jo-Wilfried FRA 6
7 Berdych, Tomas CZE 7
8 Tipsarevic, Janko SRB 8
OUT Fish, Mardy USA 9
10 Del Potro, Juan Martin ARG 10
11 Isner, John USA 11
12 Almagro, Nicolas ESP 12
13 Simon, Gilles FRA 13
14 Monfils, Gael FRA 14
15 Lopez, Feliciano ESP 15
16 Monaco, Juan ARG 16
OUT Nishikori, Kei JPN 17
18 Gasquet, Richard FRA 18
19 Verdasco, Fernando ESP 19
20 Mayer, Florian GER 20
21 Melzer, Jurgen AUT 21
22 Dolgopolov, Alexandr UKR 22
23 Cilic, Marin CRO 23
24 Stepanek, Radek CZE 24
25 Raonic, Milos CAN 25
26 Granollers, Marcel ESP 26
27 Troicki, Viktor SRB 27
28 Wawrinka, Stanislas SUI 28
OUT Roddick, Andy USA 29
OUT Soderling, Robin SWE 30
OUT Benneteau, Julien FRA 31
32 Chela, Juan Ignacio ARG 32
33 Anderson, Kevin RSA 33
34 Kohlschreiber, Philipp GER 34
35 Youzhny, Mikhail RUS 35
36 Tomic, Bernard AUS 36
37 Berlocq, Carlos ARG 37
38 Davydenko, Nikolay RUS 38
39 Andujar, Pablo ESP 39
40 Baghdatis, Marcos CYP 40
41 Bogomolov Jr., Alex RUS 41
OUT Ljubicic, Ivan CRO 42
43 Istomin, Denis UZB 43
44 Seppi, Andreas ITA 44
45 (SE)
46 (Q) Ramos, Albert ESP
47 (Q) Haase, Robin NED
48 (Q) Querrey, Sam USA
49 (Q) Giraldo, Santiago COL
50 (Q) Ungur, Adrian ROU
51 (Q) Garcia-Lopez, Guillermo ESP
52 (Q) Kavcic, Blaz SLO
53 (WC) Fognini, Fabio ITA
54 (WC) Lorenzi, Pablo ITA
55 (WC) Starace, Potito ITA
56 (WC) Volandri, Filippo ITA

Alternates
IN Bellucci, Thomaz BRA 45
IN Young, Donald USA 46
IN Nieminen, Jarkko FIN 47
IN Llodra, Michael FRA 48
IN Ferrero, Juan Carlos ESP 49
IN Nalbandian, David ARG 50
IN Kubot, Lukasz POL 51
1 Karlovic, Ivo CRO 52
2 Haase, Robin NED 53
3 Ramos, Albert ESP 54
4 Giraldo, Santiago COL 55
5 Falla, Alejandro COL 56
6 Fognini, Fabio ITA 57 (WC to MD)
7 Lu, Yen-Hsun TPE 58
8 Rochus, Olivier BEL 59

Soderling OUT, Young IN

http://tennis.it/tennis-internazionali-bnl-soderling-si-cancella-al-suo-posto-young/

Is Roddick actually going to play here? On his website it doesn't have Rome listed under his schedule.

Is Roddick actually going to play here? On his website it doesn't have Rome listed under his schedule.

Well it is a mandatory event, so unless he's injured, he's playing.

Well it is a mandatory event, so unless he's injured, he's playing.

players withdraw very often from mandatory events without any injury if they choose to : I guess they just send a wrong health certificate.

However, if Roddick plays Madrid and is in Europe, I don't know why he would miss Roma :shrug:

I really dont get why he wouldn't play Rome he has reached the Semifinals before with a win over Tommy Robredo. His has definitely the ability to get some wins at the very least and earn some points. He could enter the top 20 if he get enough points. Which is doable.

I presume Cipo will get a WC :)

I wouldn't be so sure. There are usually a lot of politics involved with the WCs. Wouldn't be a surprise to see Nalbandian (if he fails to make the MD) or another foreign player get a WC. Fognini is the only Italian assured of getting one, IMO.

I wouldn't be so sure. There are usually a lot of politics involved with the WCs. Wouldn't be a surprise to see Nalbandian (if he fails to make the MD) or another foreign player get a WC. Fognini is the only Italian assured of getting one, IMO.

Flavio is a Roman. He got a WC last year, but is in much better form this year. I think he'll get one.

Good point, Martijn. But that means Simone will likely be forced to qualify, and since I'm sure he won't, I would be so devastated! :crying2:

I really hope Fabio can sneak in with his ranking. Because the Cipolla WC actually is realistic. And then Poto would probably get one, and Filippo. Simone would probably be the odd-man out. I hope all of them are in the MD. Especially if Simone goes deep next week in the Roma challenger.

When is Soderling coming back?

Any news on the WC for MD?

Benneteau is out till grass season
Monaco should be out too

Any news on the WC for MD?

Fognini, Starace and Volandri are pretty sure.

The fourth WC between Cipolla, Bolelli and maybe Giannessi.

Fognini, Starace and Volandri are pretty sure.

The fourth WC between Cipolla, Bolelli and maybe Giannessi.

Thank you:)

any news on Juan Monaco. he has missed Madrid masters so I was wondering will he be playing in this tournament?

Fognini, Starace and Volandri are pretty sure.

The fourth WC between Cipolla, Bolelli and maybe Giannessi.

Giannessi is an injured mess, unfortunately. And Simone really doesn't deserve one. I'll be gobsmacked if Flavio doesn't get it :sad:

any news on Juan Monaco. he has missed Madrid masters so I was wondering will he be playing in this tournament?

He has been back training, his participation is still questionable as he wants to be fit when he returns.

Benneteau is out from the tournaments website.

Fish will probably pull out

i thought they might hand one of the WC to Lorenzi as he has been stunning this year.

Starace very likely to miss because of his injury

WC will probably be Fognini, Volandri, Cipolla and Bolelli

WC'S Fognini, Lorenzi, Starace and Volandri.

Lorenzi over Cipo. Unbelievable.

Only players I care about withdraw. Sod's Law in full operation.

Monaco says that He will play here, I don't know about Murray, any news about him?

Monaco says that He will play here, I don't know about Murray, any news about him?

Tennis.com says that Monaco is in doubt for Roma

Tennis.com says that Monaco is in doubt for Roma

And Monaco says he's flying to Rome today and unless anything unforeseen happens, he's going to play.

I think, it's Nadal.
And you?

Benneteau OUT and SE cancelled. Ferrero and Nalbandian in. Kubot, next. Source: Official Site.

No SE, according to tournaments site Nalbandian is in.

Nalby :hearts:

Who will get the WCs here?
Bolelli, Lorenzi and Cipolla would be good candidates.

Who will get the WCs here?
Bolelli, Lorenzi and Cipolla would be good candidates.

Wilcards are out
MEN'S SINGLES: Fabio Fognini, Filippo Volandri, Potito Starace and Paolo Lorenzi

WOMEN'S SINGLES: Venus Williams, Alberta Brianti and Karin Knapp

Is Fish playing?

http://it.internazionalibnlditalia.com/News/Tennis/2012/Pretournament/SorteggioCARLO.aspx

main draw will be made tomorrow, starting at 12.00

Awesome for Lukasz...into the MD...thank god he doesnt have to play qualifying!!

Let's hope Kubot recovered from injury, he is still a question mark.

What was Lukasz's injury anyway?

OMG is Delpo the 9th seed :o
no bye in Rome :o