Argentinian David Nalbandian joins strong player field.
July 31 - August 8, 2010
William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center in Rock Creek Park
Benefiting Washington Tennis & Education Foundation
Argentina’s David Nalbandian, a perennial Top 10 player who returns to the ATP World Tour, following right hip surgery. The tournament, an ATP World Tour 500 and Olympus US Open Series event, takes place July 31 through August 8 at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center (16th & Kennedy Streets, NW). It will mark Nalbandian’s first tournament since April. Nalbandian turned pro in 2000, following a stellar junior career that included a US Open title, a Roland Garros runner-up finish and the semifinals in the Wimbledon Boys’ competition. So it was no surprise that he immediately raced up the rankings when he turned pro, winning his first of ten ATP singles titles and cracking the Top 50 in his first full year as a professional. His ten career singles runner-up results include Wimbledon. His career-high ranking was No. 3 in the world, and he finished in the Top 10 for five seasons, before injuries curtailed his play.
Stanislas Wawrinka
Teimuraz Gabashvili
Thiemo de Bakker
Tomas Berdych
Viktor Troicki
Xavier Malisse
Yen-Hsun Lu
Draw
38 Direct Acceptances. Direct Acceptances are the 38 highest-ranked players (as determined by the ATP Singles Entry System) who enter the event by the entry deadline (approximately 6 weeks prior to the event). These players are accepted directly into the event's main draw. 6 Qualifiers. Qualifiers are those players who sign up to enter the main draw but whose ATP rankings are not high enough for direct acceptance.
6 Qualifiers. Qualifiers are those players who sign up to enter the main draw but whose ATP rankings are not high enough for direct acceptance.
4 Wild Cards. Wild Cards are players included in the main draw at the sole discretion of the Tournament Director. Wild Cards can be highly-ranked players who did not enter the event by the entry deadline, or local or "up-and-coming" players whom the Tournament Director would like to have play in the event. "Lucky Losers" are players who have lost in the final round of the qualifying tournament, but are inserted into the event's main draw on the basis of their ranking. A Lucky Loser shall be inserted in the appropriate position in the main draw for any player who withdraws or is withdrawn before the first point is played in his first match.
0 Special Exempts. Special Exempts are held for players whose ATP ranking is not high enough for direct acceptance but cannot play in the event's qualifying tournament because they have reached the final weekend of the previous week's tournament. In the event that this situation does not arise, the number of direct acceptances is increased to 25.
48 Total number of participants in the singles main draw.
4 Total number of singles main draw wildcards.
24 Total number of participants in the singles qualifying draw.
4 Total number of singles qualifying wildcards.
16 Total number of teams in the doubles main draw.
2 Total number of wildcard teams in the doubles main draw.
Player field always subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances.
He said he didn't have any physical problems during the Davis Cup tie.
Though he wasn't sure whether he could've lasted five sets.
There's of course no guarantee that he'll be injury-free from now on.
But I think it was a good sign.
It's just in one article of La Nacion website mentioned he physically feels great and it's good for him to find the rhythm on this surface, if I understand correctly :lol: There are some other similar quotes i remember in other articles. Hope he keeps healthy, and NO MORE "bad surprise" for us.
"Esta gira me va a venir muy bien para conseguir ritmo en una superficie en la que me siento muy cómodo, ya que me siento muy bien tanto física como tenísticamente"
James Blake & David Nalbandian Headline Monday's Play
Former Legg Mason Tennis Classic champ James Blake along with 2002 Wimbledon Finalist David Nalbandian will headline Monday's play* at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center (16th & Kennedy Streets, NW).
Blake, the Legg Mason champ in 2002 and runner-up 2005, plays Ryan Sweeting on Stadium Court at 7 p.m. Nalbandian follows Blake with his first round match against Rajeev Ram. Play begins at 4 p.m. on Monday (Click here for the complete order of play). http://www.leggmasontennisclassic.com/upload/1453.pdf
Monday is also USTA Member Appreciation Day - all USTA members who present their membership card at the box office will receive a 2-for-1 discount (limit four free tickets per person) on reserved tickets for Monday, Aug. 2 as well as for Friday, Aug. 6 (12 p.m. session).
Join us at 6 p.m. on Monday for the King of the Kitchen hosted by Design Cuisine. See two of Washington's most renowned chefs, Chef Todd Gray of Equinox Restaurant and Chef Kaz Okochi of Kaz Sushi Bistro and Masa 14, as they compete against the clock to see who can create the most amazing dishes using smaller ingredients. The winner will be determined by a panel of celebrity judges. Tickets are $70 per person and includes food and drink during the competition as well as a ticket to the matches.
*Match play and player field subject to change due to weather, injuries and other unforeseen circumstances.
Impressive win in the first round, but Ram really isn't much of a measure. Hope he does well against Wawrinka, I think he needs a couple of matches before Toronto.
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