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trucul · 05-04-2008, 03:31 PM

DTT Daily Comments:

Sunday 17:30 CET:

Hello, this is live comment from Foro Italico. We are 30 minutes away from draw, so find hereunder a small preview of this fourth DTT Masters Series:

Singles DTT:

- number 1 DTT Gigi confirmed yesterday participation. Gigi will look for a second Masters Series title and third win in DTT (Gigi is the only one in Singles DTT to have won more than 1 title). After one week rest and 2 early losses in Valence and Monte-Carlo, Gigi is back and ready to defend his number 1 place.
- his main challenger is diego36arg. Diego36arg has just won in Barcelona and clinched 3rd place in DTT Singles ranking. After early loss in IW, QF in Miami and SF in Monte-Carlo, diego36arg will try to keep the good momentum and reach his first ever DTT Single Masters Series final.
- Bjorki, as number 4 DTT Singles ranked, will try to win first Singles DTT title with a Master Series. Finalist in Monte-Carlo, Bjorki has also good chances to reach number 1 place this week.
- DTT Newcomer Boarder35m will try to do as well as in Monte-Carlo when he caused a major upset by winning the title. After one early loss in Barcelona, Boarder35m is ready to make a good result in this tournament with number 8 DTT Singles ranking.
- Many outsiders will want to do well in this tournament ... More information after the draw.

Doubles DTT:

- Due to Nadie's mysterious injury, Doubles number 1 DTT Doubles pair Nadie/Bjorki will not be able to apply for a third win in DTT Doubles after wins in Miami and Barcelona.
- Other Masters Series winners in Indian Wells(Gigi/tennis2006 number 3 DTT Doubles pair) will not compete in Rome due to tennis2006 injury last week.
- in Rome, Brasilian pair, Robin Hood/MuriloBrasil, winners in Monte-Carlo, will try to continue their winning streak on Masters Series tournaments on clay. As number 2 DTT Doubles Team, they will try to be number 1 after this week.
- Great Romanian team, Huff/Georg, after 2 SF at IndianWells and Monte-Carlo will try, as number 4 DTT Doubles Team, to reach their first Masters Series final and reach top 3 at the race.
- great attention should also be paid on south American Jeronimo/Lucho_Coria team (DTT Doubles number 6) who has great ambitions after 1 week rest and to finalists in Barcelona and Valence, trucul/diego36arg team (DTT Doubles number 5 team).

Everyone is looking forward for the draws and, who knows, last minutes entries in the tournament ...

trucul · 05-04-2008, 04:04 PM

Time is up, so let us proceed with the Singles DTT Draw for Rome: To ease things, I will make the draws for Second Round and 1 one for entries will be named WR1 (Winner Round 1). The last 2 remaining players not being drawn will play against each other in first round tomorrow.

trucul · 05-04-2008, 04:05 PM

Second Round

Matches Counted: 00
Matches Remaining: 00

00:00 | 1. Gigi vs.
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00:00 |
00:00 |

00:00 |
00:00 |
00:00 |
00:00 | 2. Björki vs.

trucul · 05-04-2008, 04:07 PM

Second Round

Matches Counted: 00
Matches Remaining: 00

00:00 | 1. Gigi vs.
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00:00 |
00:00 | 4. Robin Hood vs.

00:00 | 3. Drikke vs.
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00:00 |
00:00 | 2. Björki vs.

trucul · 05-04-2008, 04:09 PM

trucul · 05-04-2008, 04:16 PM

trucul · 05-04-2008, 04:20 PM

Second Round

Matches Counted: 00
Matches Remaining: 00

00:00 | 1. Gigi vs. Huff
00:00 | 8. MuriloBrasil vs. WR1
00:00 | 5. diego36arg vs. trucul
00:00 | 4. Robin Hood vs. Allez-Alejo

00:00 | 3. Drikke vs. Kielian
00:00 | 6. Boarder35m vs. lucho_coria
00:00 | 7. georg vs. marr
00:00 | 2. Björki vs. Jeronimo

First Round

Matches Counted: 00
Matches Remaining: 00

00:00 | vamos israel vs. MZverev-Fan

trucul · 05-04-2008, 04:22 PM

Let us move now to the Doubles Draw ...

trucul · 05-04-2008, 04:24 PM

Quarter Finals

Matches Counted: 00
Matches Remaining: 00

00:00 | 1. Robin Hood/MuriloBrasil vs. bye
00:00 |
00:00 |
00:00 | 2. Huff/georg

trucul · 05-04-2008, 04:25 PM

Quarter Finals

Matches Counted: 00
Matches Remaining: 00

00:00 | 1. Robin Hood/MuriloBrasil vs. bye
00:00 | 3. diego36arg/trucul vs.
00:00 | 4. Jeronimo/lucho_coria vs.
00:00 | 2. Huff/georg

trucul · 05-04-2008, 04:28 PM

Quarter Finals

Matches Counted: 00
Matches Remaining: 00

00:00 | 1. Robin Hood/MuriloBrasil vs. bye
00:00 | 3. diego36arg/trucul vs. Drikke/vamos israel
00:00 | 4. Jeronimo/lucho_coria vs. Kielian/Boarder35m
00:00 | 2. Huff/georg vs. marr/MZverev-Fan

trucul · 05-04-2008, 04:31 PM

Draw is done. I will rearrange the draw by adding byes in first round. Tomorrow is first round day. Only one match will count (vamos israel vs. MZverev-Fan) but it is recommended that every player sends picks (even if you have a bye) because this first round could be used to determine who wins on CB in further rounds.

trucul · 05-04-2008, 04:36 PM

trucul · 05-04-2008, 04:40 PM

First Round

Matches Counted: 00
Matches Remaining: 00

00:00 | 1. Robin Hood/MuriloBrasil (BRA/BRA) vs. bye
00:00 | bye vs. bye
00:00 | Drikke/vamos israel (BEL/ISR) vs. bye
00:00 | 3. diego36arg/trucul (ARG/FRA) vs. bye

00:00 | 4. Jeronimo/lucho_coria (VEN/ARG) vs. bye
00:00 | Kielian/Boarder35m (GER/GER) vs. bye
00:00 | marr/MZverev-Fan (URU/GER) vs. bye
00:00 | 2. Huff/georg (ROM/ROM) vs. bye

trucul · 05-04-2008, 04:53 PM

OOP Monday:

Ivo KARLOVIC/Rogier WASSEN (CRO/NED) vs. Flavio CIPOLLA/Potito STARACE (ITA/ITA) SR1 PTS1
Jordan KERR/Jarkko NIEMINEN (AUS/FIN) vs. Nicolas MAHUT/Paul-Henri MATHIEU (FRA/FRA) SR2 PTS2
Feliciano LOPEZ/Fernando VERDASCO (ESP/ESP) vs. Igor ANDREEV/Ivan LJUBICIC (RUS/CRO) SR3 PTS3

All send your picks to trucul and lucho_coria.
Even if you have a bye, send your picks because it will be used for CB in further rounds !

Deadline is Monday 14:00 CET