Andy Murray Vs Marc Gicquel - Monte Carlo Masters 2007 - 2nd Round
UPDATE: The draw is up and Murray is seeded 8th, giving him a BYE to the second round. This is GREAT news as it makes it a five round tournament rather than six.
Murray will play either Marc Gicquel (46) or Florian Mayer (40) in the secound round. Andy Murray has no previous meetings with these players.
Looking ahead in the draw, as is my custom, Nalbandian (12) is a possibility for the third round. I don't generally want tough opponents early in the draw but, in the Masters, it is almost inevitable. And it's high time that Murray got a chance to reverse the result from his first Wimbledon.
After that, Nadal (2) would be the likely Qtr-Final opponent - this tournament has the potential for a very exciting draw.
Davydenko and Robredo are the seeded players for a possible Semi-Final match and with no sign of Canas in the draw, it should be Federer in the final.
Interesting the draw puts Federer and Djokovic together at the Qtr-Final stage and it would be interesting to see how a confident, in-form Djokovic matches up against the World number 1.
The BYE to the second round guarantees Murray will gain at least 30 ranking points in this tournament. Pushing ahead of James Blake into ninth place is a real possibility.
Andy is playing with Jamie in the doubles later on today. They are fifth on court so the start time is anyones guess. Just remember that Monte Carlo is one hour ahead of UK time.
This tournament starts on Sunday 15th April 2007, but the first round match probably won't begin until Tuesday 17th April 2007.
This is a Master event so there are a lot of points up for grabs, but there is one less round than the last two Masters events. This makes for a less gruelling tournament, but means that big name players are just a round or two away.
Nadal is the holder and, last year, Murray was narrowly defeated 6-4 6-7 5-7 by Jean-Rene Lisnard in the first round after suffering leg cramps in the third set.
Cramps? Do you remember those? Every time Murray rubbed his leg, Murray fans around the world got palpitations.
Murray may already be in the top ten before the tournament ends, but a good showing here should cement his position. It's a few days till the draw, so I'll update as soon as I get it.
Murray will play either Marc Gicquel (46) or Florian Mayer (40) in the secound round. Andy Murray has no previous meetings with these players.
Looking ahead in the draw, as is my custom, Nalbandian (12) is a possibility for the third round. I don't generally want tough opponents early in the draw but, in the Masters, it is almost inevitable. And it's high time that Murray got a chance to reverse the result from his first Wimbledon.
After that, Nadal (2) would be the likely Qtr-Final opponent - this tournament has the potential for a very exciting draw.
Davydenko and Robredo are the seeded players for a possible Semi-Final match and with no sign of Canas in the draw, it should be Federer in the final.
Interesting the draw puts Federer and Djokovic together at the Qtr-Final stage and it would be interesting to see how a confident, in-form Djokovic matches up against the World number 1.
The BYE to the second round guarantees Murray will gain at least 30 ranking points in this tournament. Pushing ahead of James Blake into ninth place is a real possibility.
Andy is playing with Jamie in the doubles later on today. They are fifth on court so the start time is anyones guess. Just remember that Monte Carlo is one hour ahead of UK time.
This tournament starts on Sunday 15th April 2007, but the first round match probably won't begin until Tuesday 17th April 2007.
This is a Master event so there are a lot of points up for grabs, but there is one less round than the last two Masters events. This makes for a less gruelling tournament, but means that big name players are just a round or two away.
Nadal is the holder and, last year, Murray was narrowly defeated 6-4 6-7 5-7 by Jean-Rene Lisnard in the first round after suffering leg cramps in the third set.
Cramps? Do you remember those? Every time Murray rubbed his leg, Murray fans around the world got palpitations.
Murray may already be in the top ten before the tournament ends, but a good showing here should cement his position. It's a few days till the draw, so I'll update as soon as I get it.
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