AN ATP MASTERS SERIES EVENT
11th - 19th OCTOBER
MMMM 2007 : 2007
FEDERER AND NADAL MEET THEIR RIVALS
Berdych, Blake or Djokovic, Nadal’s rivals in his path to the final, whereas on Federer’s side are players like Ferrer, Cañas or Ljubicic.
 Madrid, October 14th. The 48 tennis players in the final draw of the Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid already know their obstacles to next Sunday final. This tournament takes place between the 13th and the 21st of October in the Recinto Ferial.Carlos Moya and David Ferrer were the Masters of Ceremonies. They were in charge of drawing lots in front of Manolo Santana, director of the Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid, who was also there. Nadal, reappearing after the US Open, will have Marcos Baghdatis (2006 Australian Open finalist) as a possible rival his first night here. The Cypriot will have to get through the first round against a “qualy”. Old “acquaintances” can appear in Nadal’s path. Murray, with whom he battled a hard duel this year in the Australian Open that was decided in the fifth set; Berdych, his executioner in Madrid last edition, James Blake or Novak Djokovic threaten Nadal’s horizon, the 2005 Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid champion. Federer’s attempt to repeat last year’s title (something he had not achieved before) will not be easy either. The Swissman, as well as the other seed players, is free from the first round, and he will make his début against the winner of the duel between Jurgen Melzer and a “qualy”. In his path, he will find names as Guillermo Cañas, who has defeated him twice this year, Ivan Ljubicic, 2005 Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid finalist, David Ferrer, or Fernando Gonzalez. |