Barcelona Open, ATP 5001. Nadal2. Verdasco (pictured)3. Davydenko4. Ferrer5. Gonzalez6. Robredo7. Nalbandian8. Wawrinka9. Stepanek10. Almagro11. Safin12. Andreev13. Gasquet14. Soderling15. Berdych16. LopezMy pick: Nadal, of courseUnderdog pick: Robredo... (no I'm not going out on much of a limb there)Into the round of 16, the seeds are holding strong and things are going to get pretty interesting.
Monte Carlo ATP 1000 #3 1. Nadal 2. Federer 3. Murray 4. Djokovic 5. Del Potro 6. Simon 7. Verdasco 8. Davydenko 9. Monfils 10. Ferrer 11. Robredo 12. Nalbandian 13. Wawrinka (pictured with Fed) 14. Cilic 15. Stepanek 16. Almagro My Pick: Nadal (Again... you can't pick against him!) Underdog pick: Ferrer. Tough start
Casablanca ATP 2501. Andreev (pictured)2. Schuettler3. Montanes4. Hanescu5. Serra6. Gicquel7. Rochus8. ClementMy Pick: MontanesUnderdog Pick of the century: Frederico GilJuan Carlos Ferrero (pictured) d. Florent Serra 6-4 7-5Good for him!One would think that the most painful thing in tennis has to be endured by those who reach the top, and start to fall due to
Houston, ATP 250 1. Blake 2. Fish 3. Melzer 4. Chardy 5. Querrey (WD) 6. Granollers (pictured) 7. Junquiera 8. M. Gonzalez My Pick: Guillermo Canas Underdog Pick: John Isner So we'll start by saying a better job of seeding clearly could have been done by throwing darts and a dartboard. I realize they go
Houston, ATP 2501. Blake2. Fish3. Melzer4. Chardy5. Querrey (WD)6. Granollers (pictured)7. Junquiera8. M. GonzalezMy Pick: Guillermo CanasUnderdog Pick: John IsnerTo start, I'll back up my picks. Some of you may be saying that picking a guy currently ranked 112 to win an ATP event is stupid. You may be right in that it's a very
Casablanca ATP 2501. Andreev (pictured)2. Schuettler3. Montanes4. Hanescu5. Serra6. Gicquel7. Rochus8. ClementMy Pick: MontanesUnderdog Pick of the century: Frederico GilAnd after those massive ATP Tour 1000 events, we're back down to a couple "rest weeks". Those who aren't in the favorable positions in rankings don't get a rest, and GET to battle it out in
Miami - ATP 1000 event (2nd of the year)1. Nadal2. Federer3. Djokovic4. Murray5. Roddick6. Del Potro7. Simon8. Verdasco9. Monfils10. Tsonga11. Ferrer12. Gonzalez13. Blake14. Nalbandian15. Robredo16. WawrinkaMy Pick: NadalUnderdog Pick: RobredoWell I'll admit when I'm wrong. The last person I would have picked to lose before the Semi's was Nadal... even though he did have the
Miami - ATP 1000 event (2nd of the year) 1. Nadal2. Federer3. Djokovic4. Murray5. Roddick6. Del Potro7. Simon8. Verdasco9. Monfils10. Tsonga11. Ferrer12. Gonzalez13. Blake14. Nalbandian15. Robredo16. WawrinkaMy Pick: NadalUnderdog Pick: Robredo (has to go through Fed in quarters)Nadal Quarter: The reason this is titled Field vs. Nadal is not necessarily because he's the top player
Indian Wells, ATP 1000 event (first of the year) Seeds: 1. Nadal 2. Federer 3. Djokovic 4. Murray 5. Davydenko - pulled out before the tournament started 6. Del Potro 7. Roddick 8. Simon - 9. Monfils - 10. Verdasco 11. Tsonga - 12. Ferrer 13. Blake - 14. Nalbandian 15. Robredo 16. Wawrinka My
Indian Wells, ATP 1000 event (first of the year)Seeds:1. Nadal2. Federer3. Djokovic4. Murray5. Davydenko - pulled out before the tournament started6. Del Potro7. Roddick8. Simon - 9. Monfils - 10. Verdasco11. Tsonga - 12. Ferrer13. Blake - 14. Nalbandian15. Robredo16. WawrinkaMy Pick: NadalUnderdog Pick: RobredoHard to argue with the seeding committee or the rankings in
