Monte-Carlo Friday Preview

Five Spaniards, led by five-time reigning champ Rafael Nadal, No. 6 seed Fernando Verdasco and two-time winner Juan Carlos Ferrero, along with World No. 2 Novak Djokovic of Serbia lead the quarter-final line-up at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters on Friday.

This is the first time in the Open Era (since 1968) in Monte-Carlo five Spaniards are in the last eight. It’s also the first time five Spanish players are in the quarters of an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament (since 1990). The last time five Spaniards reached the quarters on the ATP World Tour was in Valencia two years ago.
In the first match, No. 11 seed David Ferrer takes a 4-3 lead against top German Philipp Kohlschreiber. In the second match, seven of the past eight Monte-Carlo titles (except ’04) have been won by Ferrero and Nadal, who is 6-2 lifetime against his countryman. They are both former World No. 1s and Roland Garros champions. In the third match, Djokovic, who reached the final last year, is 2-1 against former World No. 3 David Nalbandian of Argentina. In the last singles match, Verdasco takes a 3-0 record against countryman Albert Montanes. Nadal, Djokovic and Ferrer have yet to lose a set this week.

Here are Friday’s quarter-final match-ups:
No. 1 Novak Djokovic vs. David Nalbandian  Djokovic leads 2-1
No. 2 Rafael Nadal vs. No. 9 Juan Carlos Ferrero Nadal leads 6-2 (4-1 on clay)
No. 6 Fernando Verdasco vs. Albert Montanes  Verdasco leads 3-0 
No. 11 David Ferrer vs. Philipp Kohlschreiber  Ferrer leads 4-3 (1-1 on clay)

FRIDAY QUARTER-FINAL HEAD-TO-HEADS – In Order of Play

(11) David Ferrer (ESP) vs Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER)    Ferrer Leads 4-3 (tied 1-1 on clay)
05 ATP Masters Series Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R128 David Ferrer 6-2 7-6(6)
06 ATP Masters Series Indian Wells  Hard R64 Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-2 6-2
07 ATP World Team Chp. (Germany) Clay RR David Ferrer 6-3 7-5
08 GER v. ESP WG QF (Germany) Hard RR David Ferrer 6-7(3) 6-3 6-4 6-2
08 ATP World Team Chp. (Germany) Clay RR Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-1 6-0
08 ATP Masters Series Paris (France) Hard R32 Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3 6-2
09 Dubai (U.A.E.) Hard R16 David Ferrer 6-4 6-2

FERRER FASTFACTS

Tournament Highlights:
• The 28-year-old Spaniard is attempting to reach the semi-finals for the first time in seven appearances (16-6 career mark)…Has yet to drop a set en route to his fifth quarter-final in the past six years, posting wins over Aussie qualifier Peter Luczak 62 64, Kazahkstan qualifier Andrey Golubev 63 62 and No. 8 seed Ivan Ljubicic 60 76(4)…Has won 12 of 26 return games and held serve 24 of 27 games (89%)
• His past five losses have come to Top 10 opponents – No. 9 Guillermo Coria in 2005, No. 1 Roger Federer in 2006-07, No. 2 Rafael Nadal in 2008 and No. 8 Fernando Verdasco in 3rd Rd. last year
• One of five Spaniards remaining (No. 3 Nadal, No. 12 Verdasco, No. 16 Ferrero, No. 32 Montanes)

2010 Highlights:
W: Acapulco (d Ferrero); F: Buenos Aires (l Ferrero); SF: Johannesburg (l Robert)

2010 In Review:
• The Valencia resident enters his fourth ATP World Tour quarter-final or better with a 20-6 match record on the season (14-1 on clay) and he’s trying to reach his fourth semi-final
• His best results came in back-to-back weeks in February during Latin American clay court swing, reaching final in Buenos Aires (l. to Ferrero, only clay loss) and winning his eighth ATP World Tour title in Acapulco  (d. Ferrero)
• Also reached SF in Johannesburg (l. to Robert); fell early at three other events of year, reaching 2nd Rd. at Australian Open (l. to Baghdatis in five sets) and dropping opening matches at Auckland (after bye, l. to Clement in 2nd Rd.) and Indian Wells (after bye, l. to Blake in 2nd Rd.)
• He recorded his 300th ATP World Tour-level match win in Buenos Aires QF (vs. Andreev)
• In first round Davis Cup tie vs. Switzerland (d. Chiudinelli and Wawrinka)
• At No. 17, he is fourth-highest ranked of 13 Spaniards in Top 100

ATP World Tour Masters 1000 History:
• Has a 79-60 career match record and his best result is the semi-finals three times – 2005-06 Miami and ’05 Rome

Miscellaneous:
• In 2009, finished Top 20 for fifth straight year at No. 17, reaching SF or better five times during season, including reaching finals at Dubai and Barcelona, falling to Djokovic and Nadal, respectively
• He reached a career-high No. 4 on February 25, 2008 and spent 65 non-consecutive weeks in Top 10 (between January 30, 2006 and November 2, 2008), peaking at No. 4 for eight weeks…Finished a year-end best No. 5 in 2007 and compiled a career-best 61-23 match record, culminating with runner-up at Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai (l. to Federer)…Also reached a Grand Slam-best SF at US Open that year (d. No. 2 Nadal in 4th Rd., l. to Djokovic)
• Has an 8-8 career mark in ATP World Tour finals (5-6 on clay, 2-2 on hard, 1-0 on grass)

KOHLSCHREIBER FASTFACTS

Tournament Highlights:
• The 26-year-old German enters his second quarter-final (2007) with a 9-3 match record and he's appearing here for the fourth straight year
• He made his debut in 2007 as a qualifier, beating No. 12 David Nalbandian in the second round before falling to No. 2 Nadal in the quarter-finals...The following year lost to No. 4 Davydenko in three sets in the third round and last year lost to No. 8 Verdasco in the second round
• On Monday, he opened with a 26 63 76(3) victory over top Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci and followed with a 62 61 win over World No. 4 Andy Murray and 63 64 triump over countryman Philipp Petzschner

2010 Highlights:
SF: Auckland (l Clement); QF: San Jose (l Istomin)

2010 In Review:
• The top German (at No. 33) is playing in his seventh ATP World Tour tournament of the season, the first on clay…He has a 12-7 match record (1-3 vs. Top 10 opponents, d. No. 4 Murray on Wednesday)
• His best results were the SF in Auckland (l. to Clement) in January and QF in San Jose (l. to Istomin) in February…In his other two events, he reached the 3rd Rd. at the Australian Open (l. to Nadal) and 1st Rd. in Memphis (l. to Korolev)
• In first two ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments, lost in the third round to No. 2 Djokovic in a third set tie-beak in Indian Wells and to No. 10 Tsonga in the same round in Miami (had bye and won a round in both)
• In first round Davis Cup tie last month in Toulon, went 0-2 in Germany's 4-1 loss, falling to Gael Monfils in straight sets in opening rubber and falling in four sets in doubles (w/Kas)

ATP World Tour Masters 1000 History:
• Has a 30-28 career match record and he’s trying to reach his first semi-final…His best results were the quarter-finals in Monte-Carlo (l. to Nadal) in 2007 and Cincinnati (l. to Karlovic) in 2008…

Miscellaneous:
• In 2009, finished in Top 30 for second time at year-end best No. 27, highlighted by ATP World Tour final in Metz (l. to Monfils) and two SF results -- Halle, Vienna…In 2008, was No. 28
• At Roland Garros last year, posted win over No. 4 Djokovic in 3rd Rd. in straight sets…also beat No. 4 Hewitt in 1st Rd. in Adelaide in 2006 and No. 4 Davydenko in second rubber of ’07 Davis Cup …Has a 14-28 match record vs. Top 10 opponents
• He reached a career-high No. 22 on Sept. 28, 2009

(9) Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP) vs (2) Rafael Nadal (ESP)    Nadal Leads 6-2 (4-1 on clay)
05 Valencia (Spain) Clay R32 Rafael Nadal 6-2 6-1
05 Barcelona (Spain) Clay F Rafael Nadal 6-1 7-6(4)  6-3
05 Bastad (Sweden) Clay QF Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-3
05 Beijing (China) Hard SF Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-4
06 ATP Masters Series Cincinnati  Hard QF Juan Carlos Ferrero 7-6(2) 7-6(3)
07 ATP Masters Series Indian Wells  Hard R16 Rafael Nadal 6-1 6-1
08 ATP Masters Series Monte Carlo  Clay R16 Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-1
08 ATP Masters Series Rome (Italy) Clay R32 Juan Carlos Ferrero 7-5 6-1

FERRERO FASTFACTS

Tournament Highlights:
• The 30-year-old Spaniard is playing here for the 10th time in 11 years (did not play last season) and enters with a 31-7 career record…His 31 match wins is best among active players (along with Nadal)
• Has reached the quarterfinals or better in six appearances, winning back-to-back titles in 2002 (d. Moya) and ’03 (d. Coria)…Also a semifinalist in 2005 (l. to Coria) and ’07 (l. to Federer)
• The No. 9 seed opened with a 60 63 win over countryman Marcel Granollers on Monday and followed with a 63 64 victory over German Benjamin Becker on Wednesday and 61 36 75 win over No. 5 seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on Thursday

2010 Highlights:
W: Costa Do Sauipe (d Kubot); Buenos Aires (d Ferrer); F: Acapulco (l Ferrer)
 
2010 In Review:
• The No. 3 Spaniard (behind No. 3 Nadal, No. 12 Verdasco) enters his fourth clay court tournament of the season with a 20-5 match record, including an ATP World Tour-best 17-1 mark on clay…Last year he didn’t win his 20th match until late June at Wimbledon where he reached the quarter-finals
• His best results have come on clay, winning back-to-back ATP World Tour titles last month in Costa do Sauipe (d. Kubot) and Buenos Aires (d. Ferrer) before his 14-match winning streak came to an end in the final of Acapulco (l. to Ferrer in three sets)…He, Marin Cilic and Andy Roddick are the only two-time titlists this year
• In the first two ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments, lost to Juan Monaco in the third round in Indian Wells and to No. 10 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the fourth round in Miami

ATP World Tour Masters 1000 History:
• Has a career record of 122-71 and four-time winner – 2001 Rome, 2002-03 Monte-Carlo and 2003 Madrid…Also a runner-up twice (’01 Hamburg, ’06 Cincinnati)…His 122 match wins is No. 10 since ‘90

Miscellaneous:
• He broke an ATP World Tour title drought last May in Casablanca by defeating Frenchman Florent Serra in the final…It was his first title since Madrid in October 2003
• Dropped to No. 115 on Apr. 5 and again on May 11 last year, his lowest since May 1999 (No. 126)
• Has a 39-56 career record against Top 10 opponents and trying to post back-to-back Top 10 clay wins in the same tournament for the first time since 2002 Roland Garros where he beat No. 4 Agassi in QF and No. 2 Safin in SF (l. to A. Costa in F)
• Has a 14-18 career record in finals and has reached at least one final every year since 1999
• Finished in Top 5 for three straight years from 2001-03 and reached No. 1 on Sept. 8, 2003 and held the top ranking for eight weeks before finishing year-end best No. 3 with a 67-21 match record

NADAL FASTFACTS

Tournament Highlights:
• The 23-year-old reigning five-time champion has a 31-1 career record, opening with a 61 60 victory over Dutchman Thiemo de Bakker on Wednesday and following with a 60 61 win over German Michael Berrer…The Spaniard has won 29 straight wins since his only loss in the third round to Guillermo Coria in 2003 (did not play in 2004 due to injury)…Has only lost five sets (60-5) during streak (in 2005-06 SF & F, ’09 F)…Last year he beat Djokovic 63 26 61
• Last year became the first World No. 1 to win the Monte-Carlo title since Ivan Lendl in 1988 (d. Jaite)
• In 2008, became the first player to win four straight titles since New Zealand’s Anthony Wilding from 1911-14…Reggie Doherty of England earned a tournament record six titles  (1897-99, 1902-04) – at the dawn of the now 104-year-old championship
• Since the loss to Coria seven years ago, has captured titles over Coria in 2005, World No. 1 Roger Federer from 2006-08 and Djokovic last year…Has a 12-0 mark against Top 10 opponents
• In 2008, captured the doubles title (w/Robredo) over Bhupathi-Knowles and became the first player to win both titles in the same year since Ilie Nastase in 1973 (d. Borg, won doubles w/Gisbert)

2010 Highlights:
F: Doha (l Davydenko); SF: ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l Ljubicic); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami (l Roddick); QF: Australian Open (l Murray)

2010 in Review:
• The World No. 3 has an 18-4 mark on the season (16-4 on hard courts) and he’s trying to reach his fourth semi-final (or better) of the season…He’s coming off back-to-back semi-finals results at the first two ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments in Indian Wells (l. to Ljubicic in third set TB) and Miami (l. to Roddick in three sets), falling to eventual champions in both
• His last title came at ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome (d. Djokovic) last May…Has played in 13 tournaments since the title
• Along with his singles semi-final in Indian Wells, he also captured his sixth career ATP World Tour doubles title there (w/M. Lopez)
• He opened the campaign with a runner-up in Doha (l. to Davydenko, held two match points) and followed with a quarter-final at the Australian Open where he retired with a right knee injury (vs. Murray) on Jan. 26…Did not return until Indian Wells in March

ATP World Tour Masters 1000 History:
• The Spaniard has a 167-35 career match record and a 15-6 mark in finals, winning at least two titles in each of the past five years (2005-09)…Won a personal-best four in 2005 and three each in 2007-08-09
• He’s won at least 20 matches in four different ATP Masters 1000 tournaments – Monte Carlo (31-1), Indian Wells (26-4), Rome (22-1) and Miami (21-7)
• Has reached the final in eight of the current nine Masters 1000 finals (except Cincinnati)…He also won the former Masters 1000 tournament in Hamburg in 2008 and was runner-up in ‘07

Miscellaneous:
• In 2008, he became the first left-hander to finish No. 1 since John McEnroe in 1984, in addition to becoming first Spaniard as year-end No. 1 in history of ATP Rankings (since 1973)…Spent 46 weeks at No. 1 before Federer regained the top ranking on July 6, ’09 (after capturing Wimbledon title)
• Since 2005 has an outstanding 156-6 match record on clay and 22-2 mark in clay court finals on the ATP World Tour
• His 31-match winning streak came to an end last year in Paris as Robin Soderling won 4th Rd. battle

(1) Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs David Nalbandian (ARG) Djokovic Leads 2-1
07 ATP Masters Series Montreal (Canada) Hard R16 Novak Djokovic 6-2 6-3
07 ATP Masters Series Madrid (Spain)    Hard SF David Nalbandian 6-4 7-6(4)
08 London / Queen's Club (Great Britain)  Grass SF Novak Djokovic 6-1 6-0

DJOKOVIC FASTFACTS

Tournament Highlights:
• The 22-year-old Serb enters with a 10-4 career mark and he’s coming off his first final last year (l. to Nadal in three sets)…Two years ago he reached the semi-finals (retiring vs. Federer)
• He opened the tournament Wednesday with a 62 63 win over Frenchman Florent Serra and followed with a 64 64 victory over No. 13 seed Stanislas Wawrinka
• Two of his four losses have come to No. 1 Roger Federer, in his debut in three sets in 2006 and the semi-finals in ’08 when he retired due to illness...In 2007, came in No. 7 and after a bye, beat Gaston Gaudio before losing to David Ferrer in the third round

2010 Highlights:
W: Dubai (d Youzhny); SF: Rotterdam (l Youzhny); QF: Australian Open (l Tsonga)

2010 in Review:
• The World No. 2, who is playing in his first clay court tournament, enters with a 17-4 match record on the season (13-4 on hard, 4-0 on clay)…In last month’s first two ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments, reached the fourth round in Indian Wells (l. to eventual champ Ljubicic) and opening round (after a bye) in Miami to Olivier Rochus in three sets…Has a 7-2 mark in decisive set matches (third or fifth set)
• In early March, he lifted his country to a 3-2 first round Davis Cup victory on clay over the U.S. in Belgrade, winning a four-set match against Sam Querrey and clinching the tie with a five-set victory over John Isner…Serbia will play Croatia in the quarter-finals in July
• Prior to that he repeated title in Dubai (d. Youzhny in three sets), his 17th career ATP World Tour crown…He won four of the five matches in three sets…He became the second player in tournament history (since 1993) to win back-to-back titles…Federer won three in a row from 2003-05
•  In mid-February, he reached the semi-finals in Rotterdam (l. to Youzhny)
• He opened the season with a quarter-final at the Australian Open (l. to Tsonga in five sets) and moved to a career-high No. 2 on Feb. 1…This is his 11th straight week at No. 2 
• On Monday he announced he will no longer work with American Todd Martin, who was traveling part-time since last August…Will continue to work with long-time coach Marian Vajda

ATP World Tour Masters 1000 History:
• Has a 93-33 career match record and 5-6 in finals…He closed last year by winning the title in Paris (d. Monfils)…It was the eighth different ATP World Tour Masters 1000 final in his career (except Shanghai)
• In 2007, reached his first final in Indian Wells (l. to Nadal) and followed with his first title at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami (d. Canas)…Later that year, won the title in Montreal, defeating the Top 3 players in succession – No. 3 Roddick (QF), No. 2 Nadal (SF) and No. 1 Federer (F)
• In 2008, won titles in Indian Wells (d. Fish) and Rome (d. Wawrinka) while reaching the final in Cincinnati (l. to Murray)

Miscellaneous:
• In 2009, the Serb finished No. 3 for a third straight season by reaching a career-high 10 ATP World Tour finals (5-5)...He also led the circuit in matches played (97) with a 78-19 record and hard court matches won (53)
• In 2008, he captured his first Grand Slam crown at the Australian Open (d. Federer in SF, Tsonga in F)

NALBANDIAN FASTFACTS

Tournament Highlights:
• The 28-year-old Argentine is appearing in his third quarter-final in nine visits and has a 16-7 career mark, reaching the quarters in 2004 (l. to No. 4 Coria) and '08 (l. to No. 1 Federer)...Four of his losses have come to Top 10 opponents...Also lost to No. 6 Safin in the third round in his debut in 2002 and to No. 9 Davydenko in the third round last year… Has never lost in the first round here
• This week has posted wins over German Andreas Beck 63 61, No. 7 seed Mikhail Youzhny 46 63 76(5) and No. 12 seed Tommy Robredo 63 64 (saving six of seven break points)

2010 Highlights:
QF: Buenos Aires (W/O vs Montanes)

2010 in Review:
• The former World No. 3 enters his second ATP World Tour quarter-final with a 9-2 match record on the season (5-0 on clay)…In February, he reached the quarter-finals in Buenos Aires but withdrew due to an abdominal injury
• Last month in the first two ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments, he defeated Stefan Koubek and lost to Jurgen Melzer in the second round in Indian Wells…In Miami, he beat Lukasz Kubot and Viktor Troicki before losing to No. 4 Nadal in three sets in third round
• In early March in a first round Davis Cup tie in Sweden he won the fifth and decisive rubber against Andreas Vinciguerra to lift Argentina to a 3-2 victory
• He slipped out of the Top 100 on Jan. 18 at No. 130 for the first time since July 2001…Came in this week No. 151 and will jump to around No. 123 thus far and will climb to around No. 82 if he reaches SF

ATP World Tour Masters 1000 History
• He has a 98-54 career match record with a 2-4 mark in finals, winning back-to-back ATP Masters 1000 titles in 2007 in Madrid (d. Federer) and Paris (d. Nadal)…Between both tournaments, he defeated six Top 10 opponents
• He reached finals in Montreal in 2003, Rome and Madrid in 2004 and Paris in 2008

Miscellaneous:
• He underwent right hip surgery on May 13 last year and was sidelined the rest of the season…He finished out of the Top 50 at No. 64 for the first time since 2000
• Has a 31-41 career record vs. Top 10 opponents and his last win on clay came over No. 6 Davydenko in the QF at Roland Garros in June 2006
• Has finished in the Top 10 for five straight years from 2003-07, highlighted by a year-end best No. 6 in ’05…Reached a career-high No. 3 on March 20, 2006
• Has a 10-10 career mark in ATP World Tour finals (4-3 on clay) and his last title came in Sydney in January 2009 (d. Nieminen)…His last clay title came in Buenos Aires in Feb. 2008 (d. Acasuso)

Albert Montanes (ESP) vs (6) Fernando Verdasco (ESP) Verdasco Leads 3-0
04 Valencia (Spain) Clay F Fernando Verdasco 7-6(5) 6-3
07 ATP Masters Series Madrid (Spain) Hard R64 Fernando Verdasco 6-1  6-1
09 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R32 Fernando Verdasco 4-6  6-1 6-4 7-6(2)

MONTANES FASTFACTS

Tournament Highlights:
• The 29-year-old Spaniard is making fourth main draw appearance here (6-3 career record)…Has gone one round better each appearance, falling 1st Rd. in 2002 (l. to Koubek in three), reaching 2nd Rd. in 2005 (l. to Federer) and 3rd Rd. in 2009 (l. to Djokovic in 3s); has gone 3-0 to reach QF this year (unseeded, d. No. 16 seed Baghdatis in 1st Rd., Seppi in 2nd Rd. and No. 4 seed Cilic in 3rd Rd.)
 
2010 Highlights:
SF: Auckland (l Isner); Buenos Aires (l Ferrer)

2010 In Review:
• The Barcelona resident is playing ninth ATP World Tour event of year; best results in first eight events were SF showings at Auckland (l. to Isner) and Buenos Aires (l. to Ferrer); has had six pre-QF losses, reaching 3rd Rd. twice at Australian Open (l. to Federer) and Indian Wells (l. to Tsonga); has fallen 2nd Rd. three times (incl. Miami) and 1st Rd. once
• Won second career ATP World Tour doubles title in Doha in opening week of season (w/Garcia-Lopez)
• At No. 32, is sixth-highest of 13 Spaniards in Top 100 (highest is No. 3 Nadal)
 
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 History:
• The Spaniard has a 20-24 record and this is his second quarter-final (’08 Hamburg, l. to No. 3 Djokovic)

Miscellaneous:
• In 2009, finished in Top 40 for first time at No. 31 highlighted by two ATP World Tour titles, both on clay, at Estoril and Bucharest
• All seven of his ATP World Tour finals have come on clay (3-4)
• Reached a career-high No. 28 on May 11, 2009

SPANIARDS IN TOP 35 – Montanes is the sixth-highest Spaniard in the South African Airways 2010 ATP Rankings (all but Robredo are in the quarter-finals):
No. 3 Rafael Nadal
No. 12 Fernando Verdasco
No. 16 Juan Carlos Ferrero
No. 17 David Ferrer
No. 23 Tommy Robredo
No. 32 Albert Montanes

VERDASCO FASTFACTS

Tournament Highlights:
• The 26-year-old Spaniard has a 4-5 career record and he’s appearing in the quarter-finals for the second straight year…He was winless (0-4) coming into last year before he put together back-to-back straight-set wins over German Philipp Kohlschreiber 63 64, countryman and No. 10 seed David Ferrer 62 61 before losing to No. 3 Djokovic in three sets
• He opened the tournament Tuesday with a 62 61 win over Frenchman Julien Benneteau and followed with a 57 63 62 victory over No. 10 seed Tomas Berdych (converting six of 10 break points)
• Three of his losses have come to Frenchmen – Gael Monfils in 2008, Richard Gasquet 75 67 76 in 2007 and Sebastien Grosjean in 2006

2010 Highlights:
W: San Jose (d Roddick); QF: Acapulco (l Monaco); ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami (l Berdych)

2010 in Review:
• The Madrid native enters with a 16-5 match record on the season (4-1 on clay, 12-4 on hard) and he’s appearing in his fourth ATP World Tour quarter-final or better, the second in a row (Miami-QF)
• Last month in the first two ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments, he lost in the third round in Indian Wells to Berdych 60 63 and in the quarter-finals in Miami (d. No. 9 Cilic, l. to Berdych in three)
• On Feb. 14, he captured his fourth career ATP World Tour title, the first indoors, in San Jose (d. No. 7 Roddick)…He is 4-6 lifetime in ATP World Tour finals
• He opened the season with a 4th Rd. showing at the Australian Open (l. to Davydenko in five sets)
• In February, after his title in San Jose, lost in the 1st Rd. in Memphis (l. to Chardy) and then took a wild card into Acapulco where he reached the quarter-finals (l. to Monaco)

ATP World Tour Masters 1000 History:
• He has a 58-55 career record and this is the Spaniard’s 10th quarter-final…He is 0-9 in QF matches with five coming last year -- Indian Wells, Miami, Monte-Carlo, Rome and Madrid

Miscellaneous
• In 2009, he finished a year-end best No. 9, his first Top 10 season-ending ranking…He won his third ATP World Tour title in New Haven and was runner-up in Brisbane and Kuala Lumpur
• He qualified for his year-end championship at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London (0-3)
• He helped his native Spain to a second straight Davis Cup title by clinching tie with doubles win (w/Lopez) over Czech Republic

2010 ATP WORLD TOUR MATCH WINS LEADERS – Three of the top match wins leaders on the ATP World Tour are in Friday’s quarter-finals:
                                        W-L      Titles
1) Andy Roddick              26-4         2
2) Marin Cilic                   21-5         2
3) Juan Carlos Ferrero     20-5         2
    David Ferrer               20-6         1
5) Tomas Berdych          19-8          0
6) Rafael Nadal              18-4          0
   Juan Monaco               18-8          0