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Masters Series Hamburg presented by EON Hanse
Hamburg, Germany
May 12-18, 2007
56 Draw - € 2,270,000
Surface - Clay

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    It was 1 month without Tomas

Berdych Out With Ankle Injury By Tennis Week

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Tomas Berdych's clay-court preparations have taken a significant hit after he suffered strained ligaments in his ligaments during the fifth set of Sunday's Davis Cup match against Nikolay Davydenko.

The ninth-ranked Czech said he will start rehab in a week and hopes to be fully fit in time for the French Open, which begins on May 25.

"One ligament is slightly strained but the others are okay, so it does not have to be in plaster. I will start rehabilitation in a week," Berdych told the CTK agency in comments published by AFP. "I hope [the French Open] is far enough away. If I could get in another tournament before that would be good."

Berdych was upset in straight sets by Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in the opening round of the 2007 Roland Garros after a solid clay-court campaign in which he reached the semifinals in Monte Carlo and the quarterfinals of Rome last spring.

The 22-year-old Berdych posted his best result of the season in reaching the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami earlier this month, losing to Rafael Nadal, 6-7(6), 2-6.

He lost to Marat Safin in the opening match of last weekend's Davis Cup quarterfinal on the red clay of Moscow. Berdych held a 3-6, 6-2, 7-6(5), 3-6, 2-1 lead over Davydenko and was serving at 40-all when he injured his ankle on Sunday.

   May 9, 2008 - it's confirmed, Tomas is back to business

Nejlepší èeský tenista Tomáš Berdych se zotavil ze zranìní kotníku a chystá se na další turnaj série Masters, který odstartuje v Hamburku pøíští týden

= Best Czech tennis-player Tomas Berdych recovers from his ankle injury and is entering the next tournament Masters Serie, which will be held in Hamburg next week.

   Back on Track !   Welcome Back Tomas in Hamburg      SEE PHOTO   

   Berdych raring to go after injury

Saturday, 10 May 2008 

Czech tennis player Tomas Berdych said yesterday that he has recovered from an ankle injury and is raring to play in next week's Hamburg Masters tournament.

"I sat down with my trainer and physiotherapist on Wednesday and we agreed that there is no reason why I should not play in Hamburg. I feel great and I want to play tournaments again," the 10th ranked player told the CTK agency.

Berdych suffered the ankle injury at a crucial stage of his country's Davis Cup tie last month which Russia won 3-2 to advance to the semi-finals.

The Czech player was worried the injury could overshadow his preparations for the French Open at the end of this month after already missing Masters tournaments in Monte Carlo and Rome.

    Singles

Seeds: (cut: Albert Montanes - 56)

1. Roger Federer
2. Rafael Nadal
3. Novak Djokovic
4. Nikolay Davydenko
5. David Ferrer
6. Andy Roddick   WD
7. James Blake
8. Richard Gasquet
9. Tomas Berdych
10. Mikhail Youzhny
11. Carlos Moya
12. Juan Monaco
13. Tommy Robredo
14. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
15. Andy Murray
16. Paul-Henri Mathieu
17. Nicolas Almagro

    MAIN DRAW

(1)Roger Federer (SUI) bye
Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) vs (WC)Rainer Schuettler (GER)
Igor Andreev (RUS) vs Robin Soderling (SWE)
Nicolas Mahut (FRA) vs (14)Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA)
(10)Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) vs Fernando Verdasco (ESP)
Guillermo Canas (ARG) vs Michael Llodra (FRA)
Feliciano Lopez (ESP) vs (LL)Ivo Minar (CZE)   [Minar replaces Roddick]
(5)David Ferrer (ESP) bye

(4)Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) bye
Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) d. Steve Darcis (BEL) 6-7(6) 7-5 7-6(4)
Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) vs (q)Alberto Martin (ESP)
Nicolas Kiefer (GER) vs (16)Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA)
(12)Juan Monaco (ARG) vs Filippo Volandri (ITA)
Simone Bolelli (ITA) vs (q)Marcel Granollers (ESP)
(WC)Michael Berrer (GER) vs Andreas Seppi (ITA)
(8)Richard Gasquet (FRA) bye

(7)James Blake (USA) bye
Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) vs (WC)Andreas Beck (GER)
Albert Montanes (ESP) vs Mardy Fish (USA)
Jose Acasuso (ARG) vs (17)Nicolas Almagro (ESP)   [Almagro places Almagro's spot]
(13)Tommy Robredo (ESP) vs Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER)
Ivo Karlovic (CRO) d. (WC)Michael Zverev (GER) 7-6(4) 7-6(3)
Juan Ignacio Chela (ARG) vs (q)Jose Antonio Sanchez de Luna (ESP)
(3)Novak Djokovic (SRB) bye

(9)Tomas Berdych (CZE)  bye   [Berdych places Roddick's spot]
Marin Cilic (CRO) vs (q)Marat Safin (RUS)
(q)Gianluca Naso (ITA) vs (LL)Olivier Rochus (BEL)   [Rochus replaces Radek Stepanek]
(q)Julien Benneteau (FRA) vs (11)Carlos Moya (ESP)
(15)Andy Murray (GBR) vs Dmitry Tursunov (RUS)
Gilles Simon (FRA) d. Xavier Malisse (BEL) 6-4 7-5
(q)Luis Horna (PER) vs Potito Starace (ITA)
(2)Rafael Nadal (ESP) bye

    Doubles

Seeds: (cut: Robert Lindstedt/Jarkko Nieminen - 60)

1. Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan
2. Daniel Nestor/Nenad Zimojnic
3. Jonathan Erlich/Andy Ram
4. Mahesh Bhupathi/Mark Knowles
5. Simon Aspelin/Julian Knowle
6. Martin Damm/Pavel Vizner
7. Jonas Bjorkman/Kevin Ullyett
8. Paul Hanley/Wesley Moodie

    MAIN DRAW

Doubles

    Order of Play - Monday, May 12, 2008 - Doubles Round 1

Tomas will play today hi first match in competition since his ankle injury on April 13, 2008 during last Davis Cup in Moscow.

Court M2 12.00 noon

Feliciano LOPEZ (ESP) vs. Ivo MINAR (CZE)
followed by
Juan Ignacio CHELA (ARG) vs. Jose Antonio SANCHEZ DE LUNA (ESP)
followed by
Albert MONTANES (ESP) vs. Mardy FISH (USA)
followed by
Tomas BERDYCH (CZE) / Dmitry TURSUNOV (RUS) vs. Leander PAES (IND) / Tommy ROBREDO (ESP)

Result:

Berdych/Tursunov lost to Paes/Robredo 1/6 7/5 6/7(8-10)

     Paes-Robredo enter Hamburg Masters second round

Leander Paes and his new partner Tommy Robredo of Spain had to stretch themselves to the extreme to enter the second round of the doubles event in the Hamburg Masters tennis tournament in Germany.

Unseeded Paes and Robredo defeated the Czech-Russian duo of Tomas Berdych and Dmitry Tursunov 6-1, 5-7, 10-8 in the super tie-breaker Monday night.

The Indo-Spaniard pair will next face the third seed Israeli combination of Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram who got a first round bye.

The other Indian in the fray Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles of Bahamas, seeded fourth in the tournament, too were handed a bye in the opening round and will start their campaign against the unseeded American pair of James Blake and Mardy Fish

Singles

     R1 = bye Round 2 : Tomas Berdych vs Marat Safin

May 12, 2008 - Two-time Hamburg finalist Marat Safin earned a 7-5, 6-2 win over Croat Marin Cilic on Monday, converting his three break point chances and saving the eight he faced to reach the second round

Safin, a former World No. 1, needed to qualify this week for the season's final clay court ATP Masters Series tournament after entering with a No. 89 ranking. The Russian has only won back-to-back main draw matches just once this season, when he reached the Munich quarterfinals two weeks ago (l. to Gonzalez).

He next faces Czech No. 9 seed Tomas Berdych for the second time in their careers. Safin prevailed in a 6-4 fifth set against Berdych last month in the Davis Cup quarterfinals, snapping a five-match losing streak in the process.

      Order of Play - Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Center Court starting at 11:00 CEST

Tomas BERDYCH (CZE) vs. Marat SAFIN (RUS)
followed by
Stanislas WAWRINKA (SUI) vs. Nicolas KIEFER (GER)
followed by
Roger FEDERER (SUI) vs. Jarkko NIEMINEN (FIN)
followed by
Potito STARACE (ITA) vs. Rafael NADAL (ESP)
followed by
Juan Ignacio CHELA (ARG) vs. Novak DJOKOVIC (SRB)
followed by
Goran IVANISEVIC (CRO) vs. Anders JARRYD (SWE)

      Tennis player Safin takes out Berdych in Hamburg

HAMBURG, Germany (AFP) - Former world number one Marat Safin continued his comeback with a straight-sets win over ninth-seed Tomas Berdych in the second round of the Hamburg Masters Series here on Wednesday.

Safin has plummeted down the rankings to 89th after suffering a series of injuries and had to qualify for the main draw, but hit four aces on his way to knocking out Berdych, 11th in the world, 7-5, 6-4 in 90 minutes.

The 28-year-old Russian, who was runner-up here in 2000 and 2002, is now on course to meet Carlos Moya in the 3rd round, the Spaniard beat Belgium's Oliver Rochus in his second round match.

      Match Report:

Marat Safin and Tomas Berdych both made a host of unforced errors - twenty-seven for each of them. The real difference in the match was that Safin was better on the big points. He saved three of the four break points against him, and converted three of the four he had against Berdych.

   Tomas in action during his match against Marat Safin     SEE PHOTO   

     Résumé:

Berdych's loss does not really come as an enormous surprise. Berdych had only played two matches on clay for the year coming into Hamburg. Both were losses, and one of them came at the hands of Safin himself in Davis Cup. Tomas Berdych has fallen in the second round at the Rothenbaum for the third time in four visits. He was beaten at the same stage in 2005 (l. to Federer) and 2007 (l. to Moya). The 22-year-old drops to 12-9 on the season and 0-3 on clay courts.