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Davidoff Swiss Indoors
Basel, Switzerland
October 20-26, 2008
32 Draw - €891, 000
Surface – Hard (Indoor)

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 The Seeds

Seeds: (cut: Denis Gremelmayr - 87)
1. Roger Federer
2. David Nalbandian
3. Juan Martin del Potro
4. James Blake
5. Stanislas Wawrinka
6. Igor Andreev
7. Tomas Berdych 
8. Mardy Fish

  MAIN DRAW 

(1)Roger Federer (SUI) vs Bobby Reynolds (USA)
Eduardo Schwank (ARG) vs Jarkko Nieminen (FIN)
Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) vs Marcel Granollers (ESP)
(7)Tomas Berdych (CZE) vs Simone Bolelli (ITA)

(4)James Blake (USA) vs Nicolas Kiefer (GER)
Oscar Hernandez (ESP) vs (q)Lukas Dlouhy (CZE)
Feliciano Lopez (ESP) vs (WC)Marco Chiudinelli (SUI)
(8)Mardy Fish (USA) vs Agustin Calleri (ARG)

(6)Igor Andreev (RUS) vs Jurgen Melzer (AUT)
Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) vs Denis Gremelmayr (GER)
Jose Acasuso (ARG) vs (WC)Stephane Bohli (SUI)
(3)Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) vs (q)George Bastl (SUI)

(5)Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) vs (q)Benjamin Becker (GER)
Nicolas Devilder (FRA) vs (LL)Andreas Beck (GER)
(WC)Philipp Petzschner (GER) vs (q)Kristof Vliegen (BEL)
(2)David Nalbandian (ARG) vs Albert Montanes (ESP)

 Doubles Tomas Berdych pairing with Nicolas Kiefer

The Seeds

Seeds: (cut: Melzer/Perry - 126)
1. Daniel Nestor/Nenad Zimonjic
2. Mahesh Bhupathi/Mark Knowles
3. Lukas Dlouhy/Leander Paes
4. Mariusz Fyrstenberg/Marcin Matkowski

   Doubles DRAW

(1)Daniel Nestor/Nenad Zimonjic (CAN/SRB) vs Tomas Berdych/Nicolas Kiefer (CZE/GER)
Philipp Petzschner/Alexander Peya (GER/AUT) vs David Nalbandian/Eduardo Schwank (ARG)
(3)Lukas Dlouhy/Leander Paes (CZE/IND) vs Jurgen Melzer/Todd Perry (AUT/AUS)
Christopher Kas/Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) vs (WC)Yves Allegro/Jean-Claude Scherrer (SUI)

James Blake/Bobby Reynolds (USA) vs (WC)Michael Lammer/Alexander Sadecky (SUI)
(4)Mariusz Fyrstenberg/Marcin Matkowski (POL) vs Jose Acasuso/Agustin Calleri (ARG)
Oscar Hernandez/Albert Montanes (ESP) vs Jordan Kerr/Jarkko Nieminen (AUS/FIN)
(2)Mahesh Bhupathi/Mark Knowles (IND/BAH) vs Marcel Granollers/Feliciano Lopez (ESP)

   Order of Play - Tuesday, October 21, 2008  

CENTER COURT Matches Start At: 13:00
Simone BOLELLI (ITA) vs Tomas BERDYCH (CZE)
Not Before 14:45
Albert MONTANES (ESP) vs David NALBANDIAN (ARG)
followed by
Juan Martin DEL POTRO (ARG) vs George BASTL (SUI)
Not Before 18:45
Bobby REYNOLDS (USA) vs Roger FEDERER (SUI)
followed by
Stephane BOHLI (SUI) vs Jose ACASUSO (ARG)

COURT 2 Matches Start At: 12:30
Andreas BECK (GER) vs Nicolas DEVILDER (FRA)
followed by
Denis GREMELMAYR (GER) vs Philipp KOHLSCHREIBER (GER)
followed by
Oscar HERNANDEZ (ESP) vs Lukas DLOUHY (CZE)
Not Before 16:30
Daniel NESTOR (CAN) Nenad ZIMONJIC (SRB) vs Tomas BERDYCH (CZE) Nicolas KIEFER (GER)
followed by
Philipp PETZSCHNER (GER) Alexander PEYA (AUT) vs David NALBANDIAN (ARG) Eduardo SCHWANK (ARG)
followed by
Oscar HERNANDEZ (ESP) Albert MONTANES (ESP) vs Jordan KERR (AUS) Jarkko NIEMINEN (FIN)

   SINGLES: Berdych Tumbles Out Early in Basel

Seventh-seeded Czech Republic native Tomas Berdych suffered a first round 6-4, 7-5 loss to Italian Simone Bolelli on Tuesday at the Davidoff Swiss Indoors in Basel, Switzerland.

Despite firing 11 aces, World No. 22 Berdych, who was a quarterfinalist last year (l. to Karlovic), was broken once in each set by Bolelli, who recorded his first victory in three meetings over the recent Tokyo champion after 1 hr. 36 min.

The 23-year-old Bolelli, currently a career-high No. 42 in the South African Airways ATP Rankings, improved to a 27-28 match record. The Budrio resident reached his first ATP final at Munich (l. to Gonzalez) on clay in April and was a semifinalist at Zagreb on hard court in February (l. to eventual champ Stakhovsky).

Tomas Berdych in action during the Singles match against Simone Bolelli
during Day two of the ATP Davidoff Swiss Indoors Tournament
at St.Jakobshalle on October 21, 2008 in Basel, Switzerland.

   Tomas Berdych  in action against Simone Bolelli in Basel            SEE PHOTO       

    Top three seeds advance, Berdych makes early exit

Top seed and two-time defending champion Roger Federer fought through a testing opening round encounter, beating Bobby Reynolds 6-3, 6-7 (6-8), 6-3 at the Davidoff Swiss Indoors in Basel on Tuesday evening.

The Swiss fired 17 aces and converted two of 12 break points ashe edged past the American in one hour 50 minutes. The Basel native improved to a 25-6 record at his home event. He won back-to-back titles in 2006 and last year. Already assured of his place at Tennis Masters Cup Shanghai, Federer has a 59-13 match record on the season, highlighted by winning his 13th Grand Slam title at the US Open and triumphing at Estoril and Halle. The World No. 2 also finished runner-up at Roland Garros and Wimbledon, losing to Rafael Nadal on both occasions.

Argentine second seed David Nalbandian enjoyed smooth progress into the second round, dismissing Spaniard Albert Montanes 6-4, 6-2. The 26-year-old Nalbandian improved to a 19-4 event record. He captured the title on his debut in 2004, with victory over Fernando Gonzalez in the final, and has twice finished as runner-up in 2003.

Elsewhere, seventh-seeded Czech Tomas Berdych suffered a first round 6-4, 7-5 loss to Italian Simone Bolelli. Despite firing 11 aces World No. 22 Berdych, who was a quarterfinalist last year, was broken once in each set by Bolelli, who recorded his first victory in three meetings over the recent Tokyo champion after onehour 36 minutes. The 23-year-old Bolelli, currently a career-high No. 42 in the world rankings, improved to a 27-28 match record. The Budrio resident reached his first ATP final at Munich on clay in April.

Tennis Masters Cup contender Juan Martin del Potro strengthened his qualification chances with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Swiss qualifier George Bastl. The 20-year-old del Potro, who last week reached his first Masters Series quarterfinal in Madrid, began the week at No.8 in the 2008 Race with 337 points; there are three places remaining at the circuit finale in Shanghai. The Tandil resident had a blistering summer, clinching four straight titles at Stuttgart, Kitzbuhel, Los Angeles and Washington before making a US Open quarterfinal exit. Earlier this month he finished runner-up at Tokyo and cracked the top 10 of world rankings at No. 9 on October 6.

Basel 2008

   DOUBLES: Top Seeds Nestor-Zimonjic Lose In Basel

Top seeds Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic suffered a shock first round exit at the Davidoff Swiss Indoors, falling to Czech-German pairing Tomas Berdych and Nicolas Kiefer 6-4, 7-6(3) on Tuesday in Basel.

Currently No. 2 in the Stanford ATP Doubles Race, Nestor and Zimonjic are already assured of their place at Tennis Masters Cup Shanghai. The Canadian-Serbian duo has a 42-16 match record on the season, highlighted by winning the Wimbledon title (d. Bjorkman-Ullyett).

Berdych and Kiefer joined forces for the first time last week, reaching the second round at ATP Masters Series Madrid before falling to Jonas Bjorkman and Kevin Ullyett.

   DOUBLES: Quarter-Finals - Order of Play Thursday, October 23, 2008

CENTER COUT Matches Start At: 13:00
Kristof VLIEGEN (BEL) vs David NALBANDIAN (ARG)
Not Before 14:45
James BLAKE (USA) vs Oscar HERNANDEZ (ESP)
Not Before 16:45
Stephane BOHLI (SUI) vs Juan Martin DEL POTRO (ARG)
Not Before 18:45
Roger FEDERER (SUI) vs Jarkko NIEMINEN (FIN)
followed by
James BLAKE (USA) Bobby REYNOLDS (USA) vs Jose ACASUSO (ARG)/Agustin CALLERI (ARG)

COURT 2 Matches Start At: 14:00
Marcel GRANOLLERS (ESP) vs Simone BOLELLI (ITA)
Not Before 15:30
Lukas DLOUHY (CZE)/Leander PAES (IND) vs Christopher KAS (GER)/Philipp KOHLSCHREIBER (GER)
followed by
Tomas BERDYCH (CZE) Nicolas KIEFER (GER) vs David NALBANDIAN (ARG) Eduardo SCHWANK (ARG)
followed by
Marcel GRANOLLERS (ESP) Feliciano LOPEZ (ESP) vs Mahesh BHUPATHI (IND) Mark KNOWLES (BAH)

   Bye-Bye Basel

David NALBANDIAN (ARG) Eduardo SCHWANK (ARG) def. Tomas BERDYCH (CZE) Nicolas KIEFER (GER) 6-3, 6-4