The third round of the Sony Ericsson Open wraps up Monday with the top half of the draw on court. World No. 1 and 2005-06 champion Roger Federer, No. 5 seed Robin Soderling of Sweden, No. 7 Marin Cilic of Croatia, No. 9 Fernando Gonzalez of Chile and No. 10 Fernando Verdasco of Spain are the highest seeds on the schedule.
In the first match on Stadium, American Mardy Fish looks to even his career mark against No. 29 seed Feliciano Lopez, who has won two of the previous three meetings. In the following match, Federer takes on Frenchman Florent Serra for the first time.
In the evening session, Gonzalez takes a 5-0 career mark against No. 22 seed Juan Monaco, who celebrates his 26th birthday Monday.
Here is the Monday line-up:
No. 1 Roger Federer vs. Florent Serra, First Meeting
No. 5 Robin Soderling vs. Philipp Petzschner, Soderling leads 1-0
No. 7 Marin Cilic vs. No. 25 Marcos Baghdatis, First Meeting
No. 9 Fernando Gonzalez vs. No. 22 Juan Monaco, Gonzalez leads 5-0
No. 10 Fernando Verdasco vs. No. 23 Jurgen Melzer, Verdasco leads 3-1
No. 13 Mikhail Youzhny vs. No. 19 Stanislas Wawrinka, Wawrinka leads 2-1
No. 16 Tomas Berdych vs. Horacio Zeballos, Berdych leads 1-0
No. 29 Feliciano Lopez vs. Mardy Fish, Lopez leads 2-1