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ATP Studena Croatia Open Umag – Wednesday Preview

July 28, 2010 | Comments Off

UmagSecond round play begins in Umag on Wednesday as eight players battle for the first four quarter-final spots at the Studena Croatia Open Umag.

First up is Alexandr Dolgopolov, seeded No. 6 and going for his second quarter-final of the year, having made it to the semis of Eastbourne last month. He has a first-time meeting with wild card Franco Skugor, who had never won an ATP World Tour match until a few weeks ago, when he reached the quarter-finals in Bastad as a qualifier.

Second up is No. 4 seed Juan Carlos Ferrero, who will play Pablo Cuevas for the third time with the series tied, 1-1. Ferrero has been one of the most dangerous players on clay this year, picking up two titles earlier in the season at Costa do Sauipe and Buenos Aires. He was also the runner-up here last year. Cuevas has been strong on clay as well though with all four of his quarter-finals this season coming on the surface.

The third match of the day pits No. 1 seed Nikolay Davydenko against Stephane Robert. Davydenko won this title last year, one of his 20 career ATP World Tour titles; Robert reached his first ATP World Tour final in Johannesburg in February.

On the Grandstand, No. 8 seed Juan Ignacio Chela faces qualifier Simone Bolelli. Chela out-ranks Bolelli by over 50 spots and he won his sixth career ATP World Tour title this year in Houston. But Bolelli does hold one major advantage – he has won both of their previous meetings in straight sets.


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