CAMELOT FANTASIES

You're welcome, Emma. I wouldn't be surprised to see either Ferrer or Murray, or both falter, and maybe get a bit of rest before Paris. The tournament in Vienna seemed tough on them.  They were barely holding it together for much of that last set.  Too bad they are drawn together for the 3rd straight tournament. 

Could be an opportunity for somebody else in their half, maybe Klizan or Anderson? This tournament has fairly good depth of 10-30 ranked players. In the bottom half Berdych played a good tourney in Stockholm. Maybe he'll continue here.

Many struggle with holding their form this time of the year. Let's see who has it for the final push.

Respectfully,
masterclass

Hola masterclass, I thought Anderson vs Kohlschreiber would be a cracker today but it was a pretty straight forward win for Anderson instead, so he's definitely looking good. Perhaps Klizan vs Anderson will be more interesting.

I am sure Andy is at least somewhat knackered but so should be both Ferrer and Berdych and that really opens up the window for each one. Even with Isner gone, Berdych still has Robredo, Dolgo/Lopez in front him so it's not as given.

Ferrer is definitely a threat especially given the hometown factor but Andy has won this title before in 2009. He needs to though keep his matches as short as possible so that he can save as much energy as possible.

And Ferrer has Youzhny to deal with before he meets with Andy in the semi and that's not going to be easy. Youzhny has done quite well here in Valencia in the past and has the lead over Ferrer in the H2H.

So let's see.