Tennis Forever

[Arvind Srinivasan]

The Clay Court season officially starts tomorrow with The Monte Carlo Masters . Expecting some hard, gritty tennis from all the top seeds. Here's the draw

(1)Djokovic (SRB) BYE
Q - Almagro (ESP)
Tomic (AUS) - Rosol (CZE)
Haider Maurer (AUT) - (13)Gulbis (LAT)

(11)Tsonga (FRA) - Querrey (USA)
Q - Goffin (BEL)
(WC)Youzhny (RUS) - F.Mayer (GER)
(8)Cilic (CRO) BYE

(3)Nadal (ESP) BYE
Thiem (AUT) - (WC)Pouille (FRA)
Troicki (SRB) - Klizan (SVK)
Johnson (USA) - (15)Isner (USA)

(10)Simon (FRA) - (WC)Balleret (MON)
Q - Q
Estrella Burgos (DOM) - Bolelli (ITA)
(5)Ferrer (ESP) BYE

(6)Berdych (CZE) BYE
Carreno Busta (ESP) - Stakhovsky (UKR)
Kolschreiber (GER) - Kukushkin (KAZ)
Becker (GER) - (12)Bautista Agut (ESP)

(16)Robredo (ESP) - Seppi (ITA)
Granollers (ESP) - Mannarino (FRA)
J. Sousa (POR) - Q
(4)Raonic (CAN) BYE

(7)Wawrinka (SUI) BYE
Vesely (CZE) - Monaco (ARG)
Fognini (ITA) - Janowicz (POL)
Verdasco (ESP) - (9)Dimitrov (BUL)

(WC)(14)Monfils (FRA) - Q
Coric (CRO) - Dolgopolov (UKR)
Chardy (FRA) - Q
(2)Federer (SUI) BYE