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Simon reaches Hamburg third round
Simon broke his opponent seven times and created 11 opportunities compared to the Ukrainian who finished the game with two break points and a double fault. Despite a much better first serve percentage, Stakhovsky, who was facing the world number 18 for the second time, conceded a couple of precious services in the opener, something which allowed Simon grab the minimal lead in just over an hour. As for the second set, it saw the same Frenchman set the pace and go five games ahead of the lifeless 45th-tanked to close out the game easier than expected.
The head to head series between the two have now gone 2-0 to Simon, who had previously defeated Stakhovsky at the 2010 Valencia event. His next opponent Jarkko Nieminen needed three sets to get rid of another Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov whom he ousted 6-3, 1-6, 6-4 in their first ever meeting. The direct confrontations between Nieminen and Simon have gone 2-1 to the 30-year-old Finnish who last defeated the 26-year-old at the same Hamburg event last year.
Simon’s only victory dates from the 2006 Marseille tournament, while Finnish’s first one comes from the 2006 Rotterdam hard surface event. Crowd favorite Tobias Kamke has also reached the third term after stunning Juan Ignacio Chela 6-1, 6-4 and will next face either Marin Cilic or Bastian Knittel. Former world number one Juan Carlos Ferrero, who followed a great week at the Stuttgart event which he won in front of Pablo Andujar, was ousted by Cedrik Marcel Stebe in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2. The German will next play Nikolay Davydenko who has been favored by a BYE in the opening day.
Top seed Gael monfils is to make his Hamburg debut against Albert Ramos who has reached the second term thanks to a 6-2, 6-4 win against Adrian Mannarino. On the same first half of the draw, Radek Stepanek is to confront Andreas Seppi. The Czech beat Andreas Beck 7-5, 7-6 in the first round, while the Czech has directly flown into the second phase.
Mikhail Youzhny, who follows a poor performance in Stuttgart, will make his Hamburg debut against Carlos Berlocq who has already impressed with a straight-set victory against Robin Haase whom the Argentine defeated 6-2, 6-2. Guillermo Garcia Lopez, who has been favored by a BYE, is to face Julia Reister of Germany who follows a 6-3, 6-4 win against Denis Istomin.
Concerning the second half of the table, second seed Jurgen Melzer is to make his debut in the company of fortunate Daniel Gimeno who has reached the second round after his first term opponent Marcelo Granollers abandoned at 3-6 down. Fabio Fognini of Italy and Romania’s Victor Crivoi will also fight for a third term berth. Crivoi beat Guillermo Olaso 6-4, 6-3 in the opening day, while his next opponent is favored by a BYE.
An all-Spanish meeting between Pablo Andujar and Fernando Verdasco is by far one of the toughest second terms in Hamburg. The two are to meet for the third time, the head to head series having gone 1-1 so far, with the last victory belonging to Andujar who beat his compatriot at this term’s Miami Masters. Verdcasco’s victor dates from the 2009 Hertogenbosch event.
Florian Mayer, who is chasing his first title of the season in Hamburg, is to start the event with a Marsel Ilhan meeting. The Turkish player edged this season’s Halle finalist Philipp Petzschner in three sets, 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 to set his first clash with Mayer. Janko Tipsarevic and Juan Monaco are also expected to provide a tight meeting. The Argentine ousted Simone Bolelli of Italy 6-3, 7-5 in the opening round, while the Serb has been favored by a BYE.
Nicolas Almagro is to eye his third season title, being expected to face Lukas Rosol in the second round, who defeated Potito Starace in two sets 7-6, 6-1. Finally, Andrey Golubev and the Halle champion Philipp Kohlschreiber are to fight for a second round berth as the winner between the two will next meet Albert Montanes of Spain.
Hamburg Prize Money and points:
Winner – 230,00 euro and 500 points ATP
Runner-up – 104,850 euro and 300 points ATP
Semi finalist – 48,850 euro and 180 points ATP
Quarter finalist – 23,300 euro and 90 points ATP
R16 – 11,340 euro and 45 points ATP
R32 – 6,045 euro and 20 points ATP
R64 – 3,515 euro and zero points
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