Wednesday, August 13, 2003

Masters essentials



PHOTO GALLERY

Photos of Tuesday's play
Today's schedule

Center Court

• 11 a.m. - Juan Carlos Ferrero vs. Gaston Gaudio.

Not before 1 p.m. - James Blake vs. Sjeng Schalken; followed by (possible court change) Ivan Ljubicic vs. Andy Roddick.

• 7 p.m. - Mardy Fish vs. Xavier Malisse; Lleyton Hewitt-Mark Philippoussis vs. Martin Damm-Cyril Suk.

Grandstand Court

• 11 a.m. - Yevgeny Kafelnikov vs. Guillermo Coria; Todd Martin vs. Feliciano Lopez; followed by (possible court change) Roger Federer vs. David Nalbandian; Younes El Aynaoui vs. Mariano Zabaleta.

• Not before 7 p.m. - Arnaud Clement vs. Greg Rusedski.

Court 3

• 11 a.m. - Robby Ginepri vs. Noam Okum; Thomas Enqvist vs. Max Mirnyi; followed by (possible court change) Rainer Schuettler vs. Jarkko Nieminen; Fernando Gonzalez vs. Juan Ignacio Chela; Todd Martin-Jeff Blake vs. Wayne Arthurs-Paul Hanley.

Court 4

• 11 a.m. - Hicham Arazi vs. Paul-Henry Mathieu; Fabrice Santoro vs. Flavio Saretta; Wesley Moodie vs. Mikhail Youzhny; Leander Paes-David Rikl vs. Gaston Etlis-Martin Rodriguez; Michael Llodra-Fabrice Santoro vs. Ivan Ljubicic-Sargis Sargsian.

Don't miss

Two rising stars meet in the featured night match: 21-year-old American Mardy Fish and 23-year-old Belgian Xavier Malisse.

Directions

I-71 North to Exit 24, left on Western Row, right on Tournament.

I-71 North/South to Exit 25, west on Route 741, left on CourseView Drive.

I-75 North to Exit 22, right on Tylersville, right onto Western Row, left on Tournament.

I-75 South to exit 29, left on West Route 63, right on South Route 741, continue on Kings Mills, right on CourseView.

Tuesday's results

Singles

Younes El Aynaoui def. Vince Spadea 7-5, 6-4; Rainer Schuettler (8) def. Stefan Koubek 6-2, 7-5; Roger Federer (3) def. Scott Draper 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (10); Jarkko Nieminen def. Fernando Vicente 7-5, 3-6, 6-4; Mardy Fish def. Mark Philippoussis 1-6, 6-3, 6-4; Feliciano Lopez def. Paradorn Srichaphan (9), 6-7 (1), 6-4, 7-6 (5); Arnaud Clement def. Albert Costa 7-6 (5), 6-4; Juan Carlos Ferrero (2) def. Nikolay Davydenko 6-0, 6-2; Yevgeny Kafelnikov def. Jan-Michael Gambill 6-4, 6-4; Xavier Malisse def. Lleyton Hewitt (5), 3-6, 6-4, 6-2; Andy Roddick (7) def. Fernando Verdasco 6-3, 6-2; Wesley Moodie def. Sebastien Grosjean (10) 6-3, 6-7 (9), 6-3; Max Mirnyi def. Alex Corretja 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (2); Flavio Saretta def. David Sanchez 6-7 (2), 6-1, 6-2; David Nalbandian def. Wayne Arthurs 6-0, 6-4; Mariano Zabaleta def. Gustavo Kuerten (14), 6-4, 6-0.

Doubles

Gaston Etlis-Martin Rodriguez def. Sjeng Schalken-Martin Verkerk 6-4, 5-7, 6-0; Todd Martin-James Blake def. Tommy Robredo-Rainer Schuettler 6-3, 6-4; Ivan Ljubicic-Sargis Sargsian def. Wayne Black-Kevin Ullyett 6-3, 7-5; Frantisek Cermak-Leos Friedl def. Joshua Eagle-Jared Palmer 7-6 (6), 6-4.

Highlight

Roger Federer, who's poised to become the No. 1 player in the world, saved seven match points before defeating No. 114-ranked Scott Draper 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (10), the first ATP match since January 2002 in which the winner saved that many match points.

TV info

• 1-5 p.m., ESPN (live); 12:30-2:30 a.m., ESPN2 (delayed)

Tickets

Call (513) 651-0303.