Friday, August 15, 2003
Masters Essentials
Today's schedule
Center Court
10:30 a.m. - Todd Woodbridge-Jonas Bjorkman vs. Wayne Arthurs-Paul Hanley.
1 p.m. - Guillermo Coria vs. Max Mirnyi; Andy Roddick vs. Mariano Zabaleta.
7:30 p.m. - Robby Ginepri vs. Rainer Schuettler; Mardy Fish vs. David Nalbandian.
Grandstand Court
Noon - Michael Llodra-Fabrice Santoro vs. Mark Knowles-Daniel Nestor.
Not before 2:30 p.m. - Gaston Etlis-Martin Rodriguez vs. Bob Bryan-Mike Bryan; Mahesh Bhupathi-Max Mirnyi vs. Martin Damm-Cyril Suk.
Don't miss
Robby Ginepri, who has risen from No. 106 to No. 43 since January, and last month won his first ATP event, tries to reach his first Tennis Masters Series semifinal when he faces eighth-seeded Rainer Schuettler at 7:30 p.m. Schuettler, an Australian Open finalist, has become the top-ranking German and cracked the top 10 rankings overall.
Directions
I-71 North to Exit 24, left onto Western Row, right onto Tournament.
I-71 North/South to Exit 25, west onto Route 741, left onto CourseView Drive.
I-75 North to Exit 22, right onto Tylersville, right onto Western Row, left onto Tournament.
I-75 South to Exit 29, left onto West Route 63, right onto South Route 741, continue on Kings Mills, right onto CourseView.
Thursday's results
Singles
Guillermo Coria (6) def. Mikhail Youzhny, 6-2, 6-1; Robby Ginepri def. Gaston Gaudio 6-1, 7-6 (4); Max Mirnyi def. Hicham Arazi 6-4, 6-7 (7), 6-4; Mardy Fish def. Arnaud Clement 6-2, 6-2; Rainer Schuettler (8) def. Todd Martin 7-5, 3-6, 6-3; David Nalbandian def. Juan Ignacio Chela 6-4, 6-4; Andy Roddick def. James Blake 7-6 (2), 6-2; Mariano Zabaleta def. Flavio Saretta 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-4.
Doubles
Todd Woodbridge-Jonas Bjorkman (4) def. Frantisek Cermak-Leos Friedl 6-1, 1-6, 6-2; Mark Knowles-Daniel Nestor (3) def. Chris Haggard-Donald Johnson 6-2, 6-4; Mahesh Bhupathi-Max Mirnyi (1) def. Yevgeny Kafelnikov-Gustavo Kuerten 6-3, 3-6, 6-1; Bob Bryan-Mike Bryan (2) def. Paradorn Srichaphan-Jarkko Nieminen 6-3, 6-2.
Highlight
Hicham Arazi already had dodged a bullet by saving match point in his first-round victory over Michael Chang. So when he saved a match point in the second set Thursday against Max Mirnyi and then went up 3-1 in the third set, he looked as if he would do it again. But Mirnyi stiffened, rallying to win the match 6-4, 6-7 (7), 6-4.
On TV
1-5 p.m., ESPN (live); 11 p.m.-1:30 a.m., ESPN2 (delayed).
Tickets
Available for all remaining sessions. Sessions and ticket prices: today, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. ($28 per session); Saturday, noon and 7 p.m. ($34 per session); Sunday, 1 p.m. doubles final, followed by 4 p.m. singles final ($40).