The weather was uncooperative today. Wind and rain disrupted play. A little more than half of the matches were completed with the rest of the matches moved to Tuesday.
Of the matches that were completed, Juan Monaco was able to get off to a good start in the tournament. Monaco won easily over Nicolas Kiefer. He dismissed the German 6-2 6-3 after 73 minutes of play.
The Argentine will play fourth-seed Andy Murray in the next round, who has improved his clay court play, in the second round. It will be a rematch of their second-round match in Miami, where Murray prevailed in straight sets. Monaco has recovered from injury and did exact revenge on Tommy Robredo in Monte-Carlo for his loss in Argentina. The Scotsman should proceed with caution, as the Argentine may strike again.
Someone who probably needed to play on Tuesday was James Blake. The fourteenth-seed managed to lose in the first round in straight sets to Victor Crivoi (pictured), a Romanian qualifier. If you do not invest any time on clay, this is what happens. This is a great example and encapsulates what is currently wrong with American men’s singles tennis.
(Images: AP, Getty Images)
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