Tommy Robredo and Marcel Ganollers triumphed over Stanislas Wawrinka and Yves Allegro by winning 7-6(8) 6-2 4-6 6-4. The Spaniards now have some breathing room and lead 2-1 over Switzerland. They just need one victory tomorrow.

David Ferrer has good odds over Wawrinka, but the second-ranked Swiss can be trouble. Should Ferrer lose, Nicolas Almagro should be able to take out Marco Chiudinelli.

Saturday’s Results
R3 – M. Granollers (ESP)/T. Robredo (ESP) def. Y. Allegro (SUI)/S. Wawrinka (SUI) 7-6(8) 6-2 4-6 6-4

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Team Spain enters their Davis Cup matchup pretty banged up. Rafael Nadal, Fernando Verdasco and lastly Juan Carlos Ferrero all pulled out with injuries. Spain debuted today in Longrona, Spain against Switzerland with its C team – David Ferrer, Nicolas Almagro, Tommy Robredo and Marcel Granollers.

Almagro is recovering from a wrist injury, and Robredo is not having the best year. Granollers has had success on the doubles side over the last two years and has even won a title with Robredo. Ferrer is their only rock. If the Spanish were going to be picked off, it would be this weekend.

Almagro opened well against Stanislas Wawrinka and put away the first set. The 24-year-old Swiss was able to get back into the match by taking the second set. The two players battled it out until the final set. The world no. 40 went up a break, and it looked like he would be able to put Wawrinka away. He instead allowed the Swiss back in to the match, and world no. 20 was somehow able to win the match 6-3 4-6 6-3 5-7 6-3 in just under four hours of play to put Switzerland up 1-0.

Ferrer then came out in the next rubber and put in a solid performance against Marco Chiudinelli. Though he disappeared in the second set, the Spaniard was able to sneak off with the set and slam the door in the third set. He beat Chiudinelli 6-2 7-6(5) 6-1 in under 2 ½ hours of play to level the Davis Cup tie 1-1.

Granollers and Robredo will play Yves Allegro and Wawrinka tomorrow and have a good shot at winning. Ferrer has solid odds against Wawrinka with a 4-2 record for the fourth rubber. The Spaniard also leads their meetings on clay 3-1.

If Spain loses in doubles, it has a much tougher field to hoe. Almagro should be able to beat Chiudinelli, but his wrist issues could complicate matters. It would not be surprising if Coach Alberto Costa substitutes Robredo to play the final rubber, though current world no. 23 is not having a great year with a 3-5 singles record.

Spain vs. Switzerland
Friday’s Results
R1 – Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) def. Nicolas Almagro (ESP) 3-6 6-4 3-6 7-5 6-3
R2 – David Ferrer (ESP) def. Marco Chiudinelli (SUI) 6-2 7-6(5) 6-1

Saturday’s Match
R3 – M. Granollers (ESP)/T. Robredo (ESP) vs. Y. Allegro (ESP)/S. Wawrinka (SUI)

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Tommy Robredo beat last week’s Open 13 singles finalist and doubles champion. The Spaniard had an easy time with Julien Benneteau 6-2 6-1 after just 44 minutes of work. Benneteau double’s partner from last week and the Open 13 champion did not fare much better today. Michael Llodra had to withdraw from his match with Jo-Wilfried Tsonga with a hamstring injury.

Robredo will advance to play Austrian Jurgen Melzer in the second round. The Spaniard leads their head-to-head 4-3. The new world no. 23 dropped 6 spots this week and has struggled this year. He is 2-4 before his match today. Since he was last year’s Juan Carlos Ferrero, he lost 500 points for not defending or replacing his championship points in Costa Do Sauipe and Buenos Aires.

Tuesday’s Order of Play
Singles First Round
4 Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) def. Florent Serra (FRA) 6-7(5) 6-4 6-1
5 WC Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) def. Michael Llodra (FRA) 7-6(9) RET. (left hamstring)
6 Marin Cilic (CRO) def. Arnaud Clement (FRA) 6-2 6-4
7 Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) def. Lukas Lacko (SVK) 6-7(3) 7-6(5) 6-1
Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) def. Andreas Seppi (ITA) 7-6(4) 7-5
Michael Berrer (GER) def. Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) 6-4 7-6(3)
Tommy Robredo (ESP) def. Julien Benneteau (FRA) 6-2 6-1
Q Somdev Devvarman (IND) def. Marco Chiudinelli (SUI) 6-4 7-5
Q Bjorn Phau (GER) def. WC Mohammad Ghareeb (KUW) 3-0 RET. (back)

Doubles First Round
S. Aspelin (SWE)/P. Hanley (AUS) def. N. Djokovic (SRB)/D. Vemic (SRB) 6-4 6-3
J. Tipsarevic (SRB)/V. Troicki (SRB) def. F. Serra (FRA)/G Simon (FRA) 7-6(4) 6-0
C. Kas (GER)/D. Norman (BEL) def. I. Ljubicic (CRO)/J. Melzer (AUT) 6-4 7-6(4)

Wednesday’s Order of Play

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David Ferrer and Juan Carlos Ferrero faced off in the final of the Copa Telmex. The two Spaniards slugged it out in a 2-hour-and-32-minute match. Ferrero had to rally but eventually outlasted his friend and business partner 5-7 6-4 6-3. To be fair, Ferrer played a lot of tennis over the last two days and had to pull out of doubles yesterday due to fatigue.

Ferrero is now the new Tommy Robredo. Last year, Robredo won the Brazilian and Argentinian legs of the Latin American swing, and now another Spaniard does the same this year. The former world no. 1 has won two titles in a row. The new championship brings his career-titles total to 14.

Almost a year ago, the 30 year old had not won a title in 5 ½ years after struggling for a long time with injuries. In the meantime, the former French Open champion has now won three titles. It is amazing what happens when he is not injured for extended periods of time. This week’s title should move Ferrero inside the top 20 next week.

Ferrero and Ferrer complete the LA swing in Mexico next week. We shall see if Ferrero can pry the title out of Nicolas Almagro’s hands and win his third-straight title.

Championship Sunday
Singles Final
2 Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP) def. 1 David Ferrer (ESP) 5-7 6-4 6-3

Doubles Final
4 S. Prieto (ARG)/H. Zeballos (ARG) def. S. Greul (GER)/P. Luczak (AUS) 7-6(4) 6-3

Saturday’s Matches
Singles Quarterfinals
1 David Ferrer (ESP) def. 6 Igor Andreev (RUS) 7-5 6-2
4 Juan Monaco (ARG) def. 8 Horacio Zeballos (ARG) 7-5 6-1

Singles Semifinals
1 David Ferrer (ESP) def. Albert Montanes 6-1 6-1
2 Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP) def. 4 Juan Monaco (ARG) 6-2 7-6(7)

Doubles Quarterfinals
4 S. Prieto (ARG)/H. Zeballos (ARG) def. WC L. Arnold Ker (ARG)/B. Dabul (ARG) 2-6 6-4 10-6

Doubles Semifinals
4 S. Prieto (ARG)/H. Zeballos (ARG) def. N. Almagro (ESP)/S. Ventura (ESP) 6-1 7-6(5)
S. Greul (GER)/P. Luczak (AUS) def. D. Ferrer (ESP)/R. Ramirez Hidalgo (ESP) – Walkover (Ferrer – fatigue)

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After winning the title in Johannesburg last week, Feliciano Lopez had the unfortunate task of running into second-seed Nikolay Davydenko in the first round. The world no. 6 had his way with the Spaniard and beat him 6-4 6-2 after just 75 minutes of play. The Russian moves on to play Marcos Baghdatis, who beat James Blake. The Cypriot is 2-1 over Davydenko.

Lopez’s compatriot Tommy Robredo did not have much luck either. German Florian Mayer upset the fifth-seed 6-4 3-6 6-3 in their second-round match. Mayer now awaits the winner of the Monfils-de Bakker match.

Despite losing today, Lopez and Robredo still have doubles. They draw the top-seeds Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic tomorrow.

Wednesday’s Results
Singles Second Round
3 WC Robin Soderling (SWE) def. Q Igor Sijsling (NED) 7-6(6) 6-2
Florian Mayer (GER) def. 5 Tommy Robredo (ESP) 6-4 3-6 6-3

Singles First Round
2 Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) def. Feliciano Lopez (ESP) 6-4 6-2
4 Gael Monfils (FRA) def. Olivier Rochus (BEL) 4-6 6-1 6-2
Jurgen Melzer (AUT) def. 8 Viktor Troicki (SRB) 6-3 3-0 RET. (right arm)
Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) def. James Blake (USA) 6-4 6-2
Michael Berrer (GER) def. Arnaud Clement (FRA) 7-6(16) 4-6 6-4

Doubles Quarterfinals
J. Knowle (AUT)/R. Lindstedt (SWE) def. 3 M. Fyrstenberg (POL)/M. Matkowski (POL) 6-3 4-6 10-8

Doubles First Round
S. Aspelin (SWE)/P. Hanley (AUS) def. S. Bolelli (ITA)/A. Seppi (ITA) 6-2 6-3
M. Llodra (FRA)/A. Ram (ISR) def. J. Benneteau (FRA)/A. Clement (FRA) 6-7(0) 6-4 10-4

Thursday’s Order of Play

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Tommy Robredo beat wildcard Robin Haase 7-6(4) 6-4. In the second round, the Spaniard will meet German Florian Mayer who sent Janko Tipsarevic home today. Robredo leads their head-to-head 3-1. The world no. 15 is on a collision course with top-seed Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals.

Monday’s Results
Singles First Round
3 WC Robin Soderling (SWE) def. Florent Serra (FRA) 4-6 6-4 6-1
5 Tommy Robredo (ESP) def. WC Robin Haase (NED) 7-6(4) 6-4
Florian Mayer (GER) def. Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) 6-3 6-7(6) 7-6(6)
Q Igor Sijsling (NED) def. Mischa Zverev (GER) 6-7(2) 6-3 7-5
Andreas Seppi (ITA) def. Q Stephane Bohli (ITA) 6-1 7-5

Doubles First Round
3 M. Fyrstenberg (POL)/M. Matkowski (POL) def. M. Chiudinelli (SUI)/G. Garcia-Lopez (ESP) 7-5 3-6 10-7
J. Knowle (AUT)/R. Lindstedt (SWE) def. R. de Voest (RSA)/R. Wassen (NED) 4-6 7-6(7) 10-8

Tuesday’s Order of Play

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On Monday, Ivo “Dr. Ivo or MC Ivo” Karlovic took out 13-seed Radek Stepanek. The Czech became the first casualty of the Australian Open. The opening day was a rather harmless when compared to day two of the tournament.


Tuesday was a fragile day for seeded players. Twenty-third-seed Juan Carlos Ferrero and 25-seed Sam Querrey lost their Aussie debuts. A big stunner was 16-seed Tommy Robredo’s exit. The Spaniard is usually so consistent. Perhaps the biggest stunner of them all was eighth-seed Robin Soderling.

Columbian Santiago Giraldo (pic. left) took out Tommy Robredo. The world no. 114 did not qualify at last year’s US Open, but he was able to surpass handily the Spaniard on 6-4 6-2 6-2. Giraldo now advances Pole Lukaz Kubot in second round.

Robin Soderling lost to world no. 113 Marcel Granollers (pic. right) of Spain. The Spaniard rallied to eventually kneecap Soderling 5-7 2-6 6-4 6-4 6-2. The 23 year old will meet Columbian Alejandro Fallo in the next round.

Soderling’s departure now opens his quarter of the draw and gives Spaniard Nicolas Almagro a good shot at the round of 16. The 26 seed has never made it to the round of 16 in a grand slam on hardcourt. He did make it to the quarterfinals at Roland Garros in 2008, which is his best grand slam result to date.

Tuesday’s Results

Wednesday’s Order of Play

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Rafael Nadal was hopefully praying to Jesus after his match with Tommy Robredo. Robredo served for the match in the third set at 5-4. Some kind of way, Robredo let Nadal get back into the match and sneak off with the victory.

While living on the edge this week, Nadal managed to advance into the quarterfinals to play the defending champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. The current world no. 2 leads their head-to-head 3-1. This matchup could be dangerous for the Spaniard, as Tsonga tries to qualify for the year-end championship. Tsonga did pull out of doubles today with a wrist injury, so we shall see how it all unfolds tomorrow.

While Nadal escaped defeat today, Andy Murray, Nikolay Davydenko and Fernando Verdasco were not so lucky. These top-seeds lost today. Verdasco is now out of the running for the year-end championship. The current US Open Champion Juan Martin del Potro slid through the draw after fighting off seven match points from Fernando Gonzalez. Gonzalez retired at the end of the second set with a leg injury to allow the Argentine to advance.

Thursday’s Results
Singles Third Round
2 Rafael Nadal (ESP) def. 14 Tommy Robredo (ESP) 6-3 3-6 7-5
3 Novak Djokovic (SRB) def. Q Arnaud Clement (FRA) 6-2 6-2
13 Radek Stepanek (CZE) def. 4 Andy Murray (GBR) 1-6 6-3 6-4
5 Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) def. 10 Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) 6-7(6) 7-6(6) ret. (leg) - saved 7 M.P.
9 Robin Soderling (SWE) def. 6 Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) 6-3 3-6 6-4
12 Marin Cilic (CRO) def. 7 Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 3-6 6-3 6-4
8 Jo-Winfried Tsonga (FRA) def. 11 Gilles Simon (FRA) 6-2 6-3
15 G. Monfils (FRA) def. J. Benneteau (FRA) 6-4 6-3

Doubles Second Round
1 D. Nestor (CAN)/N. Zimonjic (SRB) def. WC A. Clement (FRA)/M. Llodra (FRA) 6-3 6-4
2 B. Bryan (USA)/M. Bryan (USA) def. J. Benneteau (FRA)/J. Tsonga (FRA) w/o - Tsonga (wrist)
C. Kas (GER)/P. Kohlschreiber (GER) def. 6 J. Knowle (AUT)/A. Ram (ISR) 7-5 6-4

Doubles Quarterfinals
8 F. Cermak (CZE)/M. Mertinak (SVK) def. J. Kerr (AUS)/T. Parrott (USA) 6-2 6-4

Friday’s Order of Play

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Spaniards Tommy Robredo and David Ferrer enjoyed wins over Frenchmen Michael Llodra and Richard Gasquet in singles action today in Shanghai.

After suffering from injuries this year, Michael Llodra has dropped in the rankings. He qualified for the tournament this weekend but unfortunately drew Tommy Robredo in the first round in a bad case of tournament evils. Robredo had no trouble dispatching the French qualifier 6-1 6-4 after 105 minutes of play. The Spaniard’s win draws Robredo ahead 2-1 in their head-to-head match ups.

In another case of tournament evils, Richard Gasquet met David Ferrer. Ferrer had no trouble dealing with Gasquet and bested the Frenchman 6-4 6-3 after just 85 minutes of play. Ferrer managed to break him five times during the course of the match. It could have been a larger rout if Ferrer had not allowed Gasquet to break back twice in the first set.

Today’s victory now gives Ferrer a 5-1 lead over Gasquet in their head-to-head meetings. Though the Frenchman is still trying to get back into form, he has a long way to go. Hopefully, he will put in some long hours of training in the off-season.

Robredo will now meet German Florian Mayer in the next round, and Ferrer will encounter compatriot Feliciano Lopez in another evil match up. Robredo should enjoy his relatively easy second-round match because he could be on a collision course with Rafael Nadal in the round after that.

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I return after fully recovering from the cold from hell. Anyway, a lot has happened in my absence, so I hope to catch up.

I leave you with a look at Tommy Robredo uncovered. The ATP gives the Spaniard some love and lets us take a look at up close. We get to see him at home with his horses where he is really too adorable. The kicker is when Robredo is seated in the chair next to a portrait of himself. It left quite an impression on me. I might have to recreate it in my house.

Spain and the Czech Republic both wrapped up their Davis Cup ties today. Both team won their doubles rubbers today and advanced to the finals in December.

The Czech two-man wrecking crew of Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek made easy work of Marin Cilic and Lovro Zovko 6-1 6-3 6-4 today after 2 hours and 16 minutes. It was an easy day for the pair after the two players played almost ten hours in their singles rubbers yesterday.

Their December rivals, Spain surprisingly wrapped up their tie today. Tommy Robredo and Feliciano Lopez had to overcome the Israeli doubles team of Andy Ram and Jonathan Ehrlich.

The Spaniards were able to hold serve in the first set and sneak off with it in the tiebreak. The Israelis then rallied to take the second set. It was at this time that professional asshat, Justin Gimmelstob decided he would pile on the Spanish team by over-emphasizing the Spaniards' volleying weaknesses.

Every player possesses weakness in his game, and that is frankly the beauty of tennis. There are also reasons why players end up doubles specialists in the first place. The Israelis' weaknesses just so happened to be the Spaniards’ strengths, which were their serves and groundstrokes.

It was in the third set that the Spanish team exposed the Israelis shortcomings. The Spaniards upped their serves and drew their opponents into groundstroke shootouts. It was at this point that Robredo and his forehand started playing target practice, and Lopez did a great job of picking off balls at the net.

After the Spaniards won four-straight games, the asshat extraordinaire became quiet for the rest of the match. The Israelis rallied back into the third set, despite Ehrlich having to call for the trainer to treat his elbow. At 4-5, the Spaniards were able to close out the third set. In the fourth set, the wheels came off the Israeli team, and the Spaniards were able to close out the set, the match and the tie 7-6(6) 6-7(7) 6-4 6-2 after 3 hours and 47 minutes of play.

The Spaniards are heavily favored to successfully defend their title, but they take the Czech team for granted at their own peril. The Czech team has let Berdych and Stepanek carry the entire load to the final. They had no problems taking out talented and deep teams -- just ask the French. If Rafael Nadal is able to play, Spain has a great chance to repeat. But if he is not around, the Czech double-trouble team could do a lot of damage.

Video highlights of the Spanish match en espanol below:



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A sidelined Rafael Nadal is on hand to cheer on his Spanish teammates. He sits in the players’ box with Tommy Robredo and Feliciano Lopez, who is rocking the two-day bender look, during David Ferrer’s match.

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Tommy Robredo asks server James Blake for a little more time before receiving. Robredo eventually stopped the American’s forward progress in the tournament by beating him 7-6(2) 6-4 6-4 in Saturday’s night match.

Robredo will now have the opportunity to meet Roger Federer in the round of 16. Federer leads their matchup 8-0. Good luck to the Spaniard in tomorrow’s match.

In other match news, John Isner and his big serve sent fifth-seed Andy Roddick home last evening in a five-set serving thriller. Isner will face Fernando Verdasco, who had his own five-set thriller. The two players have never played in ATP or grand slam action.

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Fernando Verdasco had an easy time with Paul Cuevas today in New Haven. He beat the Chilean 6-0 6-3 after 49 minutes of play. Next up for the Spaniard is Italian Andreas Seppi, who he happens to be 4-0 against. Hopefully for Verdasco, there are no surprises for the second-seed tomorrow.

Though Verdasco had an easy time today, some seeds did not fare as well. Philipp Petzschner and Andreas Beck lost. Ninth-seed Nicolas Almagro -- who has struggled after the South American clay-court season this year -- lost to German Bjorn Phau 2-6 6-3 7-5. Tenth-seed Jeremy Chardy went down in a three setter against compatriot Florent Serra.

The shocker of the day was third-seed Tommy Robredo who lost to Jose Acasuso 3-6 7-5 7-6(5). Those Argentine veterans (Canas, Acasuso) are always trouble, and they strike at the most inopportune time. Acasuso now advances to play Igor Kunitsyn tomorrow. The two players have never met in ATP play.


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City: New Haven, CT, USA
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Championship Points: 250
2008 Singles Champion: Marin Cilic
2008 Doubles Champions: Marcelo Melo and Andre Sa

Marin Cilic will not defend his title this year. Nicolay Davydenko is the top-seed and the one to beat in this tournament. He has a good draw and should be able to advance into the quarterfinals. Sam Querrey, who has been playing well, could give him trouble there.

In the semifinals, the Russian could possibly meet Tommy Robredo, Jeremy Chardy or Mardy Fish. Their quarter of the draw is probably the most competitive of all the quarters.

Second-seed Fernando Verdasco anchors the other side of the draw. The last-minute wildcard should have no trouble getting through his quarter. The Spaniard could possibly meet Igor Andreev in the semifinals. Andreev has a good quarter and could go far if there are no surprises.

It should be a good week and good warm up for the US Open.

Tournament Draw
Singles / Doubles

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David Ferrer and Tommy Robredo played Michael Llodra and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in first-round doubles action yesterday in Montreal. The Frenchmen dominated most of the first set. Somehow Ferrer and Robredo were able to rally while the French duo fell apart in the first-set tiebreak.

In the second set, Llodra and Tsonga dominated again. This time they did not allow the Spaniards back into the set. They were able to draw out the match to take it to a third-set tiebreak.

It looked like the French duo would run off with the match. Like in the first set tiebreak, things came apart again for the French duo. Ferrer and Robredo rallied to sneak off with the tiebreak and take the match 7-6(6) 1-6 10-8.

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Seventh-seed Tommy Robredo catches air in his losing effort against fellow-Spaniard Juan Carlos Ferrero 6-3 6-2. Ferrero reaches the round of 16 to play tenth-seed Tommy Haas. Ferrero’s record is 3-1 against the German with Haas winning their last meeting four years ago in Halle.

After years of injuries, Ferrrero and Haas are now healthy and playing well. The match tomorrow should be a good showdown between the two players. Too bad this match is not going to be televised.

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In an evil first-round matchup, Juan Carlos Ferrero and lucky loser Nicolas Lapentti had to play one another early in the tournament. The world no. 29 took the first set, but the Ecuadoran was able to sneak off with the second set in the tiebreak. Ferrero then got his act together and steamrolled Lapentti in the third set for a 6-4 6-7(5) 6-0 victory after playing 150 minutes.

JCF moves on to play countryman Tommy Robredo in another evil matchup in second round. The two players are even at 2-2 in their head-to-head matchup with Ferrero winning their last meeting in Cincinnati three years ago.

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Mariano Zabaleta played Tommy Robredo in day two of the Masters Tennis 2016 Tournament on Tuesday. Robredo ultimately won the exhibition match by defeating the Argentine 7-5 6-1. Though he lost, it is nice to see Zabaleta. Of late, he has been playing on the challengers series, so we do not see much of him at the main tournaments.

In 1995, Zabaleta ended the year as the top junior. The Argentine had a hard time transitioning to the seniors tour from the juniors tour. He would eventually do well enough on tour and was consistently ranked in the top 100 from 1998 to 2006, with his highest ranking being 21 in 2000.

Zabaleta suffered from a foot injury in 2005 and then suffered a knee injury in 2006. His career has never been the same, and he slid out of the top 100. Today the 31 year old is currently ranked 440.

Though his professional tennis career has suffered, he created the most flawless show ever. Zabaleta started the show Tenis Pro in 2004 where he and Juan Ignacio Chela, armed with a video camera, interview players on the ATP tour. The Tennis Channel could certainly spruce up its programming by airing re-runs of this truly fantastic show.

You can see clips here, here, here and here, but I leave you this little gem:

Fernando Verdasco, Tommy Robredo, Guillermo Canas and Mariano Zabaleta took part in a Spain vs. Argentina exhibition at the Masters Tennis 2016 Tournament in Burgos, Spain today. The two-day exhibition commemorates the anniversary of Circle Fund, and also promotes the candidacy of Burgos as European Capital of Culture in 2016. At the end of the day one, Canas beat Robredo 7-6 7-6, and Verdasco prevailed over Zabaleta 6-3 6-3.

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