[Pete Bodo is on vacation, Thurs Feb 14th to Monday Feb. 25th. Meanwhile, enjoy the guest posts!]
By Rosangel Valenti, TennisWorld Contributing Editor
Morning. This will be today's post for match-calling and discussing the tennis being played. The Deuce Club remains open for off-topic chat.
Currently there are three ATP events under way - Rotterdam and San Jose on indoor hard courts, and Buenos Aires on clay. The draws and order of play for each event can be found here. As some of you will know, I am travelling to Rotterdam tomorrow, to see the remainder of the first-round matches being played there (and to claim the seventh leg of the Rafa Euro-spectator Slam). I believe that I will be able to get internet access, so will try to post here on what's happening. Several of the top players should be in action, including Andy Murray, Tomas Berdych and Lleyton Hewitt. However, the tournament has not exactly been free of upsets so far, with defending champion Mikhail Youzhny exiting last night at the hands of Janko Tipsarevic, while Marcos Baghdatis fell to Robin Soderling earlier today, and Tommy Robredo was defeated by Nicolas Mahut - so it could be an interesting day.
There are also two WTA events in progress, in Doha on an outdoor hard court, and in Bogota, on clay. The draws and Order of Play can be found on this link. As I write, I have TV pictures of the Tier 1 event in Doha. The ball is bouncing high, the stands are almost empty of spectators, and Sania Mirza is up a break against Olga Govortsova in the first set.
As always, enjoy today's tennis.