After signaling that he will return next week instead of taking a post-Australian Open final break, Andy Murray has been drawn to play Marcos Baghdatis in the opening round of Rotterdam. Baghdatis defeated Juan Martin del Potro in Australia but was forced to retire in the third round with injury. The tournament's top seed, Robin Soderling, begins against local wildcard Robin Haase; another local hope, Thiemo de Bakker, faces Ernests Gulbis. The rising Grigor Dimitrov qualified for the main draw and drew Jo-Wilfrid Tsonga, while Nikolay Davydenko and Michael Llodra will begin against each other.
Dangerous floaters abound in San Jose, which is without tournament regular Andy Roddick this year as he accompanies his wife, Brooklyn Decker, on a movie publicity tour. Juan Martin del Potro begins against Teimuraz Gabashvili before a possible encounter with Sam Querrey. Australian Open breakout Milos Raonic, who was slated for a wildcard but received direct entry into the draw, will be playing his sixth week this season when he faces Xavier Malisse in the first round. The winner could next take on James Blake, who will be playing for the first time since last October in Vienna.