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ORDER OF PLAY - MAY 11, 2007
CAMPO CENTRALE start 1:00 pm
[7] T Robredo (ESP) vs [4] N Davydenko (RUS)
[WC] F Volandri (ITA) vs [12] T Berdych (CZE)
[5] N Djokovic (SRB) vs [2] R Nadal (ESP)
Not Before 8:30 PM
J Chela (ARG) vs [6] F Gonzalez (CHI)
[4] M Knowles (BAH) / D Nestor (CAN) vs [5] P Hanley (AUS) / K Ullyett (ZIM)
STADIO PIETRANGELI start 2:30 pm
[8] A Pavel (ROU) / A Waske (GER) vs [3] M Damm (CZE) / L Paes (IND)
[6] F Santoro (FRA) / N Zimonjic (SRB) vs I Ljubicic (CRO) / J Thomas (USA)
[1] B Bryan (USA) / M Bryan (USA) vs C Moya (ESP) / R Nadal (ESP) - TBA
By the Letters
T...wo titles were won by Philipp Kohlschreiber in Munich last week - he defeated Mikhail Youzhny in the singles, and later in the day, teamed up with Youzhny to win in doubles.
E...storil's women's champion was an unlikely victor; Greta Arn, from Hungary, won her first career WTA Tour title since turning pro in 1997.
N...BC will be premiering Age of Love this summer, a show that has a similar feel to The Bachelor. The object of affection will be Aussie Mark Philippoussis.
N...ovak Djokovic won his fifth career title in Estoril last week and rose to a career high number five in the ATP rankings.
I...nfluential enough to make Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World was Roger Federer, who joined Michael J. Fox and Thierry Henry in the "Heroes and Pioneers" category.
S...eptember's final days of the U.S. Open will continue to be broadcast by CBS through 2011, after a new deal was agreed to on Monday.
W...edding bells dancing in her head, Kim Clijsters officially announcedher retirement this past Sunday, saying that "money is important, but not the most important thing in my life. Health and private happiness are so much more important."
O...ne seeded player cruised through the Warsaw draw last week on her way to victory, and has done the same this week in Berlin. Her name? Justine Henin. She'll face unseeded Elena Maria Camerin in the third round on Friday.
R...ome's Italian sons have done their fans proud - Filippo Volandri made news by upsetting Roger Federer, while Potito Starace took out Agustin Calleri and Juan Carlos Ferrero before falling to Nikolay
Davydenko.
L...ast three ATP Masters Series shield winners are represented in the marquee quarterfinal in Rome between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic; some think this could be a preview of a possible Roland Garros clash.
D...issension amongst some of tennis' biggest names became public after James Blake and Andy Roddick voiced their opinions on the ATP's rumored changes to the 2009 calendar.
--Ed McGrogan