Good morning. Earlier today, Juan Martin Del Potro claimed a second career title in Kitzbuhel, having won the first a week ago, in Stuttgart. Albert Montanes is the new Champion in Amersfoort. Later today, in Umag, Fernando Verdasco will meet Igor Andreev for the title match. In Indianapolis, Gilles Simon and the defending champion, Dmitry Tursunov, will play the final. In the WTA, Pauline Parmentier became the Champion in Bad Gastein, earning her second career title. Later on, Marion Bartoli and Aleksandra Wozniak will contest the final in Stanford. This will be Bartoli's first final since Wimbledon in 2007, and Wozniak's second final.
The tennis world now turns its collective focus entirely to hard courts. Qualifying matches are being played for the Masters Series event in Toronto, involving some well-known names. The main event commences tomorrow, and TW member Andrew Burton expects to arrive in Toronto today. From tomorrow, Andrew, along with Ed McGrogan, will be reporting from the site. Crisis Centers will replace Your Calls, and I'll be joining the rest of the Tribe in the Comments section for the next few weeks.
Enjoy today's tennis.
-- Rosangel Valenti
Note: As always, "Your Call" is the daily thread specifically for the purpose of getting together on the cyber-sofa to discuss or call ongoing matches, or hot tennis topics of the day; It's the"Crisis Center" thread for those weeks when there are no Grand Slams, Masters, or Fed or Davis Cup in progress. You can go off-topic here if you like as well. This makes it easier for you to stay on-topic at "premium" posts. For going off-topic, you also have Monday Net Posts and Deuce Club on a regular basis.