ATP Tennis - BNP Paribas Masters

[Johnny Karp]

One of the biggest tournaments of the season takes place this week in Paris, the total prize money is a staggering € 2,227,500! All the top players will take part, except Rafael Nadal, but Djokovic, Federer and Murray will be there. Some of the first round matches were played on Monday, here are the results:

RESULTS - MONDAY, 7 NOVEMBER, 2011

Singles - First Round
[Q] A Seppi (ITA) d N Davydenko (RUS) 76(2) 75
G Garcia-Lopez (ESP) d [Q] S Giraldo (COL) 64 16 64
[Q] N Mahut (FRA) d J Ferrero (ESP) 62 63
[Q] P Kohlschreiber (GER) d M Youzhny (RUS) 64 62
F Mayer (GER) d R Stepanek (CZE) 75 63
K Anderson (RSA) d G Muller (LUX) 63 46 64
[WC] A Mannarino (FRA) d D Tursunov (RUS) 62 62
F Verdasco (ESP) d M Cilic (CRO) 36 62 63
A Bogomolov Jr. (USA) d T Bellucci (BRA) 46 76(4) 62
[WC] J Benneteau (FRA) d M Raonic (CAN) 67(5) 76(5) 64

But some of the big names come into play today, here are the odds from Intertops:

Jeremy Chardy v Marcel Granollers
 Jeremy Chardy   -125
 Marcel Granollers   -105

Andy Roddick v Julien Benneteau
 Andy Roddick   -180
 Julien Benneteau   +140

Stanislas Wawrinka v John Isner
 Stanislas Wawrinka   -160
 John Isner   +125

Juan Monaco v Donald Young
 Juan Monaco   -120
 Donald Young   -110

Guillermo Garcia Lopez v Jo Wilfried Tsonga
 Guillermo Garcia Lopez   +450
 Jo Wilfried Tsonga   -700

Richard Gasquet v Kevin Anderson
 Richard Gasquet   +100
 Kevin Anderson   -130

Nicolas Almagro v Andreas Seppi
 Nicolas Almagro   +125
 Andreas Seppi   -160

Mardy Fish v Florian Mayer
 Mardy Fish   -130
 Florian Mayer   +100

Adrian Mannarino v Roger Federer
 Adrian Mannarino   +1200
 Roger Federer   -4000

David Ferrer v Nicolas Mahut
 David Ferrer   -310
 Nicolas Mahut   +230

Philipp Kohlschreiber v Alexandr Dolgopolov
 Philipp Kohlschreiber   -190
 Alexandr Dolgopolov   +150

Alex Bogomolov Jr v Janko Tipsarevic
 Alex Bogomolov Jr   +230
 Janko Tipsarevic   -310

Good luck!

[Johnny Karp]

The favorites had a quiet day in Paris yesterday, all the seeded players won their respective matches with ease including home crowd favorites Tsonga and Richard Gasquet.

RESULTS - TUESDAY, 8 NOVEMBER, 2011

Singles - Second Round
[5] T Berdych (CZE) d F Verdasco (ESP) 63 75
[6] J Tsonga (FRA) d G Garcia-Lopez (ESP) 63 64
[13] A Roddick (USA) d [WC] J Benneteau (FRA) 64 64
[16] R Gasquet (FRA) d K Anderson (RSA) 64 76(4)

Singles - First Round
I Dodig (CRO) d F Fognini (ITA) 46 61 63
[Q] S Stakhovsky (UKR) d K Nishikori (JPN) 64 63
J Isner (USA) d S Wawrinka (SUI) 67(3) 75 76(5)
F Lopez (ESP) d M Llodra (FRA) 76(7) 63
J Monaco (ARG) d [Q] D Young (USA) 64 62
[WC] J Chardy (FRA) d M Granollers (ESP) 63 ret. (right ankle)

Here are the odds for today's games from Intertops:

Nicolas Almagro v Andreas Seppi
 Nicolas Almagro   +120
 Andreas Seppi   -150

Mardy Fish v Florian Mayer
 Mardy Fish   -135
 Florian Mayer   +105

Adrian Mannarino v Roger Federer
 Adrian Mannarino   +1200
 Roger Federer   -4000

Novak Djokovic v Ivan Dodig
 Novak Djokovic   -450
 Ivan Dodig   +320

Sergiy Stakhovsky v Viktor Troicki
 Sergiy Stakhovsky   +160
 Viktor Troicki   -200

David Ferrer v Nicolas Mahut
 David Ferrer   -310
 Nicolas Mahut   +230

Philipp Kohlschreiber v Alexandr Dolgopolov
 Philipp Kohlschreiber   -175
 Alexandr Dolgopolov   +135

Igor Kunitsyn v John Isner
 Igor Kunitsyn   +335
 John Isner   -480

Feliciano Lopez v Gael Monfils
 Feliciano Lopez   +180
 Gael Monfils   -240

Alex Bogomolov Jr v Janko Tipsarevic
 Alex Bogomolov Jr   +245
 Janko Tipsarevic   -340

Jeremy Chardy v Andy Murray
 Jeremy Chardy   +700
 Andy Murray   -1400

Juan Monaco v Gilles Simon
 Juan Monaco   +120
 Gilles Simon   -150

Good luck!

[Johnny Karp]

The top four favourites had quiet opening games at the BNP Paribas Masters: Djokovic, Murray, Federer and Ferrer had no trouble at all in their second round matches. However, three seeded players took the fall yesterday including home crowd favourites Gael Monfils and Gilles Simon.

RESULTS - WEDNESDAY, 9 NOVEMBER, 2011

Singles - Second Round
[1] N Djokovic (SRB) d I Dodig (CRO) 64 63
[2] A Murray (GBR) d [WC] J Chardy (FRA) 62 64
[3] R Federer (SUI) d [WC] A Mannarino (FRA) 62 63
[4] D Ferrer (ESP) d [Q] N Mahut (FRA) 64 64
[7] M Fish (USA) d F Mayer (GER) 61 62
F Lopez (ESP) d [8] G Monfils (FRA) 63 64
[Q] A Seppi (ITA) d [9] N Almagro (ESP) 63 75
J Monaco (ARG) d [10] G Simon (FRA) 64 60
[11] J Tipsarevic (SRB) d A Bogomolov Jr. (USA) 61 60
[14] A Dolgopolov (UKR) d [Q] P Kohlschreiber (GER) 63 76(6)
[15] V Troicki (SRB) d [Q] S Stakhovsky (UKR) 64 64
J Isner (USA) d I Kunitsyn (RUS) 64 64

Here are today's odds from Intertops:

Tomas Berdych v Janko Tipsarevic
 Tomas Berdych   +100
 Janko Tipsarevic   -130

Andy Roddick v Andy Murray
 Andy Roddick   +425
 Andy Murray   -650

Novak Djokovic v Viktor Troicki
 Novak Djokovic   -400
 Viktor Troicki   +285

David Ferrer v Alexandr Dolgopolov
 David Ferrer   -310
 Alexandr Dolgopolov   +230

Andreas Seppi v Jo Wilfried Tsonga
 Andreas Seppi   +300
 Jo Wilfried Tsonga   -430

Mardy Fish v Juan Monaco
 Mardy Fish   -200
 Juan Monaco   +160

Richard Gasquet v Roger Federer
 Richard Gasquet   +450
 Roger Federer   -700

John Isner v Feliciano Lopez
 John Isner   +105
 Feliciano Lopez   -135

Good luck!

[Johnny Karp]

The third round didn't bring too many upsets either, all the big favourites pulled through except Mardy Fish who was forced to retire due to an injury after putting up a brave fight in the second set against Juan Monaco who saved two match points.

RESULTS - THURSDAY, 10 NOVEMBER, 2011

Singles - Third Round
[1] N Djokovic (SRB) d [15] V Troicki (SRB) 46 63 61
[2] A Murray (GBR) d [13] A Roddick (USA) 62 62
[3] R Federer (SUI) d [16] R Gasquet (FRA) 62 64
[4] D Ferrer (ESP) d [14] A Dolgopolov (UKR) 63 62
[5] T Berdych (CZE) d [11] J Tipsarevic (SRB) 75 64
[6] J Tsonga (FRA) d [Q] A Seppi (ITA) 63 64
J Monaco (ARG) d [7] M Fish (USA) 16 76(6) 12 ret. (groin strain)
J Isner (USA) d F Lopez (ESP) 64 62

Here are the quarter final odds from Intertops:

Tomas Berdych v Andy Murray
 Tomas Berdych   +350
 Andy Murray   -500

Juan Monaco v Roger Federer
 Juan Monaco   +800
 Roger Federer   -1600

Novak Djokovic v Jo Wilfried Tsonga
 Novak Djokovic   -120
 Jo Wilfried Tsonga   -110

David Ferrer v John Isner
 David Ferrer   -270
 John Isner   +205

Good luck!

[Johnny Karp]

Sad news for Novak Djokovic and his fans, the world number one retired from the BNP Paribas tournament due to the old right shoulder problem and that means Tsonga advanced to the semi finals without playing. Two other upsets happened yesterday as Andy Murray and David Ferrer lost to Berdych and Isner respectively. The only favourite that escaped yesterday unharmed was Roger Federer who dispatched Juan Monaco in two sets.

RESULTS - FRIDAY, 11 NOVEMBER, 2011

Singles - Quarter-finals
[6] J Tsonga (FRA) d [1] N Djokovic (SRB) W/O (right shoulder)
[5] T Berdych (CZE) d [2] A Murray (GBR) 46 76(5) 64
[3] R Federer (SUI) d J Monaco (ARG) 63 75
J Isner (USA) d [4] D Ferrer (ESP) 63 36 63

So, we have a rather surprising semi finals line up, here are the odds from Intertops:

Jo Wilfried Tsonga v John Isner
 Jo Wilfried Tsonga   -240
 John Isner   +180

Roger Federer v Tomas Berdych
 Roger Federer   -320
 Tomas Berdych   +235

Good luck!

[Johnny Karp]

There were no surprises yesterday in the semi finals and Roger Federer will meet Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the big final. However, the two semi finals were quite different: Federer cruised past Berdych and looked confident throughout the match while Tsonga had a hard-fought match against John Isner. The American player came very close to winning the game in the third set as he had 3 match points at 6-5 but Tsonga regrouped and fought back with a bit of help from his home crowd. 

RESULTS - SATURDAY, 12 NOVEMBER, 2011

Singles - Semi-finals
[3] R Federer (SUI) d [5] T Berdych (CZE) 64 63
[6] J Tsonga (FRA) d J Isner (USA) 36 76(1) 76(3)

Here are the odds for the final courtesy of Intertops:

Jo Wilfried Tsonga v Roger Federer
 Jo Wilfried Tsonga   +265
 Roger Federer   -370

Good luck!

[Johnny Karp]

One thing is certain: Roger Federer is in great shape. The Swiss champion claimed the title in Paris after defeating home crowd favorite Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the BNP Paribas Masters final. The first set was wrapped up in 30 minutes, then Tsonga tried to fight back in the second set but Federer was not to be denied.

RESULTS - SUNDAY, 13 NOVEMBER, 2011

Singles - Final
[3] R Federer (SUI) d [6] J Tsonga (FRA) 61 76(3)

Congratulations to Roger Federer!