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ATP Rome draw: Federer and Nadal are lucky again.

11 May 2013

Good draw for Rafa and Roger that shouldn’t have any problem to reach the quarters in Rome. Djokovic was not so lucky to possibly clash against (the very dangerous) Wawrinka, that is playing a very good tennis, in his second match.

Regarding the youngsters, Dimitrov will clash against his good friend Marcus Baghdatis in the first round to then play with either Querrey or Gasquet. Janowicz will play a qualifier in the first round to play Tsonga in the second round. Tomic won’t participate to the tournament.

The Italians have been unlucky as their best players, Seppi and Fognini, will clashin the first round.

Here the analysis per quarter.

1st Quarter – Djokovic

*Round*	*Opponent*	*Head to Head*
1st	Bye
2nd	Klizan	First time playing each other
3rd	Wawrinka	14-2 Djkovic that has won a super epic 5 setter in the last AO against Wawrika
Quarter	Berdych	13-1 Djokovic. 10 for Nole on clay
Semi	Nadal	19-15 Nadal that has lost the last one against Nole in the Monte Carlo final

2nd Quarter – Nadal

*Round*	*Opponent*	*Head to Head*
1st	Bye
2nd	Seppi	4-1 Nadal. 3-0 for Rafa on clay.
3rd	Tipsarevic	3-0 for Rafa that has never conceded more than 3 games per set to Janko
Quarter	Ferrer	19-3 for Rafa that has recently defeated Ferrer in Madrid semifinal
Semi	Djokovic	19-15 Nadal that has lost the last one against Nole in the Monte Carlo final

3rd Quarter – Murray

*Round*	*Opponent*	*Head to Head*
1st	Bye
2nd	Davydenko	6-4 Murray that has won the last 3
3rd	Nishikori	3-0 Murray that has never lost a set vs. Kei
Quarter	Del Potro	5-2 Murray. 1-1 on clay.
Semi	Federer	11-9 Murray. They have never played on clay

4th Quarter – Federer

*Round*	*Opponent*	*Head to Head*
1st	Bye
2nd	Stepanek	12-2 Federer that has recently defeated Stepanek 6-3 6-3 in Madrid
3rd	Haas	10-3 Federer, but Haas won the last one in he final in Halle
Quarter	Tsonga	9-3 Federer
Semi	Murray	11-9 Murray. They have never played on clay