A golden opportunity in cork country

Estoril, Portugal ATP 250

1. Simon
2. Davydenko
3. Ferrer
4. Blake
5. Nalbandian
6. Fish
7. Montanes
8. Serra

My Pick: David Ferrer
Underdog Pick: JC Ferrero (great draw)

As with most ATP 250's, it's weak. These are the sort of events that in the past Nalbandian and Davydenko have picked up their points, as there is only a handful of elite level players. I don't think that's going to happen here however, as both of them are on the steady decline in their careers.

Interesting potential matchups:

Simon vs. Montanes: They would meet in the quarter finals. On red clay it's very likely that these are the two best players in the draw.

Ferrero vs. Davydenko: Potential quarter final meeting. Ferrero needs to win this match if he wants to keep playing tennis, and I think he will. We all know Davy can find a way to lose, and after getting past Davy, JC would face Fish on red clay. This SHOULD be a relatively easy pass into the semi's of an ATP 250, which Ferrero desperately needs.

Ferrer = Free ride to the semi's. Sure he may play against Nalbandian, but thats IF Nalbandian gets there, and it's a 95% win for Ferrer anyway.

Some decent matches... but they start in a couple days, check back for the real stuff!

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