Ljubicic Leads Ugly Field This Week at ATP Metz
Posted on October 11, 2004Croat Ivan Ljubicic leads the star-challenged field this week at the ATP stop in Metz, France, a second-year event on the ATP circuit.
Ljubicic is joined among the seeds by Lyon runner-up Xavier "X-Man" Malisse, Jose Acasuso, Olivier "The Roach" Rochus, Juan "The Principality" Monaco, Julien "United Colors of" Benneteau, Dennis Van Scheppingen, and Gilles Muller.
Name the countries of origin of seeds Van Scheppingen and Muller and you win the "True Tennis Fan/Need to Get Outside More" award of the week.
Opening round matches of interest (for locals) are the all-French affairs of Olivier "Mucus" Mutis vs. (WC) Nicolas Mahut and Thierry Ascione vs. Anthony Dupuis, (8) Muller vs. defending champ Arnaud Clement, (6) Benneteau vs. Jan-Mike Gambill, (4) The Roach vs. former No. 2 Alex Corretja, (7) Van Scheppingen vs. (WC) Gasquet, and (2) Malisse vs. French wunderkind Gael Monfils, who won three of the four junior slams this year.
In last year's final, Clement beat Fernando "Gonzo" Gonzalez in three sets.
Scheduled for Monday in the main draw are Jeff "The Lizard King" Morrison vs. other-brother Christophe "The Roach II" Rochus, Olivier "All We Need is Just a Little" Patience vs. Kohlschreiber, (7) Van Scheppingen vs. (WC) Gasquet, Mucus vs. (WC) Mahut in an all-French, Ascione vs. Dupuis in another all-baguette, and "Everybody Loves" Raemon Sluiter vs. Garcia.
Ljubicic is joined among the seeds by Lyon runner-up Xavier "X-Man" Malisse, Jose Acasuso, Olivier "The Roach" Rochus, Juan "The Principality" Monaco, Julien "United Colors of" Benneteau, Dennis Van Scheppingen, and Gilles Muller.
Name the countries of origin of seeds Van Scheppingen and Muller and you win the "True Tennis Fan/Need to Get Outside More" award of the week.
Opening round matches of interest (for locals) are the all-French affairs of Olivier "Mucus" Mutis vs. (WC) Nicolas Mahut and Thierry Ascione vs. Anthony Dupuis, (8) Muller vs. defending champ Arnaud Clement, (6) Benneteau vs. Jan-Mike Gambill, (4) The Roach vs. former No. 2 Alex Corretja, (7) Van Scheppingen vs. (WC) Gasquet, and (2) Malisse vs. French wunderkind Gael Monfils, who won three of the four junior slams this year.
In last year's final, Clement beat Fernando "Gonzo" Gonzalez in three sets.
Scheduled for Monday in the main draw are Jeff "The Lizard King" Morrison vs. other-brother Christophe "The Roach II" Rochus, Olivier "All We Need is Just a Little" Patience vs. Kohlschreiber, (7) Van Scheppingen vs. (WC) Gasquet, Mucus vs. (WC) Mahut in an all-French, Ascione vs. Dupuis in another all-baguette, and "Everybody Loves" Raemon Sluiter vs. Garcia.