Roland Garros champions
Carlos Moya and current holder
Gaston Gaudio lead a strong claycourt contingent this week at the ATP stop in Acapulco, joined by seeds
Guillermo Canas,
Juan Ignacio Chela,
Jiri Novak,
Filippo Volandri,
David Ferrer, and last week's Costa Do Sauipe winner Rafael "The Prodigy" Nadal.
Tough opening-round matches include (1) Moya vs. former contender (Q)
Nicolas Lapentti, (7) Ferrer vs.
Ricardo Mello "Yello," (8) The Prodigy vs.
Alex Calatrava in an always-tenuous all-Spanish, (4) Chela vs. riser Juan "The Principality" Monaco in an all-Argentine, and (6) Volandri vs. former new-ball
Mariano Zabaleta.
Former champs in the field are Moya (2004,'02),
Agustin Calleri (2003), and Novak (1998).
Scheduled for Monday on the dirt are Calleri vs. Olivier "All We Need is Just a Little" Patience, The Principality vs. (4) Chela, Ventura vs. Almagro in an all-ESP, Montanes vs. (WC) A.Hernandez, (5) Novak vs. Marin, (3) Canas vs. (Q) Massa in an all-ARG, and Guillermo "G-Lo" Garcia-Lopez vs. (WC) Puerta.
