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Rome Crisis Center 5/10
The OTher Thread
Rome Crisis Center 5/12
Rome Crisis Center 5/13

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ORDER OF PLAY - MAY 9, 2007

ROME - MAY 8:  Marat Safin of Russia  in action against  Amer Delic of the USA in their first round match, during the ATP Masters Series at the Foro Italico, May 8, 2007 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
© 2007 Getty Images

CAMPO CENTRALE start 1:00 pm
[3] A Roddick (USA) vs G Gaudio (ARG)
[WC] F Volandri (ITA) vs [13] R Gasquet (FRA)
[WC] D Bracciali (ITA) vs [2] R Nadal (ESP)

Not Before 8:30 PM
[16] J Ferrero (ESP) vs [WC] P Starace (ITA)
[4] M Knowles (BAH) / D Nestor (CAN) vs L Hewitt (AUS) / T Perry (AUS)

STADIO PIETRANGELI start 1:00 pm
[5] N Djokovic (SRB) vs R Soderling (SWE)
D Tursunov (RUS) vs [6] F Gonzalez (CHI)
[9] J Blake (USA) vs [Q] N Massu (CHI)
M Safin (RUS) vs [4] N Davydenko (RUS)
I Ljubicic (CRO) / J Thomas (USA) vs [WC] S Bolelli (ITA) / A Seppi (ITA)

CAMPO 6 start 1:00 pm
[12] T Berdych (CZE) vs [Q] A Montanes (ESP)
[7] T Robredo (ESP) vs [Q] O Hernandez (ESP)
[Q] G Canas (ARG) vs G Simon (FRA)
[1] B Bryan (USA) / M Bryan (USA) vs A Clement (FRA) / M Llodra (FRA)
[alt] J Acasuso (ARG) / J Chela (ARG) vs J Blake (USA) / M Fish (USA)

CAMPO 5 start 1:00 pm
M Baghdatis (CYP) vs R Stepanek (CZE)
J Chela (ARG) or M Gicquel (FRA) vs I Andreev (RUS)
M Baghdatis (CYP) / J Levinsky (CZE)  vs [5] P Hanley (AUS) / K Ullyett
(ZIM)

CAMPO 4 start 3:00 pm
[15] M Youzhny (RUS) vs O Rochus (BEL)
[8] A Pavel (ROU) / A Waske (GER) vs  J Nieminen (FIN) / R Soderling (SWE)