The ATP draw for Madrid is littered with all the names you would expect apart from Andy Murray, who has had to withdraw due to a back injury.  Note that that top eight players all receive byes in the first round.  Let’s take a look at the draw… Giles Simon PROJECTED QUARTER 1 – Novak…

You can now view my full predictions for Madrid, which will kick off at 12pm today with the match between Marion Bartoli and Sorana Cirstea.  Venus Williams, Li Na, Vera Zvonareva are all in action along with the all-German clash between Mona Barthel and Julia Goerges, which wraps up proceedings on the opening day of…

The women’s draw for Madrid is completely packed with no byes for the top seeds, which means there are some tricky obstacles from the get go.  There is a buzz around this tournament with the switch to a blue clay court, which has received mixed opinions from the players.  Anyway let’s take a look at…