The only French player still in contention, Gilles Simon will face off at 1 PM on the center court against the surprising Brazilian, Thomaz Bellucci, who came through the qualifiers. The Niçois will need to be cautious not to end up in the same situation as his compatriot Gaël Monfils, who was eliminated by the American Baker, also emerging from the qualification phase.
A thrilling clash between Davydenko and Isner while the Belgian Darcis will attempt to climb the Almagro mountain, who defeated the Frenchman Edouard Roger-Vasselin in the previous round. The last quarter is more surprising with Baker facing the Kazakh Kukushkin for a chance at the semifinals.
PROGRAM FOR THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2012
Center court starting at 11 AM
P Hanley (AUS) / J Knowle (AUT) vs [4] J Cabal (COL) / S Gonzalez (MEX)
Not before 1 PM
[Q] T Bellucci (BRA) vs [2] G Simon (FRA)
[1] J Isner (USA) vs N Davydenko (RUS)
S Darcis (BEL) vs [3] N Almagro (ESP)
Not before 6:30 PM
[Q] B Baker (USA) vs M Kukushkin (KAZ)
COURT NO. 1 starting at 5 PM
O Marach (AUT) / F Polasek (SVK) vs [WC] J Isner (USA) / S Querrey (USA)
RESULTS FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 2012
Men’s Singles – Second round
[1] J Isner (USA) d X Malisse (BEL) 7/6(3) 7/6(5)
[2] G Simon (FRA) d [Q] G Dimitrov (BUL) 6/3 6/3
[3] N Almagro (ESP) d E Roger-Vasselin (FRA) 7/6(5) 6/4
[Q] B Baker (USA) d [4] [WC] G Monfils (FRA) 6/3 7/6(9)
M Kukushkin (KAZ) d [5] B Tomic (AUS) 3/6 6/2 7/5
N Davydenko (RUS) d [7] D Istomin (UZB) 6/4 1/6 6/3
S Darcis (BEL) d F Volandri (ITA) 3/6 6/2 6/4
[Q] T Bellucci (BRA) d [WC] J Ferrero (ESP) 6/4 6/3
Men’s Doubles
[1] B Bryan (USA) / M Bryan (USA) d D Bracciali (ITA) / J Murray (GBR) 4/6 6/2 10-7
[3] A Qureshi (PAK) / J Rojer (NED) d S Lipsky (USA) / R Ram (USA) 6/3 6/2
First round
[WC] J Isner (USA) / S Querrey (USA) d [2] R Bopanna (IND) / D Marrero (ESP) 6/3 6/3
P Hanley (AUS) / J Knowle (AUT) d E Butorac (USA) / B Soares (BRA) 3/6 6/3 11-9
