Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

A quarterfinal matchup between Andreas Seppi and Robin Söderling is not what tennis fans were expecting, but that’s what they’ll be getting for the first match of Friday’s night session at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament.

The ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament was supposed to have a second-round showdown between Rafael Nadal and Lleyton Hewitt on its hands when the draw was released. Andreas Seppi had other ideas. The Italian upset Hewitt on Wednesday, so it will be Seppi–not Hewitt–taking on the top-seeded Spaniard on Thursday afternoon.

Rafael Nadal is the top seed at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam, Netherlands this week, but that doesn?t mean he gets any favors from the draw. In the first round Nadal has to go up against 33rd-ranked Dmitry Tursunov.

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There have already been some big surprises after just one day at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Will the upsets keep coming as play continues in the first round?

At the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament this week, Rafael Nadal is making his first appearance since losing to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the semifinals of the Australian Open. Nadal is the top seed in Rotterdam, but he will have to navigate his way through an extremely difficult top half of the draw if he hopes to make his way to the final.

Some brilliant shot-making should be on display on Saturday at the Open 13 in Marseille, as Andy Murray will play Paul-Henri Mathieu in the first match of the afternoon.

A spot in the Open 13 title match is on the line when Marcos Baghdatis and Mario Ancic square off on Saturday afternoon in Marseille, France.