Igor Andreev News Blog

Grass Season

2005-06-29T16:23:00.000+01:00

Igor's grass court season began in Queen's Club where he failed to emulate last year's quarter final run, losing out in the 2nd round to Chris Guccione 6-4 6-4 after beating Brit Alan Mackin 7-5 4-6 6-3 in the 1st round.

The following week, he headed to Nottingham where he fell at the first hurdle to Queen's finalist Ivo Karlovic 6-4 6-4.

Wimbledon has faired somewhat better however. After coming through a tough test against 30th seed Robin Soderling 6-7 7-5 6-1 7-5 & defeating Davide Sanguinetti 6-4 6-2 3-6 6-3, Igor's run was ended by 2nd seed Andy Roddick 6-2 6-2 7-6 in a match which saw Igor pick up an abdominal injury. Let's hope its not too serious, as next week he is due to defend the points he gained from reaching the final in Gstaad last year, where he lost out to Roger Federer in 4 sets.

French Open

2005-05-30T12:01:00.000+01:00

Roland Garros started last week and Igor entered the singles and doubles events (with fellow compatriot Nikolay Davydenko). Unfortunately in both events, he lost in the third round.

Singles:

Rd 1 - Igor Andreev def. Jonas Bjorkman (SWE) 2-6, 6-2, 6-2, 7-5.

Rd 2 - Igor Andreev def. Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) 6-2, 6-4, 7-6(3), 6-2.

Rd 3 - [28] Nicolas Kiefer (GER) def. Igor Andreev 6-4, 7-6(7), 3-6, 6-4.

Doubles:

Rd 1 - Igor Andreev/Nikolay Davydenko def. Jerome Haehnel (FRA)/Florent Serra (FRA) 6-2, 7-6(8), 6-2.

Rd 2 - Igor Andreev/Nikolay Davydenko def. Tomas Berdych (CZE)/Tomas Zib (CZE) 6-2, 6-2.

Rd 3 - [2] Jonas Bjorkman (SWE)/Max Mirnyi (BLR) def. Igor Andreev/Nikolay Davydenko 7-6(5), 6-2.

Better luck next year to Igor!

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3 Week Round-Up

2005-05-12T17:10:00.000+01:00

The past three weeks have not gone too well for Igor. After beating Jiri Vanek 6-1 6-2 in the first round in Munich on 25th of April, he has since not won a match :(

A 2nd round loss to Wayne Arthurs in Munich 4-6 7-6(5) 6-7(3), was followed by two disappointing 1st round defeats in the two clay court Masters Series events in Rome & Hamburg. Spaniard Nicolas Almagro was the victor in Rome 6-3 4-6 1-6, and Juan Monaco triumped over Igor in Hamburg, 6-2 6-7 (5-7) 6-1.

His next tournament will be in St. Poelten, Austria starting on May 16th, with the years second grand slam, Roland Garros, beginning the following week.

Let's hope Igor can get some good results in Austria before he hits Paris!

Keep checking the gallery for up-to-date photos :)

Barcelona: First Round

2005-04-19T20:54:00.000+01:00

A double loss for Igor on Monday in Barcelona as he was beaten in both the singles and the doubles within a matter of hours of each other. :(

J Monaco (ARG) d (16)I Andreev (RUS) 6-3 2-6 6-3

Arnold/Hood d Andreev/Davydenko 6-3 6-2

Barcelona: Monday OOP

2005-04-17T19:29:00.000+01:00

Igor plays twice tomorrow in Barcelona:

Court 1 start 10:30 AM
X Malisse (BEL) vs P Kohlschreiber (GER)
(16)I Andreev (RUS) vs J Monaco (ARG)
F Mantilla (ESP) vs M Llodra (FRA)
J Acasuso (ARG) vs (WC)F Vicente (ESP)
Arnold/Hood vs Andreev/Davydenko

Barcelona: Main Draw

2005-04-16T19:26:00.000+01:00

Igor is playing in Barcelona, starting next week.

Main Draw:

M Safin (RUS) (1) v Bye
J Acasuso (ARG) v F Vicente (ESP)(WC)
Qualifier v G Garcia-Lopez (ESP)
K Carlsen v P Srichaphan (THA) (15) (WC)

R Stepanek (CZE) (11) v I Labadze (GEO)
G Blanco (ESP) (WC) v S Ventura (ESP)
W Arthurs (AUS) v Qualifier
Bye v G Canas (ARG)

(5)G Coria (ARG) (4) v Bye
C Saulnier (FRA) v P Wessels (NED)
A Calleri (ARG) v Qualifier
Qualifier v J Ignacio Chela (ARG)

(14)D Hrbaty (SVK) (10) v J Haehnel (FRA)
P Starace (ITA) v Qualifier
M Lopez (ESP) (WC) v G Muller (LUX)
Bye v R Nadal (ESP) (8)

N Davydenko (RUS) (7) v Bye
Qualifer v C Rochus (BEL)
X Malisse (BEL) v P Kohlschreiber (GER)
S Koubek (AUT) v T Johansson (SWE)

(9)I Andreev (RUS) (16) v J Monaco (ARG)
M Mirnyi (RUS) v A Costa (ESP)
H-T Lee (KOR) v Qualifer
Bye v C Moya (ESP) (3)

T Robredo (ESP) (6) v Bye
Y El Aynaoui (MAR) v A Martin (ESP)
A Montanes (ESP) v JC Ferrero (ESP) (SE)
N Almagro (ESP) v F Lopez (ESP) (12)

D Ferrer (ESP) (13) v F Verdasco (ESP)
A Murray (GBR) (WC) v J Hernych (CZE)
F Mantilla (ESP) v M Llodra (FRA)
Bye v G Gaudio (ARG) (2)

TMS Monte-Carlo: 1st Round

2005-04-13T21:33:00.000+01:00

Igor lost out to Guillermo Canas in the first round of Monte-Carlo. :(

No. 9 seed Guillermo Canas also showed top form in his 7-6(10), 6-1 win over last week's champion in Valencia, Igor Andreev. The Argentine was able to convert four of six break opportunities in the one hour, 54 minute match.

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In better news, Igor's 'got the funk' on http://www.tennis-x.com this week.

"Igor Andreev

Russia's secret dirt weapon wins first career title on clay."

2005-04-10T20:20:00.000+01:00

Victory in Valencia!

Congratulations to Igor on capturing his first ATP Tour title!

The draw for the TMS Monte-Carlo, starting tomorrow, has also been released. This is Igor's quarter:

Moya (6) vs. Puerta
q. Mayer
Arthurs vs. Volandri
Andreev vs. Canas (9)

Novak (15) vs. Mirnyi
Ferrero vs. Karlovic
Saunier vs. Srichaphan
Lee vs. Safin (2)

Valencia: Final Victory!!!

2005-04-10T20:13:00.000+01:00

Andreev Wins Thriller over Ferrer to Claim Title

Russian Igor Andreev secured his first career ATP title at the Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana on Sunday. Andreev defeated Spain's David Ferrer 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 in 2 hours, 9 minutes.

The 21-year-old Russian looked to have the match in control as he served for the match at 5-4 in the second set, before Ferrer spurred on by the home crowd came back to take the match into a decider. Andreev broke Ferrer four times in the third set to complete the victory.

Andreev improves to 1-2 in career ATP finals, having lost twice in finals last year (Gstaad, Bucharest). He improves his career head-to-head against Ferrer to 2-0.

Andreev claims 35 INDESIT ATP 2005 Race points and a winner's cheque of € 46,700. He improves to 11-9 in 2005.

En route to claiming the title, Andreev defeated Fernando Vicente, Potito Starace, Rafael Nadal, Ivan Navarro Pastor and Ferrer.

Ferrer falls to 1-3 in ATP finals, his lone victory coming in Bucharest in 2002 (d. Acasuso). The Spaniard who reached the semifinals of the NASDAQ-100 Open in Miami last week, was playing in his first final since 2003 (Sopot).

Valencia: Final Preview

2005-04-10T16:38:00.000+01:00

Ferrer Meets Andreev

Igor Andreev and David Ferrer will contest Sunday's Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana final.

Andreev will be playing in his third career final as he bids to capture his first career ATP title. The Russian, who lost finals in Gstaad (l. to Federer) and Bucharest (l. to Acasuso) in 2004, goes into Sunday's final with a 10-9 record in 2005.

Having enjoyed a breakthrough year in 2004, notching wins over the likes of Juan Carlos Ferrero and Andre Agassi, Andreev has had a modest year in 2005, only advancing past the second round on one occasion prior to this week, at the NASDAQ-100 Open in Miami (l. to Ferrero).

Ferrer, a Valencia local, is vying for his second career ATP title. His first title came in Bucharest 2002 (d. Acasuso). He is 1-2 in career ATP finals and is currently at a career high ranking of 32 in the INDESIT ATP Entry Ranking.

The Spaniard, a semifinalist in Vina del Mar (l. to Gaudio) and Miami (l. to Nadal) this year, is bidding to become the third Spaniard to win this event, after Juan Carlos Ferrero and Fernando Verdasco.

The players have only met on one occasion, Andreev winning on that occasion last year in Chennai in straight sets. Both players train at the same tennis academy (Altur & Alvarino Tennis Academy). Coaches Jose Altur (Andreev) and Javier Piles (Ferrer) work at the same academy and have worked with both players.

2005-04-09T00:20:00.000+01:00

Valencia Semifinal

Audio Clip

2005-04-08T23:51:00.000+01:00

Link to audio clip from after the semifinal win today over Rafael Nadal {in Spanish}: http://www.atptennis.com/en/common/TrackItA.asp?file=http://wm.atptennis-global.speedera.net/wm.atptennis-global/andreev_valencia5.wma

2005-04-08T23:50:00.001+01:00

Valencia Semifinal

2005-04-08T23:50:00.000+01:00

Valencia Semifinal

2005-04-08T23:47:00.001+01:00

Valencia Semis

2005-04-08T23:47:00.000+01:00

Valencia Semis

Valencia - OOP Saturday

2005-04-08T23:37:00.000+01:00

Pista Central start 10:30

A Martin (ESP) vs (5)D Ferrer (ESP) - Quarterfinals

Not before 14:00
(7)I Andreev (RUS) vs (Q)I Navarro Pastor (ESP) - Semifinal

Not before 16:30
A Costa (ESP) or (6)F Verdasco (ESP) vs A Martin (ESP) or (5)D Ferrer (ESP) - Semifinal

Valencia: Quarter Final Win Over Nadal

2005-04-08T16:57:00.000+01:00

Andreev Upsets Nadal, Navarro Shocks Gonzalez

No. 7 seed Igor Andreev from Russia upset No. 3 seed Rafael Nadal 7-5, 6-2. The Russian was flawless with his return breaking Nadal's serve a total of six times en route to his victory.

There were plenty of service breaks in the first set (5 total) with Andreev taking the final one at 6-5 after three deuces.

In the second set Andreev broke at 2-1 and 4-1 but Nadal broke right back to serve at 2-5 and attempt a comeback, but Andreev broke for the sixth time to close out the victory.

With the win, Andreev reaches his first ATP semifinal of the year and will now play surprise semifinalist Ivan Navarro for a spot in Sunday's final.

In the first match of the day, qualifier Navarro came back from a set down to upset No. 2 seed Fernando Gonzalez in a 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-4 thriller.

After both players held serve throughout the first set until a close tie-break won by Gonzalez, the Alicante-native broke once in the second and third set to register the win.

This is Navarro's career first ATP semifinal.

Friday OOP Valencia

2005-04-07T20:31:00.000+01:00

Pista Central start 12:00 NOON
(Q)I Navarro Pastor (ESP) vs (2)F Gonzalez (CHI)

Not before 14:00
(7)I Andreev (RUS) vs (3)R Nadal (ESP)

Not before 16:00
A Martin (ESP) vs (5)D Ferrer (ESP)
A Costa (ESP) vs (6)F Verdasco (ESP)

2nd Round Win In Valencia!

2005-04-07T17:06:00.000+01:00

(7)I Andreev (RUS) d P Starace (ITA) 75 61

Great win for Igor today. In the quarter finals he'll face Rafael Nadal who beat Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-1 6-4.

Valencia OOP Thursday

2005-04-06T19:33:00.000+01:00

Thursday, April 7, 2005
Pista Central start 12:00 NOON
(7)I Andreev (RUS) vs P Starace (ITA)
G Kuerten (BRA) vs A Martin (ESP)

Not before 4:00 PM
G Garcia-Lopez (ESP) vs (3)R Nadal (ESP)
I Labadze (GEO) vs (5)D Ferrer (ESP)
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Igor lost out in the first round of the doubles today with Nikolay Davydenko -
(WC)Lopez Jaen/Sanchez De Luna d Andreev/Davydenko 6-3 6-1

First Round Victory In Valencia

2005-04-04T17:24:00.000+01:00

Igor won today, 6-4 7-5 over Spanish wildcard Fernando Vicente. In the 2nd round he will face the winner of Alex Calatrava & Potito Starace.

Valencia OOP Monday

2005-04-03T21:26:00.000+01:00

Sunday, April 3, 2005
Pista Central start 12:00 NOON

(7)I Andreev (RUS) vs (WC)F Vicente (ESP)

Not before 3:00 PM

(4)O Rochus (BEL) vs G Kuerten (BRA)

B Phau (GER) vs (2)F Gonzalez (CHI)

Welcome to the Igor Andreev Online News Blog

2005-04-01T15:08:00.000+01:00

Welcome To The Igor Andreev News Blog

Here you will find the latest news on the Russian tennis player, as well as pictures in the gallery {see links}.

Many, many thanks to Amanda & Trace for helping me set this up!!

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Igor will be playing in Valencia next week, after losing out to Juan Carlos Ferrero 6-4 6-3 in the ATP Masters Series Miami last Sunday.