surprise was to find former French Open champion Gaston Gaudio making an effort to get into the draw. Gaudio was never known for his hard court abilities and hasn't been seen at a Masters Series event

If you look at guys like Gaudio, Gasquet or Kuerten before them, they still comfortably manage to hit the high ball. Obviously its toiling, but its still managable. The problem with that grip is that

surprise was to find former French Open champion Gaston Gaudio making an effort to get into the draw. Gaudio was never known for his hard court abilities and hasn't been seen at a Masters Series event

surprise was to find former French Open champion Gaston Gaudio making an effort to get into the draw. Gaudio was never known for his hard court abilities and hasn't been seen at a Masters Series event

Main | Coria and Gaudio Ousted in Chile » Preview Vina del Mar, Chile Time for the first clay court tournament of the year. Anyone not intending on being a serious contender at the two hard court

gaudio or gaudio's replacement. even if nadal loses here, it's not a big shame, but i bet nadal (if he's healthy) can pull it off, especially if enough people doubt him. Luckily for nadal, he's got ivan

French Open champ from 2004, Gaston Gaudio got knocked out of the first round of a green clay tournament in Miami, 6-0, 6-3 to 18 year old Kei Nishikori of Japan. Last year was absolutely dismal for Gaudio,

Gaston Gaudio, and Gustavo Kuerten in his French Open swan song. Also lacking in any serious clay court discussions are Andy Roddick, and every other American tennis player you can think of. So there

Mario definitely proved his mettle earlier in Rome and DC. With Gaudio imploding, I'd wager that Ancic will crack the top 10 by the end of the Fench Open. Posted by: federated | May 19, 2006 9:24:12

I'm shocked at the unravelling of Gaston Gaudio's clay court game this year. The former French Open champ failed to even make it out of qualifying here and is 5-13 in 2007 on his favourite surface.