The singles draw for the Valencia Open 500 has been released! Nando will play compatriot Óscar Hernández in the first round. Provided he wins, he’ll face the winner of Victor Hanescu/Janko Tipsarevic in the second round, with a potential meet-up with good friends and Armada teammates Feliciano Lopez or Tommy Robredo in the quarterfinals.

Nando & Óscar have only met once, in a challenger in 2002 on clay which Nando lost, so the match should be interesting. Let’s hope that the extra training Nando’s had over the last two weeks has paid off and he can go far here!

In addition, because Andy Roddick withdrew from the tournament, Nando has been bumped up to the number 4 seed!

You can view the full draw here :)