Fernando just managed to grab the 8^th seed in Cincinnati, so he has a bye in the first round! He’ll play the winner of Mardy Fish/Gilles Simon in his second round match and could face Mikhail Youzhny, Richard Gasquet or compatriot Tommy Robredo in the third. He has a potential quarterfinal clash with Jurgen Melzer or Andy Murray and should he make the semifinals, he’d likely face Robin Soderling or Novak Djokovic.

The doubles draw is out! Feli and Fernando will play the Brazilian team of Marcelo Melo and Thomaz Belluci in the first round!

Also, apologises about the lack of updates! I was volunteering at the women’s tournament in Cincinnati for most of the last part of the Washington tournament and the first few days of Toronto, so I wasn’t able to update here. I’m going to be attending the men’s events in Cincinnati for the first few days, so I’ll do my best to live tweet matches and update when I can! Thanks for being so patient :p

Fernando has a tough draw with lots of potentially dangerous opponents. He takes on the Russian Igor Kunitsyn in the first round, at could set up a rematch with Florent Serra in the second. After that, he could get the always-tricky German Philipp Kohlschreiber in the third, and either Fernando Gonzalez or compatriot Nicolas Almagro in the fourth, leading up to a clash in the quarterfinals with world #2 and 4-time champion Rafael Nadal.

Fernando has a bye in the first round of Monte Carlo and will face either Ivo Karlovic or Evgeny Korolev in the second. He has a potential third round meet-up with Tomas Berdych (their fourth meeting this year and second on clay) or David Nalbandian, a quarterfinal meeting with Thomaz Belluci or Robin Soderling and a semifinal meeting with Rafael Nadal.

In doubles, he and Feliciano take on Philipp Petzschner and Philipp Kohlschreiber. If they advance to the next round, they’ll face the Bryan brothers.

Fernando has a bye in the first round of Monte Carlo and will face either Julien Benneteau or a qualifer in the second. He has a potential third round meet-up with Tomas Berdych (it would be their third straight match in as many tournaments), a quarterfinal match with Marin Cilic and a semifinal meeting with Novak Djokovic.

Fernando has a bye in the first round of Indian Wells and will face either Evgeny Korolev or Dudi Sela in the second. He has a potential third round meet-up with Jurgen Melzer, a fourth round meetup with Marin Cilic and a quarterfinal meeting with Roger Federer. But, seeing how insane things went last week, anything could happen! So vamos and best of luck, Fernando!

Fernando has a bye in the first round of Indian Wells and will face either Andreas Beck or a qualifier in the second. He also has a potential third round meet-up with Tomas Berdych, a fourth round meetup with Nikolay Davydenko and a quarterfinal meeting with Rafael Nadal.

The draw for next week’s Regions Morgan Keegan Championship was also released today. Fernando will face Jeremy Chardy in the first round! Vamos!

Also, the SAP Open twitter reports that Fernando will make his decision about whether or not to play Davis Cup after Memphis. He was dealing with a sciatic nerve injury several days ago and is playing through hamstring pain. Hopefully he’ll recover and be as close to 100% as possible for the upcoming hard court and clay Masters in the coming months. Vamos :)

Here’s a look at Fernando’s potential first, second and third round opponents:

And you can view the full draw here. Fernando’s been showing good form in Kooyong, so let’s stay optimistic about his chances to make another good run in Australia. Vamos :)

Fernando had ten days off after helping Spain win their second Davis Cup title last December, and then went straight to Las Vegas to resume his training regimen with fitness coach Gil Reyes, spending a fortnight training and running up the 320-yard Magic Mountain.

“I was there for two weeks. I didn’t have any more time because I only finished the Davis Cup on December 7, but at least I did the same as last year and I am happy with that. I had almost 10 days holiday and then started working in Vegas, so I am not feeling too bad. That 10 days helped me a lot to recharge my batteries again.”

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Fernando will face the great in Pete Sampras in the SAP Open in San Jose, California on February 8.

Andy Roddick, Lleyton Hewitt, Mardy Fish and Tommy Haas will join Pete and Fernando in the six-man exhibition.

(via fox sports)