Rome Masters 1000: A Look at the Seeds & Draw

Rafael Nadal (with trophy) & Novak Djokovic - Rome '09 Finalists

2010 Top 8 Seeds

1. Roger Federer - Finalist '03 & '06

2. Novak Djokovic - Winner '08

3. Rafael Nadal - Winner '05, '06, '07, '09

4. Andy Murray - Round of 32 '08, '09

5. Robin Soderling - Round of 16 '09

6. Fernando Verdasco - Quarterfinalist '05, '09

7. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga - 1st Round '08, '09

8. Marin Cilic - Round of 16 '09

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Projected Quarterfinals

Note: Roger and Rafa are in the same half of the DRAW.

1 Roger Federer vs 8 Marin Cilic

Federer got a pretty tough looking draw for sure.

Also in quarter: 11 Ivan Ljubicic, 15 Sam Querrey, Marcos Baghdatis,

Ernest Gulbis, Nicolas Almagro

3 Rafael Nadal vs 5 Robin Soderling

Mouth-watering rematch of that upset at Roland Garros last year.

Also in quarter: 10 Tomas Berdych, 16 juan Monaco, Stanislas Wawrinka

4 Andy Murray vs 7 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

The way Andy's been playing look for Ferrer to get thru instead.

Also in quarter: 12 Juan Carlos Ferrero, 13 David Ferrer, Thiemo De Bakker

2 Novak Djokovic vs 6 Fernando Verdasco

With 2 tough weeks behind him Fern must be tired by now, no?

Also in quarter: 9 Mikhail Youzhny, 14 John Isner, Thomaz Bellucci

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