Davidoff Swiss Indoors preview

Davidoff Swiss Indoors
Location: Basel, Switzerland
Dates: October 20-26, 2008
Draw Size: 32
Surface: Carpet
Prize Money: $891,000 (Euros); men’s singles champion: $145,200
2007 Singles Final: Roger Federer, SUI, def. Jarkko Nieminen, FIN, 6-3, 6-4
Official Web site: http://www.davidoffswissindoors.ch/

Top story lines:
1. Will hometown hero Roger Federer win the Davidoff Swiss Indoors for the third straight year
2. Can 2002 Basel champion David Nalbandian earn his way back into the winners spotlight?
3. Can James Blake get his good tennis results back on track after a long break after the US Open and an early exit last week in Madrid?

Justin’s notable first round match-ups:
1. No. 4 James Blake vs. Nicolas Kiefer
2. No. 6 Igor Andreev vs. Jurgen Melzer

Potential notable late round match:
No. 1 Roger Federer vs. No. 7 Tomas Berdych, Quarterfinals
No. 2 David Nalbandian vs. No. 5 Stanislas Wawrinka, Quarterfinals
No. 4 James Blake vs. No. 8 Mardy Fish, Quarterfinals

Watch out for…
1. No. 3 Juan Martin Del Potro
2. Feliciano Lopez

Champion prediction:
Justin: No. 1 Roger Federer
Jordan: No. 1 Roger Federer