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Gerry Weber Open, ATP 250, Halle

Gerry Weber Open, an ATP event

I will preview this tournament from the quarterfinals on. Roger Federer is the top seed at the ATP 250 event.   Six top 20 players are entered in this event. Looking to challenge Federer, is second seed Richard Gasquet, and defending champ and third seed Tommy Haas. Fourth seed Kei Nishikori, fifth seed Milos Raonic, sixth seed Phillip Kohlschreiber, seventh seed Jerzy Janowicz, and Gael Monfils are looking to continue good form after solid runs at the French Open. Eighth seed Florian Mayer looks to find consistency. Home players are: third seed Tommy Haas, sixth seed Phillip Kohlschreiber, eighth seed Florian Mayer, Cedrik-Marcel Stebe, Mischa Zverev, Daniel Brands, Tobias Kamke, and Jan-Lennard Schruff.

Seeds

1. Roger Federer
2. Richard Gasquet
3. Tommy Haas
4. Kei Nishikori
5. Milos Raonic
6. Phillip Kohlschreiber
7. Jerzy Janowicz
8. Florian Mayer

AEGON Classic, WTA International, Birmingham

AEGON Classic, a WTA event

I will preview this tournament from the quarterfinals on. Kirsten Flipkens is the top seed at this WTA international event. There are no players in the top 20 at the time of entry (Flipkens is now 20, but entered at 21). Looking to challenge Flipkens, is second-seeded Ekaterina Makarova looking to bounce back after a first round loss at the French Open. Former champ and fifth seed Sabine Lisicki is looking to propel her season. Looking to turn around their 2013 seasons, are fourth seed Tamira Paszek, sixth seed Mona Barthel, ninth seed Yanina Wickmayer, and tenth seed Hsieh Su-Wei. The defending champ is Melanie Oudin. Home hopes harbour in: seventh seed Laura Robson, fourteenth seed Heather Watson, Melanie South, Anne Keothavong, Johanna Konta, and Tara Moore.

Seeds

1. Kirsten Flipkens
2. Ekaterina Makarova
3. Sorana Cirstea
4. Tamira Paszek
5. Sabine Lisicki
6. Mona Barthel
7. Laura Robson
8. Urszula Radwanska
9. Yanina Wickmayer
10. Hsieh Su-wei
11. Ayumi Morita
12. Kristina Mladenovic
13. Bojana Jovanovski
14. Heather Watson
15. Francesca Schiavone
16. Magdalena Rybarikova

AEGON Championships, ATP 250, London

AEGON Championships, an ATP event

I will preview this event from the quarterfinals on. Andy Murray is the top seed, looking to get some matches after withdrawing from the French Open. This year's AEGON Championships drew another high quality field, with 4 top 10 players. Second seed Tomas Berdych looks to bounce back from a first round upset at the French Open. Third seed Juan Martin del Potro, similar to Murray, looks to get some matches after withdrawing from the French Open. Fourth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who made the Wimbledon semifinals for two straight years, looks to bounce back from a flat loss to David Ferrer at the French Open. The defending champ is fifth seed Marin Cilic. Players looking to become the first Brit to win since Murray in 2011 are: top seed Andy Murray himself, Jamie Baker, Daniel Evans, James Ward, Kyle Edmund, and Edward Corrie. 

Seeds

1. Andy Murray
2. Tomas Berdych
3. Juan Martin del Potro
4. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
5. Marin Cilic
6. Sam Querrey
7. Alexandr Dolgopolov
8. Kevin Anderson
9. Benoit Paire
10. Grigor Dimitrov
11. Julien Benneteau
12. Lukas Rosol
13. Jarkko Nieminen
14. Denis Istomin
15. Pablo Andujar
16. Grega Zemlja

Nürnberger Versicherungscup, WTA International, Nürnberg

Nürnberger Versicherungscup, a WTA event

I will preview this event from the quarterfinals on. Jelena Jankovic is the top seed, coming off of a great quarterfinal run to at the French Open. This clay court event was hampered by 10 withdrawals: Begu, Mattek-Sands, Hradecka, Medina Garrigues, Pennetta, Niculescu, Scheepers, Shvedova, Soler Espinosa, and Suarez Navarro. However, there are still 5 top 30 players in the draw. Second seed Klara Zakopalova looks to bounce back from a first round loss at the French Open, as is fourth seed Julia Goerges, fifth seed Lucie Safarova, sixth seed Lourdes Dominguez Lino, and seventh seed Simona Halep. Third seed Alize Cornet looks to continue good form on clay, winning Strasbourg, and pushing Victoria Azarenka to three sets at in the third round of the French Open. This is the first edition of this Nurnberg event. Home hopes of becoming champion are: fourth seed Julia Gorges, eighth seed Annika Beck, Andrea Petkovic, and Dinah Pfizenmaier.

Seeds

1. Jelena Jankovic
2. Klara Zakopalova
3. Alize Cornet
4. Julia Goerges
5. Lucie Safarova
6. Lourdes Dominguez Lino
7. Simona Halep
8. Annika Beck