Hamburg Begins

Masters Series Rome is complete, and in the blink of an eye Masters Series Hamburg has arrived.  I really feel for the men and women battling in these "warm-up events."  Without being too negative, you still have to ask yourself: how in the world can you grind through Masters Series Rome, then Hamburg and finally expect to win seven 3 out of 5 set matches at Roland Garros, followed by Wimbledon just a few weeks later?  With that being said, let's dissect the action from today's first round.  Notably, Andy Murray appears to be peaking at the right time, as he whooped up on Russia's Dimitry Tursunov 6-4, 6-1.  Dimitry has a huge baseline game, and is one of the most feared players on tour, so that's a solid win for Murray, who I believe will be a dark horse this year in Paris; simply due to his consistency and ability to use spins on both the backhand and forehand sides.  Guillermo Canas dropped his first round match to Michael Llodra - the biggest upset thus far.  Canas has the game to grind on clay, while Llordra depends more on his serve and flat groundies, Guillermo needs to find his rhythm quick, as the summer circuit approaches