Clay Time

Roger will open the clay-season at the "Foro Italico" in Rome today. First up is a doubles match alongside his Davis Cup team-mate Yves Allegro. They will play Sweden's Johan Brunström and Jean-Julien Roger from the Dutch Antilles.

After a first round bye Roger will then open his quest for a first singles title in Rome against Ernests Gulbis (LAT, ATP 44). He could be in for a tough match as Gulbis is currently showing great tennis.

Later on, he could face Sam Querrey (ATP 23) before a quarterfinal against Croatia’s Marin Cilic (ATP 11) and a meeting with Rafael Nadal (ATP 3) is possible.

Date: 26.04.2010, Source: RF Official