The top six seeds in the quarterfinals of Masters Series Monte-Carlo marks the first time at the tournament in the Open Era. It is also the first time in an ATP Masters Series tournament the top six seeds have advanced to the quarterfinals since 1999 Cincinnati. World No. 1 and two-time finalist Roger Federer battles long-time rival No. 6 seed David Nalbandian, No. 2/three-time defending champion Rafael Nadal meets Spanish countryman No. 5 David Ferrer, No. 3 Novak Djokovic (pictured) plays unseeded Sam Querrey, and No. 4 Nikolay Davydenko takes on unseeded Russian compatriot Igor Andreev. Djokovic, Andreev and Querrey are playing in the Monte Carlo quarterfinals for the first time. Here is a look at Friday’s quarterfinals line-up:



No. 1 Roger Federer vs. No. 6 David Nalbandian...........Tied 8-8
No. 2 Rafael Nadal vs No. 5 David Ferrer......................Nadal leads 4-3
No. 3 Novak Djokovic vs. Sam Querrey.........................Djokovic leads 1-0
No. 4 Nikolay Davydenko vs. Igor Andreev....................Tied 1-1....more

(via tennis-atp.blogspot.com, image/AP Photo)



Monte Carlo Friday Preview: Top Six Seeds in Quarterfinals For First Time