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Robby Ginepri: French Open
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Ginepri had a breakout year in 2005. In August, he reached the semifinals of an ATP Masters Series tournament for the first time in his career, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He beat 2005 French Open runner-up Mariano Puerta in the first round, David Ferrer in the second round, 1998 French Open champion Carlos Moyà in the third round, and two-time Grand Slam singles titlist Marat Safin in the quarterfinals. He then lost to World No. 1 Roger Federer in the semifinals 4-6, 7-5, 6-4.
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Ginepri had a breakout year in 2005. In August 2005 he reached the semifinal of an ATP Masters Series tournament for the first time in his career, in Cincinnati, United States. He beat 2005 French Open runner-up Mariano Puerta (7-6, 6-1) and David Ferrer (6-4, 6-3) in rounds 1 and 2, 1998 French Open and past Cincinnati champion Carlos Moyà (6-3, 6-4) in round 3, and two-time Grand Slam winner Marat Safin (6-2, 6-3) in the quarterfinal. He gave World No. 1 Roger Federer the biggest test Federer had endured in quite a while in the semifinal, but fell 4-6, 7-5, 6-4.
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At the Tennis Channel Open in Las Vegas, Nevada, Ginepri reached the semifinals for the third consecutive tournament. Ginepri defeated Xavier Malisse in the first round, World No. 17 Marcos Baghdatis in the second round, and Ernests Gulbis in the quarterfinals before falling to Kevin Anderson 7-6, 6-4. This result increased Ginepri's ranking to World No. 91, a rise of 80 places since January 28, 2008.
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Up next, Robby will be heading to Indian Wells, California, for the Pacific Life Open which gets underway Thursday, March 13th. To get the latest updates on Robby as he heads to California make sure and check back soon!
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The Frenchman never got a look at a break point against Ginepri, and double-faulted four times against one ace on his own serve. In contrast, Ginepri struck five aces and double-faulted once. The final set took just 20 minutes.
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