Levine qualifies in Toronto; First round action begins
American Jesse Levine, who trains at the NBTA, qualified for the Rogers Cup, a Masters Series event, in Toronto yesterday. He beat German Benjamin Becker 7-6 in the third set to get into the tournament and he will now face Canadian wild card Peter Polanskay in the first round. Levine and Polansky have played once before, which was at a Challenger back in 2006. Polansky won that match in straight sets. Coming into this match, Levine is ranked #123 in the world while Polansky is at #276. Good luck to Jesse today!
Some of the first round matches began yesterday, and so far only one seeded player has lost, Radek Stepanek. He fell in three sets to Feliciano Lopez 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. Other winners yesterday included Richard Gasquet, Tommy Robredo, Fernando Gonzalez, Jose Acasuso, Nicolas Mahut, Nicolas Kiefer, Robby Ginepri, Stanislas Wawrinka, and Canadian Frank Dancevic (who beat Mario Ancic in two sets).
Top seeds Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and defending champion Novak Djokovic aren’t scheduled to play today.
JESSE LEVINE ROCKS!! ALL THE WAY JESSE