Canadian Dancevic draws first-round matchup with Ancic at Rogers Cup

820cham.com     Jul 20, 2008            

By: Nick Patch, THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO - Frank Dancevic is to be forgiven if he looked a little downcast following the Rogers Cup draw on Saturday. Not only did the Niagara Falls, Ont., native draw a tough first-round matchup with No. 24-ranked Croatian Mario Ancic, but lurking in the second round is a potential matchup with defending champion Novak Djokovic. "I got a really tough draw this year," Dancevic said. "I'm just going to have to be as prepared as I can be for the first round." Dancevic is also on the same side of the bracket as world No. 2 Rafael Nadal and fifth-seeded Spaniard David Ferrer. The top half of the draw features Swiss star Roger Federer and fourth-seeded Russian Nikolay Davydenko. At this event last year in Montreal, Dancevic went on a surprising run. He reached the quarter-finals before falling in... [read full story]                    

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