Soderling, Cilic, and Wawrinka headline the Chennai field. This is the least heralded of the three opening tournaments, but Chennail should be interesting, if only to see how Soderling and Cilic open their 2010 campaigns.
Soderling has an interesting opener against the American Robby Ginepri. The streaky Ginepri will hope to rebound in 2010 by returning to top form and has a tough opener against the recent 2009 French open and ATP World Finals finalist.
The only other intriguing matchup is longtime journeyman and former No. 1 Carlos Moya, versus the enigmatic Tipsarevic. Tipsarevic enjoyed a very good season in '09 and looks to build on that success. Moya, meanwhile didn't have a very good '09, limited by injury. The veteran versus the journeyman should be an interesting match, which tipsarevic will win and probably knock off Cilic in the semis.
I predict that Soderling's hot streak will continue towards the final. On the other half, I'm not quite sure if Cilic is ready to reach the final, as he might have a little bit of growing pains on his recent success, letting Tipsarevic build off a strong last season and reach the final where Soderling will win comfortably in straight sets.
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