San Jose Saturday Night Showdown

Coincidentally, Andy and Garcia-Lopez’s only previous meeting was at the SAP Open in 2006. Andy clinched that match. Garcia-Lopez has had an impressive run to the semis this week in San Jose though. In three matches, he has played six tie breaks, and won four of them. In the first round, Garcia-Lopez caused an upset, knocking out the number 6 seed, Jurgen Melzer.

Here are Garcia-Lopez’s stats courtesy of the ATP:

Birthdate: 4-Jun-83
Birthplace: La Roda (Albacete), Spain
Residence: La Roda (Albacete), Spain
Height: 6’2’’ (187 cm)
Weight: 180 lbs (81 kg)
Plays: Right-handed
Turned Pro: 2002
Coach: Juan Manuel Esparcia Clemente
Current ATP Ranking – Singles: 75
Career High ATP Ranking – Singles: 57 (11-Jun-07)
Current ATP Race – Singles: 34
Current Stanford ATP Doubles Ranking: 174
Career High Stanford ATP Doubles Ranking: 106 (23-Jul-07)

The first semifinal in San Jose is between Stepanek and Ginepri. The scheduled start time for Andy’s semifinal is 7.00pm PST (10.00pm EST). You can follow Andy’s match on the ATP site via the scoreboard, or you can watch live streaming on B2 Live TV:

http://www.b2livetv.com/?v=Tennis

Throughout this week, Andy and Team Roddick have been working with SAP to record video diaries from San Jose just for Club Roddick members. If you want to see these videos, and are not yet a Club Roddick member, why not head to the Proshop now to purchase your one year Club Roddick membership, and enjoy these exclusive videos! It’s just $31.95 for membership and all the proceeds go to the Andy Roddick Foundation.