CSUB's Csibi-Krueger going full blast on fundraisers

Krueger has also received donations of items from several internationally known tennis players that will be auctioned off.

Among the players from the ATP Tour who have donated items to help CSUB's cause are Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Andy Rodick, Stanislaus Wawrinka, Mardy Fish, Robin Soderling and Xavier Malisse, she said. Kim Clijsters from the women's tour has also given a donation.

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NADAL FASTFACTS

Tournament Highlights:

• The 24-year-old Mallorcan native is appearing in the quarter-finals or better for the fifth straight year and sixth overall in eight years

• He opened the tournament Saturday night with a 64 64 win over Japanese No. 1 Kei Nishikori and followed with a 63 63 victory over countryman Feliciano Lopez and then over No. 21 seed Alexandr Dolgopolov 61 62 to improve his career mark to 24-7…Has held serve all 27 games thus far

• Last year he reached the semi-finals (or better) for the third time, losing to eventual champ Roddick in three sets

• His best results a runner-up finish in 2005 (l. to Federer in five sets) and in 2008 (l. to Davydenko)… Also a quarter-finalist in 2007 (l. to Djokovic) and in 2009 (l. to del Potro)

• A Spanish man has never won the singles title in tournament history…Besides his two runner-up showings, Carlos Moya (2003) and Sergi Bruguera (1997) were also finalists


2011 Highlights:

F: ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l Djokovic); SF: Doha (l Davydenko); QF: Aust. Open (l Ferrer)

2011 in Review:

• The World No. 1 has a 17-3 match record on the season and he’s appearing in the quarter-finals or better for the fourth time in as many tournaments…He lost in the final at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells (l. to Djokovic in three sets) on Mar. 20…His last title came in Tokyo on Oct. 10, 2010 .

• He opened the season with a semi-final in Doha (l. to Davydneko) and followed with a quarter-final

at the Australian Open where he injured his left adductor early in match against countryman David Ferrer (lost 64 62 63)

• Three weeks ago he led Spain to a 4-1 first round Davis Cup victory in Belgium by winning both of his singles matches (d. Ruben Bemelmans in second rubber, O. Rochus in dead rubber)

• Has ranked No. 1 for past 43 weeks (since July 7, 2010 after Wimbledon) and 89 overall since first taking over the top spot on Aug. 18, 2008

ATP World Tour Masters 1000 History

• The all-time leader with 18 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles (since 1990) is 18-7 in ATP World Tour Masters 1000 finals…He has a 194-39 career match record

• He’s won at least two titles in each of the past six years (2005-10)…Won a personal-best four in 2005 and three each from 2007-10…He captured his 18th career title at age 23 and Agassi won his 17th title at age 34 in 2004…Has reached the final in eight of the current nine Masters 1000 finals (except Cincinnati)…He also won the former ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Hamburg in 2008

BERDYCH FASTFACTS

Tournament Highlights:

• The 25-year-old last year became the first Czech-born player to reach the final here since Ivan Lendl captured the title in 1989 (also won in ’86)

• Last season he was runner-up to Andy Roddick after defeating No. 1 Federer in the fourth round (saving one match point)…His previous best result was the semi-finals in 2008 (l. to No. 2 Nadal 76(6) 62)…He has a 16-6 career mark

• En route to the quarter-finals, has defeated Spaniard Ruben Ramirez-Hidalgo 61 67(4) 60, Argentine Carlos Berlocq 76(8) 75 and German Florian Mayer 63 26 76(4)

2011 Highlights:

SF: Chennai (l Wawrinka); Dubai (l Djokovic); QF: Australian Open (l Djokovic); Rotterdam (W/O vs Tsonga); Marseille (l Cilic)

2011 in Review:

• The top player from the Czech Republic is appearing in the quarter-finals or better for the sixth time in seven tournaments this season and has a 19-6 match record

• He opened the year with a semi-final in Chennai (l. to Wawrinka) and followed with quarter-final efforts at the Australian Open (l. to Djokovic), Rotterdam (W/O vs. Tsonga) and Marseille in February (l. to Cilic)…Also a semi-finalist in Dubai (l. to Djokovic)

• Played in first round Davis Cup tie vs. Kazahkstan and beat Kukushkin in second rubber and lost to Golubev in four sets in fourth rubber

• Has a 1-2 mark vs. Top 10 opponents this year (21-53 in his career)

ATP World Tour Masters 1000 History

• Has a 77-53 career match record and his best result was the title in Paris in 2005 (d. No. 10 Ljubicic in five sets)…Also runner-up here last year (l. to Roddick) and semi-finalist three other times – ’06 Madrid, ’07 Monte-Carlo and ’08 Miami