German veteran Tommy Haas will face of with Russian Igor Andreev in his first match here at the Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart.

Haas is ranked 52 in the World, but that is not how one should judge Haas. His win-loss record stands at 14-7 this season. He recently won his firwst tournament of the year at the Gerry Weber Open defeating the World No.3 Roger Federer in the final. At Wimbledon though, the former World No.2 lost in the the very first round.

Now on clay Haas will be looking to add to that one trophy this year.

His opponent today is Russian Igor Andreev. Andreev's record this year is now great shakes and it stands at 11-11. He comes into the match as the home support will drive Haas.

Their head-to-head record is even-stevens and stands at 1-1.

TennisEarth picks a hard fought win for the German in this one.