The ATP Mercedes Cup will be Monday the 13^th of July through the 19^th and you'll want to make sure that you check this tournament out, as one of the top tennis players in the world will be competing there, and will likely sweep the board. Number two ranked Rafael Nadal, who has no Grand Slams except for the French Open, will be competing in the Mercedes Cup this week, while most of the top players tend to avoid this post Wimbledon tournament, choosing to rest up for more prestigious events instead.

Nadal will take on the men of the 250 tournament, and is certainly up to the task, after taking trips to the SW19 finals two years in a row and forcing number one seeded Roger Federer to play a five set match last week in the Championship. Nadal is certainly one of the brightest rising stars in all of tennis, and he is playing on clay, which tends to work well in his favor, although he is able to hold his own, certainly, on other surfaces as well. Nadal took this tournament in 2005, where it was just one of the stops on his eighty one match victory tour on clay courts. To this day, Nadal is 102 for 3 on clay.

The Mercedes Cup will take place in Stuttgart, Germany, and another rising star to watch in this tournament is David Ferrer. He actually defeated Rafael Nadal in the 2004 Mercedes, in the quarterfinals, and won the 2006 event when Nadal wasn't there to stop him. He's ranked number fifteen right now, but with improvements during the past few years, which it's certain that he has made, Ferrer could be at the very least – a solid competitor for Nadal. If you want to watch this week long tournament, or any other professional tennis event, then get your membership today. You'll be watching live from the comfort of your PC on high quality feeds and streams from the court. Don't miss the 2009 Mercedes Cup.