Fernando Gonzalez takes on eighth seed Igor Kunitsyn tonight in the first round of ATP Los Angeles.

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It's been a testing year for Gonzalez, the former Australian Open finalist who has been restricted to just a handful of tournaments in the past year due to a combination of injuries. Given his inactivity, Gonzalez has done surprisingly well on his returns to the tour, reaching the third round of Wimbledon last month, losing to eventual semi-finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.

Gonzalez has made two US Open quarter-finals in his career and while a third may be very ambitious, if he can get some matches under his belt in the next month, no one will want to draw him early on in Flushing Meadows.

Kunitsyn made be seeded this week but realistically Gonzalez is favourite for this match. The Russian crashed out in the first round of Atlanta to qualifier Marinko Matosevic and his best results this year have mostly come on the challenger circuit.

Gonzalez won their only previous match in Miami two years ago, 6-4, 6-4. Expect a similar scoreline tonight.