This shouldn’t come as a surprise. The top three ATP players in the world have qualified for the year-end Tennis Masters Cup on November 9-16 in Shanghai. World number 2 Rafael Nadal leads the ATP Tour race with two Grand Slam wins at Roland Garros and Wimbledon. The Spaniard also holds two Masters Series titles by winning at Monte Carlo and Hamburg. Although the season hasn’t been quite up to his standards, world number 1 Roger Federer has secured enough points to qualify for the sixth... Read Full Story
It comes next week the Tennis Masters Cup and apart from working at full speed in the 8 terracotta sculptures of each player is getting close to the Qi Zhong stadium to host the annual competition of the sport more spectacular.
Produced by architect Mitsuru Senda was inaugurated in 2005 to play for three consecutive years, the precious cup. The building is 40 meters high, 30.649m2 surface and capacity for 15,000 people but what it highlights is its unique sliding roof and basa form a... Read Full Story
Mike Bryan has an elbow injury, so the twins pulled out at the Tennis Masters Cup doubles tournament. They will be replaced by Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram of Israel.
Mike Bryan said he is extremely disappointed that he won’t be able to compete in the Masters Cup this year. Read Full Story
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November 17, 2008 02:07:00
Novak Djokovic of Serbia raises his championship trophy during an awarding ceremony for the 2008 Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai, China on November 16. Djokovic beat Nikolay Davydenko of Russia 6-1, 7-5 in their final. (AP Photo) SHANGHAI, November 16(AP): Third-ranked Novak Djokovic claimed the Masters Cup with a 6-1, 7-5 win over Russia's Nikolay... Read Full Story
Fans and players alike are getting ready for the season ending tournament in Shanghai. It will be held in the architectural wonder that is the Qi Zhong Stadium and will be the last one this year for the men players. They will be divided into two groups and will be playing in round robin format to determine the winner. The tournament will also be their last chance to climb up in the ranking systems to determine who will be the number 1 player in the world. Eight men will be participating in... Read Full Story
by Talek Harris SHANGHAI (AFP) -- Russia's Nikolay Davydenko shocked in-form Andy Murray to set up a surprise Masters Cup final against world number three Novak Djokovic on Saturday. Davydenko took advantage of Murray's late finish against Roger Federer on Friday to win 7-5, 6-2, reaching his first final in four straight visits to the year-end showpiece. He faces a daunting task against Australian Open champion Djokovic, who roared into the title match 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 against Gilles Simon and... Read Full Story
The ATP's season-ending championship will relocate from Shanghai to London next year in a five-year deal. The last Tennis Masters Cup, featuring the top eight singles players and top eight doubles teams, will be held in Shanghai from Nov. 9-16. It will become the ATP World Tour Finals when it moves back to Europe with about $7 million per year in sponsorship from British bank Barclays. Read Full Story
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Tennis Masters Cup
Official name:
Tennis Masters Cup Shanghai
Location:
Shanghai, China
Start Date:
Sun 18 Nov 13:30 (GMT 05:30)
End Date:
Sun 18 Nov
Roger Federer and David Ferrer will meet in the season-ending final at the Tennis Masters Cup. The World No. 1 Federer and tournament debutant Ferrer both played commanding tennis in their respective semifinals. In 59 minutes, Federer had concluded his most emphatic victory... Read Full Story
American twins Bob and Mike Bryan pulled out of next week's Tennis Masters Cup doubles tournament because Mike has an elbow injury. The Bryans, members of the U.S. Davis Cup team, are the world's No. 1-ranked doubles pair. They'll be replaced in the field by Israel's Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram. "I am extremely disappointed that I won't be able to compete in the Tennis Masters Cup this year," Mike... Read Full Story
Former champion David Nalbandian will not travel to the Masters Cup in China as the first alternate because it's too far away. Nalbandian beat Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal twice each en route to Masters Series victories in Madrid and Paris in the last three weeks, and missed out on the eight-man season-ending ATP championships by 11 points. Read Full Story
