THE FINAL EIGHT IS SET FOR LONDON FOR THE ATP BARCLAYS TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS FEDERER LOSES TO MILOS , & HAPPY HALLOWEEN TO OUR FRIENDS IN AMERICA !

Written by: Staff on 31st October 2014

THE FINAL EIGHT IS SET FOR LONDON FOR THE ATP BARCLAYS TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS FEDERER LOSES TO MILOS , & HAPPY HALLOWEEN TO OUR FRIENDS IN AMERICA ! |

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PRO TOUR NEWS – MEN

TIDBITS

* Raonic beats Federer to keep Race hopes alive , not great for RF trying to regain #1.

* Djokovic of course sure to stay #1 this week

* Berdych beats Anderson to clinch London spot

* Ferrer two points from match against Nishikori — and loses; Race finally over , Milos earned the berth with the win over RF.

PARIS RESULTS AND BRIEF SUMMARY

Singles – Quarterfinal: (1) N Djokovic def. (8) A Murray 7-5 6-2

Andy Murray’s recent results show that he is getting back toward the game’s elite, but perhaps he’s still just “getting,” not “gotten.” This means he won’t be returning to #4 this week — he’ll be no better than #6. Novak Djokovic will stay at #1; indeed, in light of the next result, his chances of being the year-end #1 are getting a lot better.

Singles – Quarterfinal: (7) M Raonic def. (2) R Federer 7-6(7-5) 7-5

Roger Federer of Switzerland reacts during his quarter final match against Milos Raonic of Canada at the BNP Paribas 2014 Masters tennis tournament in Paris, France, 31 October 2014. EPA/IAN LANGSDON

Interesting motivations here. Milos Raonic had to win this match to have any London hopes. Roger Federer had to win it to have any hope of reaching #1 this week. Who had more on the line?

The other factor is, Federer had played seven matches in twelve days. Raonic bothers him somewhat anyway, and if you throw in fatigue, it’s perhaps no surprise that the Canadian finally scored his first win over Federer. Particularly since Raonic played a very good match — pretty definitely his best here. It means Federer will stay stuck at #2 this week, and he’ll have a harder bar to climb if he is to make it at London. Indeed, a title for Novak Djokovic here could make it almost impossible.

Raonic’s win took him past Marin Cilic in the rankings, but he still had to wait for David Ferrer’s result to know if that would qualify him for London.

Singles – Quarterfinal: (5) T Berdych def. (14) K Anderson 6-7(4-7) 6-4 6-4

Tomas Berdych is struggling again, but at least this finally settled something. With the win, Berdych clinched for London — the first player to do so on Friday, and the second this week. Kevin Anderson will end the year at #15.

Singles – Quarterfinal: (6) K Nishikori def. (4) D Ferrer 3-6 7-6(7-5) 6-4

David Ferrer led by a minibreak for most of the second set tiebreak, but gave back two minibreaks from 5-4 ahead, and the result was a third set. It was a strange match — Ferrer in the first two sets won the majority of the points but was somehow always in trouble. It was pretty clear why: He put in only 48% of first serves. He picked it up a little in the third set, but not enough; that cost him another break in game nine, and Nishikori served his way into London.

David Ferrer of Spain returns the ball to Kei Nishikori of Japan during his quarter final match at the BNP Paribas 2014 Masters tennis tournament in Paris, France, 31 October 2014. EPA/IAN LANGSDON

This was the day’s last match, and through two sets it looked as if we still wouldn’t settle anything. But when Ferrer lost, that meant he was out of the Race. Ferrer will be the #1 London alternate, and the qualifiers are Djokovic, Federer, (Nadal will not play), Wawrinka, Murray, Berdych, Nishikori, and Raonic.

Doubles – Quarterfinal: (1) Bryan/Bryan def. Paes/Wawrinka 6-3 6-3

No surprise here, but this won’t help Stan Wawrinka get his glitches worked out….

Doubles – Quarterfinal: (5) Granollers/Lopez def. Cuevas/Giraldo 6-3 6-2

The doubles Race is over, and Granollers/Lopez are going to London. (Which is making our doubles coverage a lot more boring to write!) Still, this isn’t a very comfortable surface for them; a good result here has to be good preparation.

Doubles – Quarterfinal: Matkowski/Melzer def. (7) Bopanna/Nestor 6-4 7-6(7-3)

This means that Nenad Zimonjic will remain ahead of his once and future partner Daniel Nestor in the contest for #3. Zimonjic hasn’t yet clinched the year-end #3 spot, but we know Nestor won’t get it; it will be Zimonjic, Peya/Soares, Melo, or just possibly Benneteau or Granollers.

It appears Rohan Bopanna will end the year below the Top 25 — as will Leander Paes; the great Indian doubles dynasty is starting to crack.

STATS AND FACTS

RANKINGS

Estimated ATP World Tour Rankings

As of October 31, 2014

Rank &

Prior…Player………..Points

1..(1) Djokovic………..9370

2..(2) Federer…………8700

3..(3) Nadal…………..6835

4..(4) Wawrinka………..4895

5..(7) Nishikori……….4625

6..(8) Murray………….4475

7..(5) Berdych…………4465

8.(10) Raonic………….4200

9..(9) Cilic…………..4150

10..(6) Ferrer………….4045

11.(11) Dimitrov………..3645

12.(12) Tsonga………….2740

13.(13) Gulbis………….2455

14.(14) Lopez…………..2130

15.(18) Anderson………..2080

16.(15) Bautista Agut……2065

17.(17) Robredo…………2015

18.(16) Isner…………..1890

19.(21) Monfils…………1825

20.(20) Fognini…………1790

21.(19) Simon…………..1730

22.(22) Goffin………….1611

23.(25) Dolgopolov………1455

24.(24) Kohlschreiber……1415

25.(26) Mayer…………..1399

26.(27) Karlovic………..1365

26.(28) Benneteau……….1365

28.(23) Gasquet…………1350

29.(30) Chardy………….1240

30.(29) Rosol…………..1210

DRAWS

Paris — Week of October 27, 2014

……………….3R………………QF………..SF

1 Djokovic………(1)Djokovic………Djokovic…..Djokovic

13 Isner………..Monfils

9 Dimitrov………(9)Dimitrov

8 Murray………..(8)Murray………..Murray

4 Ferrer………..(4)Ferrer………..Ferrer

15 Simon………..Verdasco

10 Tsonga ………(10)Tsonga

6 Nishikori……..(6)Nishikori……..Nishikori….Nishikori

5 Berdych……….(5)Berdych……….Berdych……Berdych

12 Lopez………..(12)Lopez

14 Anderson……..(14)Anderson……..Anderson

3 Wawrinka………(3)Wawrinka

7 Raonic………..(7)Raonic………..Raonic…….Raonic

11 Bautista Agut…(11)Bautista Agut

16 Fognini………Pouille(Q)

2 Federer……….(2)Federer……….Federer

STATUS OF SEEDS

1 Djokovic

2 Federer……….lost QF (Raonic)

3 Wawrinka………lost 3R (Anderson)

4 Ferrer………..lost QF (Nishikori)

5 Berdych

6 Nishikori

7 Raonic

8 Murray……….lost QF (Djokovic)

9 Dimitrov……..lost 3R (Murray)

10 Tsonga ……..lost 3R (Nishikori)

11 Bautista Agut..lost 3R (Raonic)

12 Lopez……….lost 3R (Berdych)

13 Isner……….lost 2R (Monfils)

14 Anderson…….lost QF (Berdych)

15 Simon……….lost 2R (Verdasco)

16 Fognini……..lost 2R (Pouille)

SCORES

Paris

Singles – Quarterfinal

(1) R Federer def. (8) A Murray 7-5 6-2

(7) M Raonic def. (2) R Federer 7-6(7-5) 7-5

(6) K Nishikori def. (4) D Ferrer 3-6 7-6(7-5) 6-4

(5) T Berdych def. (14) K Anderson 6-7(4-7) 6-4 6-4

Doubles – Quarterfinal

(1) Bryan/Bryan def. Paes/Wawrinka 6-3 6-3

(5) Granollers/Lopez def. Cuevas/Giraldo 6-3 6-2

Matkowski/Melzer def. (7) Bopanna/Nestor 6-4 7-6(7-3)

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Topics: Andy Murray, Atp, Bnp Paribas Masters, David Ferrer, Kei Nishikori, milos raonic, Novak Djokovic, Paris, Roger Federer, Stan Wawrinka, Tennis Results

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