Seeds at the upcoming World Tour Finals were finalized on Saturday when David Ferrer lost to Andy Murray in the semis of the BNP Paribas Masters. Ferrer will move up inconsequentially from No. 8 to No. 7 but could have climbed all the way to fifth with the Paris title.
The 33-year-old Spaniard passed Kei Nishikori in the race by winning three matches in Paris, including consecutive three-setters over Grigor Dimitrov and John Isner. For London, however, there is no difference between No. 7 and No. 8–they go into the proverbial draw pot together.
All other positions remained unchanged by Paris results. Roger Federer would have surpassed Murray for No. 2 with a title but the Swiss succumbed to John Isner 7-6(3), 3-6, 7-6(5) during third-round action.
London seeds
1) Novak Djokovic
2) Andy Murray
3) Roger Federer
4) Stan Wawrinka
5) Rafael Nadal
6) Tomas Berdych
7) David Ferrer
8) Kei Nishikori
Draw format
1) Novak Djokovic – in pool A
2) Andy Murray – in pool B
3) Roger Federer – cannot be with Wawrinka
4) Stan Wawrinka – cannot be with Federer
5) Rafael Nadal – cannot be with Berdych
6) Tomas Berdych – cannot be with Nadal
7) David Ferrer – cannot be with Nishikori
8) Kei Nishikori – cannot be with Ferrer
Switzerland’s Roger Federer in action against Italy’s Andreas Seppi during their round 2 match at the BNP Paribas 2015 Masters tennis tournament in Paris, France, 04 November 2015. EPA/ETIENNE LAURENT
Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka in action against Serbia’s Novak Djokovic during their semifinal match at the BNP Paribas 2015 Masters tennis tournament in Paris, France, 07 November 2015. EPA/ETIENNE LAURENT
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