* Big day for upsets in Shanghai: Ferrer out early to Mayer
* More trouble for Federer’s London hopes after three-set loss to Monfils
* Almagro edges Berdych; no Top Five spot for Czech
* Del Potro advances when Haas withdraws
* Wawrinka beats Raonic to dramatically improve year-end hopes
Singles – Third Round: (1) N Djokovic def. F Fognini 6-3 6-3
Still no signs that Novak Djokovic’s bad foot is actually bothering him; he wins his seventh straight match. He remains stuck at #2, and a rather distant #2, but he’s keeping Rafael Nadal on his toes. Fabio Fognini should stay at #17.
Singles – Third Round: (2) R Nadal def. C Berlocq 6-1 7-6(7-5)
Tough news for Djokovic: Rafael Nadal continues to look good, and the more points Nadal adds here, the harder for Djokovic to catch him on the indoor surfaces Nadal likes least. Nadal leaves Carlos Berlocq just below the Top Forty.
Singles – Third Round: F Mayer def. (3) D Ferrer 6-4 6-3
What a miserable Asian swing for David Ferrer. He will move past Andy Murray to take the #3 ranking, and will almost certainly end the year there, but he isn’t going to be secure there unless he can get his game together!
Singles – Third Round: (15) N Almagro def. (4) T Berdych 6-7(6-8) 6-3 7-6(7-4)
What kind of crazy hardcourt is this that David Ferrer loses on it and Nicolas Almagro wins? All we can say is that it’s a very strange event. For Tomas Berdych, this means no return to the Top Five; Juan Martin del Potro has now clinched the #5 spot, with Berdych #6. Nicolas Almagro is still at #13, but if he wins his next match, he’ll rise to #12. He probably can’t go above that this week.
Singles – Third Round: G Monfils def. (5) R Federer 6-4 6-7(5-7) 6-3
This started bad for Roger Federer, and never got much better; he was broken in his very first service game, and ended up being broken three times and firing only three aces. He will stay at #7, at least for now, but he really needed to do well here if he wanted to feel good about his chances for London. As it is, he’s likely going to have to do well at Basel and Paris if he wants to make it.
Singles – Third Round: (6) J del Potro def. (11) T Haas walkover (back)
This was something of a race for the exits; Juan Martin del Potro had already pulled out of the doubles due to illness. If he stays this lucky, he’ll have a real chance to end the year at #4; his ranking total is now almost equal to Andy Murray’s Race total (to put it another way, since Murray won’t add more points this year, del Potro could end the year at #4 by defending what he has and adding to it just slightly). Tommy Haas is likely to stay at #12, but he won’t rise and is now all but out of the Race.
Singles – Third Round: (7) J Tsonga def. (12) K Nishikori 7-6(7-5) 6-0
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, on the other hand, is asserting himself in the Race; he earns enough points to keep the #9 ranking (meaning that he will remain the top French player, with Richard Gasquet still at #2). Tsonga remains behind Federer, Gasquet, and Wawrinka in the Race, but he’s alive and the guys ahead of him are going down fast….
Singles – Third Round: (8) S Wawrinka def. (10) M Raonic 7-6(7-2) 6-4
There were a lot of contests on this day with Race significance, but this was surely the most significant of all, because both guys had Race chances. With this, Stanislas Wawrinka moves ahead of Roger Federer into the #7 Race spot, while Milos Raonic falls behind Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to #11. Wawrinka isn’t clinched, and Raonic isn’t eliminated, but Wawrinka’s chances now look very good and Raonic’s rather bad.
Doubles – Second Round: (1) Bryan/Bryan def. Andujar/F Lopez 6-3 6-2
They may not have won the Grand Slam, but there isn’t much doubt about who is the top team in the world….
Doubles – Second Round: (2) Granollers/M Lopez def. Fleming/Marray 6-2 6-4
A good win for Granollers/Lopez, but they remain extremely inconsistent in this second half of the year.
Doubles – Second Round: Lindstedt/Pospisil def. (3) Nestor/Paes 7-5 3-6 13-11
This is pretty ironic: Daniel Nestor has played this year with both of his opponents in this match. Maybe he should have tried to hang on with Vasek Pospisil. (Things really didn’t work with Robert Lindstedt.)
Doubles – Second Round: (4) Qureshi/Rojer def. Fyrstenberg/Matkowski 6-4 3-6 10-7
Doubles – Second Round: (5) Dodig/Melo def. (WC) Federer/Zhang 6-1 1-6 10-8
Roger Federer can’t have expected much while playing with a nobody, but still, a very disappointing day.
Doubles – Second Round: Huey/Inglot def. (6) Bopanna/Roger-Vasselin 7-6(7-4) 5-7 10-6
Doubles – Second Round: J Murray/Peers def. (7) Benneteau/Zimonjic 6-4 6-2
Not really much of an upset; Murray/Peers have been playing very well, and Benneteau/Zimonjic really haven’t.
Doubles – Second Round: (8) Marrero/Verdasco def. Fognini/Seppi 6-4 5-7 10-7
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THIS WEEK ON THE ATP WORLD TOUR:
Shanghai (1000/Hard). Defending Champion: Novak Djokovic
NEXT WEEK ON THE ATP WORLD TOUR:
Moscow (250/Indoor Hard). Defending Champion: Andreas Seppi
Stockholm (250/Indoor Hard). Defending Champion: Tomas Berdych
Vienna (250/Indoor Hard). Defending Champion: Juan Martin del Potro
Estimated ATP World Tour Rankings
As of October 10, 2013
Rank &
Prior...Player...........
1..(1) Nadal.............11340
2..(2) Djokovic..........10300
3..(4) Ferrer.............6800
4..(3) Murray.............6295
5..(5) Del Potro..........5105
6..(6) Berdych............4340
7..(7) Federer............4245
8..(8) Wawrinka...........3240
9..(9) Tsonga.............3115
10.(10) Gasquet............3060
11.(11) Raonic.............2860
12.(12) Haas...............2265
13.(16) Almagro............2200
14.(13) Isner..............2070
15.(14) Simon..............2060
16.(15) Janowicz...........2060
17.(17) Fognini............1965
18.(18) Nishikori..........1885
19.(19) Robredo............1830
20.(20) Anderson...........1775
21.(21) Youzhny............1735
22.(22) Seppi..............1555
23.(25) Melzer.............1460
24.(23) Kohlschreiber......1445
25.(26) Paire..............1380
26.(24) Tipsarevic.........1355
27.(28) Gulbis.............1341
28.(27) Dimitrov...........1340
29.(29) Dodig..............1300
30.(30) Lopez..............1275
Shanghai — Week of October 7
.................3R...........
1 Djokovic.......(1)Djokovic....
16 Robredo.......Fognini
9 Gasquet........Monfils........
5 Federer........(5)Federer
3 Ferrer.........(3)Ferrer
13 Simon.........Mayer...........
12 Nishikori.....(12)Nishikori
7 Tsonga.........(7)Tsonga......
6 del Potro......(6)del Potro....del Potro
11 Haas..........(11)Haas
15 Almagro.......(15)Almagro.....
4 Berdych........(4)Berdych
8 Wawrinka.......(8)Wawrinka....
10 Raonic........(10)Raonic
14 Isner.........Berlocq
2 Nadal..........(2)Nadal.......
STATUS OF SEEDS
1 Djokovic
2 Nadal
3 Ferrer........lost 3R (Mayer)
4 Berdych.......lost 3R (Almagro)
5 Federer.......lost 3R (Monfils)
6 del Potro
7 Tsonga
8 Wawrinka
9 Gasquet.......lost 1R (Pospisil)
10 Raonic.......lost 3R (Wawrinka)
11 Haas.........WITHDREW from 3R
12 Nishikori....lost 3R (Tsonga)
13 Simon........lost 1R (Paire)
14 Isner........lost 2R (Berlocq)
15 Almagro
16 Robredo......lost 2R (Fognini)
THURSDAY
Shanghai
Singles - Third Round
(1) N Djokovic def. F Fognini 6-3 6-3
(2) R Nadal def. C Berlocq 6-1 7-6(7-5)
F Mayer def. (3) D Ferrer 6-4 6-3
(15) N Almagro def. (4) T Berdych 6-6(6-8) 6-3 7-6(7-4)
G Monfils def. (5) R Federer 6-4 6-7(5-7) 6-3
(6) J Del Potro def. (11) T Haas walkover (Back)
(7) J Tsonga def. (12) K Nishikori 7-6(7-5) 6-0
(8) S Wawrinka def. (10) M Raonic 7-6(7-2) 6-4
Doubles - Second Round
(1) Bryan/Bryan def. Andujar/F Lopez 6-3 6-2
(2) Granollers/M Lopez def. Fleming/Marray 6-2 6-4
Lindstedt/Pospisil def. (3) Nestor/Paes 7-5 3-6 13-11
(4) Qureshi/Rojer def. Fyrstenberg/Matkowski 6-4 3-6 10-7
(5) Dodig/Melo def. (WC) Federer/Zhang 6-1 1-6 10-8
Huey/Inglot def. (6) Bopanna/Roger-Vasselin 7-6(7-4) 5-7 10-6
J Murray/Peers def. (7) Benneteau/Zimonjic 6-4 6-2
(8) Marrero/Verdasco def. Fognini/Seppi 6-4 5-7 10-7
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