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Roger Federer looked smooth; Juan Martin del Potro and Stan Wawrinka determined but it was Tomas Berdych who put an end to the faint hopes Milos Raonic had of making the ATP World Finals
The Canadian coaching merry-go-round continues, with teenaged WTA talent Eugenie Bouchard calling time on her relationship with former French champion Nathalie Tauziat, a period in which the 19-year-old rose to her current 32nd in the world.
I spent a couple of hours this morning writing what I thought was a very nice piece about the one and only way Federer could be kept out of qualifying for London. Simple as one-two-three. It was just math.
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Tomas Berdych will make his fourth straight appearance at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals after becoming the latest player to qualify for the season finale, to be held at The O2 in London from November 4-11.
And so Roberta Vinci loses yet another chance to reach the Top Ten; indeed, it appears she will fall a couple of spots. That means the final Top Ten spot would go to either Caroline Wozniacki or Sloane Stephens, who were contesting it at Luxembourg.
Rafael Nadal told the magazine Cosas Peru that he is not ready to start a family yet as “it's much easier to start a family when you have a stable life. When you have an unstable life, as we do as players --we travel anywhere in the world every week, it’s not as easy.”
This was a day of upsets, and for a little while, it looked as if our #1 seed might be one of them. He survives -- but it doesn't do him any good in the race or rankings yet; this is too small to count.
Czech fifth seed Lucie Safarova began her week with a win over China's Peng Shuai 7-5, 6-4 while Serb Bojana Jovanovski, seeded eighth, beat former French Open winner Francesca Schiavone 6-4, 6-3.
As he heads back to Europe after third-round disappointment at the Shanghai Masters, Roger Federer says he's surprised at the lack of a true youth movement in the current men's game.
Juan Martin del Potro couldn't do much in the first set; Djokovic was running him all over the place. But the Argentine's power started to tell as he built a 3-0 lead.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga dramatically improved his London chances here, but this means he still remains a little off the pace. Still, he has assured that he will have a chance to qualify at Paris.
Gael Monfils did it again. He showed his brilliance on the court of a combination of his athleticism and true tennis talent and shotmaking. He needed it all.
Roger Federer fans rejoice ! Things are looking up for Rogi as the year is winding down. The mighty Federer still has plenty of "tred on his tires " . He's in super shape and he is ready to clinch his spot in the final Eight.
Novak Djokovic needed to have treatment on his right foot in the second set of this, but it obviously didn't bother him much! That's good news for those who want a contest for the year-end #1...
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