Archive for October, 2008

The Evans Report: Rafa, Roger Out, Blake Has Shanghai Shot

James Blake moved to within one point of Gilles Simon who is currently holding down the final spot in the race for Shanghai with the news that Roger Federer had pulled out of their scheduled quarterfinal …

Nalbandian, Blake in Paris semis; Federer pulls out

Defending champion David Nalbandian advanced to the Paris Masters semifinals by beating fourth-seeded Andy Murray 7-6 , 6-3 Friday, and No.

Interview: Exhausted Nadal “at the limit” at season’s end

By Sebastian Fest Paris - World number one Rafael Nadal admitted Tuesday that he is at the limit of his own strength as he approaches the end of the tennis season, in which he is still to tackle the challenges …

Bhupathi, Paes bow out of Paris Masters

India’s Mahesh Bhupathi joined compatriot Leander Paes in making an early exit from the Paris Masters Thursday.

City of Light - last stop before Shanghai

Monday, October 27, 2008 PARIS: This week’s Paris Masters will complete the jigsaw of who lands the final three berths for the season-ending Tennis Masters Shanghai.

Roddick v. Simon, Nadal v. Monfils Part of Intriguing Third Round in Paris

As I wrote yesterday , this final week of the regular ATP tennis season really is going out with a bang.

Rafael Nadal and David Nalbandian into 3rd round at Paris Masters

Top-ranked Rafael Nadal of Spain and defending champion David Nalbandian both advanced to the third round of the Paris Masters with straight-set wins on Wednesday.

Djokovic, del Potro advance at Paris Masters

Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina beat Mario Ancic of Croatia 6-0, 6-4 in the second round of the Paris Masters on Tuesday, boosting his chances of reaching next month’s Masters Cup.

Chip and Charge: Nadal taking advantage of left-handed prowess

Milestones Rafael Nadal , a natural right-hander who learned to hit left-handed as a boy, is the ATP’s first lefty year-end No.

Rafael Nadal: better than NO. 1

The in-form Andy Murray has booked his ticket for the season-ending Masters Cup in Shanghai.

ATP Tour - Safin considers future after Paris loss

Former world number one Marat Safin said he was considering his future in the game after his first round loss at the Paris Masters.

Monfils beats Monaco at Paris Masters

Gael Monfils of France beat Juan Monaco of Argentina 6-4, 6-4 on Tuesday to reach the third round of the Paris Masters and set up a possible match against top-ranked Rafael Nadal.

Hall Of Fame To Showcase Federer-Nadal Wimbledon Final

You can relive one of the greatest Wimbledon finals in history at the home of tennis history next month.

Tennis: Andy Murray seeks third straight Masters title

Andy Murray may be in the form of his life but he knows he has plenty of work to do to close the gap on the three players ahead of him in the world rankings.

Nadal Tops Men s Tennis Rankings

Rafael Nadal of Spain led the way in the men’s tennis rankings, with the latest list published on Monday by the ATP seeing an unchanged top 10.