Davis Cup Draw

Day 1

Nalbandian vs. Ferrer
del Potro vs. Lopez

Day 2

Calleri/Acasuso/Lopez/Verdasco

Day 3

del Potro vs. Ferrer
Nalbandian vs. Lopez

Davis Cup Preview

This weekend Spain and Argentina will clash in Mar del Plata, Argentina to determine the Davis Cup champion. Of course the big news is that Rafael Nadal will not be competing for Spain as he is still nursing a knee injury that kept him out of the Masters Cup. This is a huge blow for Spain especially since Nadal was essential in the win in the semi-finals over the US. Spain have to be considered underdogs in his absence.

Djokovic Wins Masters Cup

Novak Djokovic capped of his best year as a pro defeating Nikolay Davydenko 6-1 7-5 to capture his first Masters Cup. This is quite a turn around from last year where he lost all three round robin matches and ended the season poorly. If he had beaten Tsonga in the round robin and went on to win, he would have passed Federer and become the #2 player in the world. This certainly sets up next year to begin with a bang.

Masters Cup Final Round Robin Results

Red Group

Simon d. Stepanek 6-1 6-4

Murray d. Federer 4-6 7-6(3) 7-5

NCAA DIII Men’s Fall Rankings

Since I have experience in D3 tennis, I will be commenting form time to time on here about it. It is tough for me to be completely accurate because I do not get the exposure to teams from out west like I do to teams on the east, but I do my best to compare results as much as possible to help determine my opinions. So below I have posted the fall rankings and some of my opinions about them.

Masters Cup Round Robin Results Round 3

Gold Group

Davydenko d. del Potro 6-3 6-2

Tsonga d. Djokovic 1-6 7-5 6-1

Masters Cup Round Robin Results Round 2

Gold Group

del Potro d. Tsonga 7-6(4) 7-6(5)

Djokovic d. Davydenko 7-6(3) 0-6 7-5

Red Group

Murray d. Simon 6-4 6-2

Federer d. Stepanek 7-6(4) 6-4

Roddick Withdraws From Masters Cup

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Andy Roddick has withdrawn from the year end Masters Cup with a sprained ankle he sustained in practice. Roddick thought there might be a chance for him to play, but during his pre-match warm up he was unable to move well enough to compete. Roddick is replaced by #26 Radek Stepanek.

The (Overdue) End of Etienne de Villiers

If you could not tell I was not the biggest fan of former ATP CEO Etienne de Villiers. If you do not follow pro tennis religiously, you might not even know who this man was, but in the next few years you will come to see the unfortunate effect he had on the game.

Masters Cup Round Robin Results Round 1

Gold Group

Davydenko d. Tsonga 6-7(4) 6-4 7-6(0)

Djokovic d. del Potro 7-5 6-3

Red Group

Simon d. Federer 4-6 6-4 6-3

Murray d. Roddick 6-4 1-6 6-1