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SINGLES ENTRY LIST
Entry deadline and ranking on August 26, 2013
Seedings based on ranking as at September 30, 2013
1 Djokovic, Novak SRB 1
2 Nadal, Rafael ESP 2
3 Murray, Andy GBR 3
4 Ferrer, David ESP 4
5 Berdych, Tomas CZE 5
6 Del Potro, Juan Martin ARG 6
7 Federer, Roger SUI 7
8 Tsonga, Jo-Wilfried FRA 8
9 Gasquet, Richard FRA 9
10 Wawrinka, Stanislas SUI 10
11 Raonic, Milos CAN 11
12 Nishikori, Kei JPN 12
13 Haas, Tommy GER 13
14 Janowicz, Jerzy POL 14
15 Almagro, Nicolas ESP 15
16 Simon, Gilles FRA 16
17 Isner, John USA 17
18 Fognini, Fabio ITA 18
19 Cilic, Marin CRO 19
20 Anderson, Kevin RSA 20
21 Tipsarevic, Janko SRB 21
22 Robredo, Tommy ESP 22
23 Seppi, Andreas ITA 23
24 Youzhny, Mikhail RUS 24
25 Kohlschreiber, Philipp GER 25
26 Lopez, Feliciano ESP 26
27 Melzer, Jurgen AUT 27
28 Paire, Benoit FRA 28
29 Dimitrov, Grigor BUL 29
30 Verdasco, Fernando ESP 30
31 Querrey, Sam USA 31
32 Monaco, Juan ARG 32
33 Gulbis, Ernests LAT 33
34 Tursunov, Dmitry RUS 34
35 Benneteau, Julien FRA 35
36 Chardy, Jeremy FRA 36
37 Dolgopolov, Alexandr UKR 37
38 Dodig, Ivan CRO 38
39 Monfils, Gael FRA 39
40 Pospisil, Vasek CAN 40
41 Nieminen, Jarkko FIN 41
42 Davydenko, Nikolay RUS 42
43 Granollers, Marcel ESP 43
44 Montanes, Albert ESP 44
45 (SE)
46 (Q)
47 (Q)
48 (Q)
49 (Q)
50 (Q)
51 (Q)
52 (Q)
53 (WC)
54 (WC)
55 (WC)
56 (WC)

I sincerely hope Rafa withdraws or tanks in R2/R3.

order of play:


http://www.atpworldtour.com/Scores/schedule.aspx?EventId=5014

maybe he is just getting matches under his belt so he will be ready for the Australian open.


who knows what the hell he is thinking but all this tennis activity is way too risky at this point. this is how he has always gotten injured. he overdoes it.


I would rest at this point and train a little bit on clay to keep the ground game sharp. clay is also easier on the joints for him.

perhaps he wants to lock up the ranking situation before showing up at the O2 arena in London.


but I agree. he needs to skip paris at least.

welcome to Camelot.


Camelot general chat is right next door to lady emma`a café.




great to see you here. something is wrong with your avi. it did not quite come out right.




also I am thinking about creating a special thread to honor roger. feel free to do so if you wish.

I will be more than happy to contribute.





I do believe that nole is going to take shanghai. only person that can stop him there is roger. he has the game to trouble nole in a best of 3 sets foremat.


nadal is worn out. he is just out picking up his massive appearance fee and racking up points in case he needs them.

Hello general Hercules, RF20Lennon, Mr. Tee, etc.

Roger Federer played his first match since the US Open, doubles with China's Ze Zhang as a wildcard team.  They easily beat Kevin Anderson and Dmitry Tursunov, 6-2, 6-1 in under 48 minutes.  Federer looked decent, especially on his serve, and I thought Zhang played very well.  They will play the 5th seeded team of Dodig/Melo next.  They are in the Bryans half of the draw, where they would meet in a semifinal if they both reach that far.

Here's the full match if anyone is interested:



I've advocated in the past that Roger should play more doubles when he gets a chance.   I think it sharpens his game.
He'll start his Shanghai singles run on Wednesday against Hewitt or Seppi.

It seems strange not to see Andy Murray in Shanghai.  He was champion 2 of the last 3 years and lost a tough final to Novak Djokovic last year.  Let's hope he recovers well from his surgery and makes it back by the Australian Open.  He may return as early as late November to play in the Barbados Dream Cup exhibition tournament, as a WTF appearance looks very unlikely.

Nadal is 2013 player of the year and comeback player of the year without having to do a darn thing more.  He needs to avoid  overplaying as he did in 2008 and arrive at the Australian Open rested and in good shape.  After Shanghai, I heard he is thinking of playing indoor hard courts of Basel, Paris, and the WTF to finish the season, and then going on an exhibition tour in late November in South America. He's also scheduled to play in late December in the Abu Dhabi Mubadala 3 day invitational, before heading to Australia.

Beijing should have been a bit of a confidence booster for Novak Djokovic.  Let's see if he can use that to his benefit the rest of the season and finish strong.  Juan Martin Del Potro is also looking in better shape heading into the home stretch. If he can avoid injury, he figures to do well.  Stan Wawrinka and Richard Gasquet have had pretty good years.  Let's see how much they have left.  Wawrinka's been nursing an upper thigh injury; hopefully it is better.

Respectfully,
masterclass

I have a feeling that roger and del potro will do well in Beijing.


nadal will collect his $1.5 million appearance fee and then try to rake in a few points. I cant see him winning it.

he looked very tired against fognini and nole.