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Post by Brinyi on Nov 5, 2008 8:51:44 GMT -5
Roger Federer (SUI/N.1)
Andy Murray (ECO/N.3)
Andy Roddick (E-U/N.5)
Gilles Simon (FRA/N.8)
Novak Djokovic (SER/N.2)
Nikolay Davydenko (RUS/N.4)
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA/N.6)
Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG/N.7)
Conventional wisdom is that the Federer group is tougher. It probably is, but not by a whole lot.
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Post by The Chloe on Nov 5, 2008 12:09:22 GMT -5
Agreed. I would say that the gap between Murray and Davydenko is what makes Federer's group tougher. Um, that and Federer being Federer and Djokovic being lame at the moment. But Djokovic's group is stronger at the bottom.
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Post by lexpretend on Nov 5, 2008 12:39:29 GMT -5
Things could get weird...Djokovic is definitely out of form, and Davydenko hasn't been convincing lately, but they're the experienced elite players in their group. Tsonga and Del Pony barely have 10 weeks in the top 10 between them (NB: I don't know the actual number), both are inexperienced debutants, but they're in red-hot form.
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Post by Brinyi on Nov 5, 2008 13:04:05 GMT -5
Yes, it wouldn't be too shocking to see the bottom two advance from the Djokovic group.
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Post by DBBN on Nov 5, 2008 13:28:23 GMT -5
I think the Djokovic group is tougher. We know who is going to qualify from the Federer group.
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Post by Brinyi on Nov 5, 2008 15:10:59 GMT -5
As usual, the doubles tournament should be heaps o' fun!
Ze draw
Bryan/Bryan
Bhupathi/Knowles
Coetzee/Moodie
Cuevas/Horna
Nestor/Zimonjic
Bjorkman/Ullyett
Dlouhy/Paes
Team Poland
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Post by GoDom on Nov 7, 2008 20:46:41 GMT -5
Stepanek and Kiefer are the alternates.
wat
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Post by Brinyi on Nov 8, 2008 13:07:31 GMT -5
"I feel confident just now but I'm not expecting to play my best tennis this week. Obviously it's been a long few weeks since Madrid, it's right at the end of the year, I've played a lot of matches. I'm a little bit tired."
-- A.Murray
"I am very tired."
-- N.Djokovic
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Post by DBBN on Nov 8, 2008 13:09:34 GMT -5
Get ready for the Worst Tournament Ever.
F: Kiefer def. Stepanek.
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Post by lexpretend on Nov 8, 2008 13:18:51 GMT -5
Stepanek and Kiefer are the alternates. wat How on earth does this work?! They're ranked 27 and 38. Did no one else want to go? Seriously? Tennis players  |
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Post by leelee on Nov 8, 2008 15:26:16 GMT -5
Why should they go? I wouldn't want to go to China for no reason.
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Post by The Chloe on Nov 8, 2008 15:31:49 GMT -5
I would. But I don't travel the globe 50 weeks of the year. I suppose that going to China for no reason becomes less special when you've already been on 3 continents in the past two months.
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Post by leelee on Nov 8, 2008 15:34:09 GMT -5
True. And look at the players going. Radek is crazy, and Krud probably has no friends.
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Post by lexpretend on Nov 8, 2008 15:37:39 GMT -5
Money. Points. At least two of the field are reportedly injured. The top WTA alternates managed to show up. I'm not actually sure how the ATP YEC points work...but in Doha, A-Rad got like 115 points for one match. You'd think those players on the bubble of seeding tiers might have the AO in mind.
Also, some semblance of giving a shit about the ATP's end of year showcase would be nice.
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Post by GoDom on Nov 9, 2008 6:05:59 GMT -5
This is good stuff. Davy was 5-2 with match-point which Jo saved with a drop-shot. Now 5-5.
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