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| 14 Jul 2008 | |
| Top three qualify for Shanghai |
Rafael Nadal is among a star trio announced as the first qualifiers for the 2008 Tennis Masters Cup.
The Spaniard will join four-time champion Roger Federe and Novak Djokovic at the prestigious circuit finale, to be held for the fourth year at Shanghai’s Qi Zhong Stadium from November 9-16.
New Wimbledon champions and Stanford ATP Doubles Race leaders Daniel Nestor of Canada and Serbian Nenad Zimonjic, and American twins Bob and Mike Bryan, have also clinched the first two doubles places in the elite eight-team field at Tennis Masters Cup Shanghai.
Nadal, who became the first player since Sweden’s Bjorn Borg in 1980 to capture to Roland Garros and Wimbledon title back-to-back, has held down the top stop in the ATP 2008 Race standings since clinching his fourth straight Roland Garros title in June.
“I have just been informed that I have qualified for the Masters in Shanghai,” said Nadal, a semifinalist in his two Tennis Masters Cup appearances. “I am very happy about this fact since it will be my fourth consecutive. I couldn’t play on the first one and I have never managed to win it, so I am really looking forward for this year’s event and as always I’ll try my best knowing it won’t be easy.”
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