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| 03 Nov 2008 - Qi Zhong Stadium, Shanghai, China | |
| Tsonga completes Tennis Masters Cup line-up |
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga clinched the eighth and final berth for this week’s Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai,
following victory over David Nalbandian in the final of the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris on Sunday.
The Frenchman, who claimed seventh place in the 2008 ATP Race in winning his first ATP Masters title, joins defending champion Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Nikolay Davydenko, Andy Roddick, Juan Martin Del Potro and Gilles Simon, who replaces Rafael Nadal who has withdrawn through injury. The culminating event of the 2008 men’s circuit is co-owned by the ATP, ITF and the Grand Slams.
The final place was also confirmed for the Tennis Masters Cup doubles event, with South Africans Jeff Coetzee and Wesley Moodie qualifying in Paris. Their semifinal victory was enough to move the pair into sixth place in the Stanford ATP Doubles Race. They join Bob and Mike Bryan, Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic, Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles, Jonas Bjorkman and Kevin Ullyett, Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram, Lukas Dlouhy and Leander Paes, and Pablo Cuevas and Luis Horna in the eight team line-up.
Play gets underway on Sunday 9 November at Qi Zhong Stadium, the fourth and final year that the event will be held in Shanghai before it moves to London. The draw for singles and doubles will take place on Wednesday 5 November at the Hilton Shanghai hotel at 14:00 local time (06:00 GMT).
Visit the official website www.masters-cup.com for information on the event, including format and schedule.
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