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Federer and Nadal qualify for Masters Cup

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After their appearence in the Wimbledon final, R. Nadal and R. Federer were the first two players to qualify for the year end Masters Cup held in Shanghai. The Masters Cup is a end of the year tournament, comprised of the top eight players in the world. The players compete in a two section round robin form of a tournament. The top two players from each section then advance to play a player from the other section in semifinals. It is a way to directly compare all of the top eight players, as they will being facing off against other top eight players in three to five matches. Roger Federer should be a clear favorite heading into the tournament as it is on a faster hard court surface. In addition he won the event in 2003, 2004, and 2006. He was the runner-up to David Nalbanian in 2005.

With their Wimbledon finals appearence the Bryan Brothers qualified to the Masters Cup in doubles.


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