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ATP World No. 1 Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from Tennis Masters Cup Shanghai, which begins Sunday. Nadal's withdrawal elevates Frenchman Gilles Simon into the elite eight-man playing field. Simon is No. 9 in the ATP 2008 Race after his breakout season, which included three titles in Casablanca, Indianapolis and Bucharest.

Nadal injured his knee during last week's BNP Paribas Masters in Paris, when he retired after the first set of his quarterfinal match with Nikolay Davydenko. "I know that many people were speculating with this news and even though I have not yet done any test, I can say I take the right decision," Nadal said in a statement.

Nadal had qualified for Tennis Masters Cup for the fourth consecutive year, reaching the semifinals the past two seasons. The 22-year-old has enjoyed an outstanding year in 2008, winning eight titles, including a fourth consecutive Roland Garros crown, his first Wimbledon title, Olympic gold and three ATP Masters Series titles in Monte-Carlo, Hamburg and Toronto.

Nadal replaced Roger Federer as No. 1 in the South African Airways ATP Rankings in August and is also guaranteed to end Federer's four-year hold on the coveted year-end No. 1 Ranking.

Nadal said through a written statement: "I have decided not to compete on the Masters Cup in Shanghai... This is one of the most difficult decisions in my career due to the importance of the event and above all, due to the fact of not making possible my will to be with the fans in China and the tournament organizers that always treated me in such special way.

"I am deeply saddened and disappointed for my fans around the world that expected to see me in Shanghai fighting in every match. I do expect to be there again in October '09 for the ATP Masters 1000 event in Shanghai."

Takze Wyglada na to ze Federer znacznie nadgoni Nadala po Masters Cup. No bo kto mu moze zagrozic ? Pewnie Murray, moze Tsonga jak bedzie gral tak jak w Bercy, ale procz tego to nie widze juz nikogo. Djokovic wydaje sie byc jeszcze slabszy niz rok temu o tej samej porze, o reszcie nie ma co wspominac bo oni chocby zagrali swoje 100% mozliwosci to i tak bedzie za malo na Feda w formie z tegorocznej jesiennej hali.

Wiecie ze jak dzisiaj Djokovic wygra to bedzie mial tylko 10 pkt. straty do Federera w Entry ? Podobno Novak ma wystapic na poczatku roku w Brisbane . Jezeli mu sie uda wygrac dzisiaj i zdecyduje sie zagrac na poczatku roku, to bardzo prawdopodobne ze na Australian Open zostanie rostawiony z dwojka.

Nadal bedzie mial w poniedzialek 1370 pkt. przewagi na Federerem, a Roddick poleci na 8 miejsce. Wyprzedzi go Tsonga i Simon (ten zaledwie o 10 pkt.)

Ostatnio edytowany przez Bizon (16-11-2008 08:53:24)