SCHEDULE for TMC Houston Singles
Monday, November 10
1:00 PM - JC Ferrero (ESP) vs D Nalbandian (ARG)
7:00 PM - R Federer (SUI) vs A Agassi (USA)
Tuesday, November 11
1:00 PM - G Coria (ARG) vs R. Schuettler (GER)
7:00 PM - A Roddick (USA) vs C Moya (ESP)
ARTICLE Ferrero draws some tough opponents
By MaliVai Washington
When a player reaches the Masters Cup, he has proved since January 1 that he is one of the best in the world. He can win titles, he can win major championships and he can beat the best in the world.
So, if there is such a thing as getting to the Masters Cup and having a good draw -- which is a debatable in such a field -- Andy Roddick has it.
With the No. 1 ranking on the line, which will come down to how well Andy Roddick and Juan Carlos Ferrero play, Roddick could not have hand-picked a better group to be in. The red group all-around has fewer titles in 2003 and fewer Grand Slam titles over the course of their careers.
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A few days ago we mentioned potential for a spoiler, in the blue group that could be David Nalbandian and the red group, it'll be Moya. Those two players are going to have a big impact on who finishes No. 1.
Three of this year's four Grand Slam champions along with last year's Wimbledon finalist comprise the blue group. On the outside, it looks like Nalbandian would be the odd man out when you put his record up against Agassi, Federer and Ferrero, but expect Nalbandian to sneak out a win somewhere against one of these three. Nalbandian came within a match point, against Roddick, of reaching the U.S. Open final.
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For Juan Carlos Ferrero to finish No. 1, he will literally have to play the best tennis of his life. He does have winning records over both Federer and Agassi, but he lost to Nalbandian the only time they played. To be No. 1, he's going to have to go undefeated at the Masters Cup, but it might be impossible to do even within his own group.
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I don't think that last bit is true. To be #1 JC just needs to defeat Roddick (either in the semis or the final) but he doesn't have to go undefeated ^^
Monday, November 10
1:00 PM - JC Ferrero (ESP) vs D Nalbandian (ARG)
7:00 PM - R Federer (SUI) vs A Agassi (USA)
Tuesday, November 11
1:00 PM - G Coria (ARG) vs R. Schuettler (GER)
7:00 PM - A Roddick (USA) vs C Moya (ESP)
ARTICLE Ferrero draws some tough opponents
By MaliVai Washington
When a player reaches the Masters Cup, he has proved since January 1 that he is one of the best in the world. He can win titles, he can win major championships and he can beat the best in the world.
So, if there is such a thing as getting to the Masters Cup and having a good draw -- which is a debatable in such a field -- Andy Roddick has it.
With the No. 1 ranking on the line, which will come down to how well Andy Roddick and Juan Carlos Ferrero play, Roddick could not have hand-picked a better group to be in. The red group all-around has fewer titles in 2003 and fewer Grand Slam titles over the course of their careers.
[...]
A few days ago we mentioned potential for a spoiler, in the blue group that could be David Nalbandian and the red group, it'll be Moya. Those two players are going to have a big impact on who finishes No. 1.
Three of this year's four Grand Slam champions along with last year's Wimbledon finalist comprise the blue group. On the outside, it looks like Nalbandian would be the odd man out when you put his record up against Agassi, Federer and Ferrero, but expect Nalbandian to sneak out a win somewhere against one of these three. Nalbandian came within a match point, against Roddick, of reaching the U.S. Open final.
[...]
For Juan Carlos Ferrero to finish No. 1, he will literally have to play the best tennis of his life. He does have winning records over both Federer and Agassi, but he lost to Nalbandian the only time they played. To be No. 1, he's going to have to go undefeated at the Masters Cup, but it might be impossible to do even within his own group.
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I don't think that last bit is true. To be #1 JC just needs to defeat Roddick (either in the semis or the final) but he doesn't have to go undefeated ^^
