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| The Barclays ATP World Tour Finals |
The Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, contested by the top eight singles players and doubles teams in the world, begins on Sunday, 21 November, with Andy Murray to face Robin Soderling in the first Group B singles match. Murray and Soderling are joined in Group B by four-time former champion Roger Federer, who has qualified for the prestigious Barclays ATP World Tour Finals after winning a record-breaking 15th Grand Slam title at Wimbledon and 2007 finalist David Ferrer. Group A comprises World No. 1 Rafael Nadal, the first to qualify, 2008 champion Novak Djokovic, debutant Tomas Berdych and eight-time qualifier, American Andy Roddick. The qualification equation is exceedingly simple but extremely tough. Finish the season in the Top 8 and you're in. Pretty simply and the rewards are high: $5 million in total prize money, the chance to win one of the most prestigious titles in tennis and to finish as the season's No. 1 player. There’s no room for error if you want to win as the likes of Nadal, Federer, Murray and Djokovic go head-to-head in one-on-one heated struggles with their own methods. Survive the grueling round-robin phase and take your place in the cut-throat semifinals and then the final. Unlike most of the other events on the men's tour, the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals is not a straightforward knock-out tournament. The eight players are divided into two groups of four, and play three round-robin matches each against the other three players in their group. From there, the two players with the best scores in each group progress to the semi-finals, with the winners meeting in the final to determine the champion. The same format is followed for the doubles. This prestigious tournament has been played in major cities around the world, with a rich history dating back to the birth of the Masters in 1970 in Tokyo which was won by American Stan Smith. The Masters, which was anchored at New York's famed Madison Square Garden from 1977 to 1989, evolved into the ATP World Tour Championships in 1990. This end of year event is sure to be another exciting match as the top players in the world fight for their right to be called champion. With each player being a great tennis competitor in their own right, who will walk away with the title, is open to any of the performers in this show. By Matt Regaw
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