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Scouting Report: Wawrinka To Carry Home Hopes In Basel

London Home Stretch: The final multiple tournament week of the season on the ATP World Tour takes place with the Swiss Indoors in Basel and the Erste Bank Open 500 in Vienna. There are 500 ranking points at stake to the winner in both tournaments. There are three spots available for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals (13-20 November) and 14 of the Top 20 in the Emirates ATP Race to London are in action. World No. 2 Andy Murray, who is trying to overtake World No. 1 Novak Djokovic, is the top seed in Vienna. No. 3 Stan Wawrinka leads the field in Basel. Emirates ATP Race to London Update: There are 14 of the Top 20 players in...

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Thiem Eyes London Bid As Race Intensifies In Basel & Vienna

A pair of ATP World Tour 500 events in Basel and Vienna comprise the penultimate week of the regular season, with players battling for critical points in the Emirates ATP Race To London. Three berths remain up for grabs at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, as Dominic Thiem, Tomas Berdych, David Goffin and Marin Cilic are within 1,035 points of Gael Monfils for the sixth position. Bidding to make his debut at The O2 in London, Monfils is off next week, but could qualify based on the results of the other contenders. Thiem is looking to bolster his chances of joining Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Stan Wawrinka, Milos Raonic and Kei Nishikori with a strong performance at his hometown...

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