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Shanghai Showdown For Nadal & Co. As London Looms

With only four weeks remaining in the Emirates ATP Race To London, the Shanghai Rolex Masters is shaping to be a critical battleground for remaining contenders. Asia's signature ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event has traditionally played a pivotal role in deciding the elite eight that will appear at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. This year is no exception. Less than 1,000 points separate Gael Monfils, currently in sixth place, from Marin Cilic at No. 10, with Rafael Nadal, Dominic Thiem and Tomas Berdych sandwiched in between. Sunday's Tokyo finalists David Goffin and Nick Kyrgios, in 11th and 12th respectively, are also in hot pursuit. Runner-up in 2009, Nadal is back in Shanghai and eager to confirm his place...

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Federer's 'Perfect Match' Named Shanghai Golden Moment

Roger Federer's "perfect match" against Novak Djokovic in the 2014 semi-finals has been voted the Golden Moment of the Shanghai Rolex Masters. View Golden Moment Bracket Over eight days and three rounds, fans cast their votes for their favourite of eight Classic Moments from this ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament. '2014: Federer Halts Djokovic' won by overwhelming margins in the final and semi-finals, respectively winning 90 per cent of votes cast against '2015: Tsonga Takes Down Nadal' and 88 per cent against '2011: Ferrer Fights Past Roddick'. In the first round, it received 62 per cent of votes against another Federer classic from 2014, when the Swiss saved five match points to overcome Leonardo Mayer in the second round....

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