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Nadal, Dimitrov Face Off Friday In Shanghai QF

Four of the Top 6 seeds are featured in Friday’s quarter-finals at the Shanghai Rolex Masters with No. 1 Rafael Nadal, No. 2 Roger Federer, No. 4 Marin Cilic and No. 6 Grigor Dimitrov headlining the action on Stadium. No. 16 seed and 2013 finalist Juan Martin del Potro is also remaining.  In the opening match on Stadium, Cilic brings a 3-2 head-to-head record against unseeded Albert Ramos-Vinolas, who is one of four first-time quarter-finalists in Shanghai (Dimitrov, Gasquet, Troicki). Cilic, who has not been broken in 21 service games this week, is appearing in his second Shanghai QF (2012) and 11th QF this season (6-4 in QFs). View FedEx ATP Head2Head matchup for Day 5 of the Shanghai Rolex...

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Nadal, Federer Feature Thursday In Shanghai; Zverev Faces Del Potro

The top four seeds headline third round action at the Shanghai Rolex Masters on Thursday with Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Alexander Zverev and Marin Cilic leading the way. In the opening match in Qi Zhong Stadium, No. 10 seed Sam Querrey takes on No. 6 seed Grigor Dimitrov, who has won both previous meetings. If Querrey reaches his first Shanghai quarter-final, he will move past Pablo Carreno Busta into ninth position in the Emirates ATP Race to London. View FedEx ATP Head2Head matchup for Day 5 of the Shanghai Rolex Masters and vote for who you think will win! Zverev vs del Potro | Dimitrov vs Querrey | Nadal vs Fognini | Federer vs Dolgopolov [GROUP POLL]84[/GROUP POLL] In the...

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Nadal, Federer Headline Wednesday Action In Shanghai

The Top five players in the Emirates ATP Race To London will be in second-round action at the Shanghai Rolex Masters on Wednesday. Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer are the headliners with year-end No. 1 on the line beginning this week. If Nadal wins his first Shanghai title and Federer fails to reach the semi-finals, the Spaniard will finish 2017 at No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Rankings. View FedEx ATP Head2Head matchup for Day 4 of the Shanghai Rolex Masters and vote for who you think will win! Federer vs. Schwartzman | Nadal vs. Donaldson | Goffin vs. Simon [GROUP POLL]83[/GROUP POLL] Nadal meets #NextGenATP player Jared Donaldson at 6 pm, followed by Federer against Diego Schwartzman at 8...

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Cilic, del Potro Headline Tuesday Action In Shanghai

The first round concludes and second round commences with 15 singles matches on Tuesday’s schedule at the Shanghai Rolex Masters. Nine of the 16 seeds are in action, including 2013 finalist Juan Martin del Potro, who meets 19-year-old Russian Andrey Rublev for the first time. Rublev is No. 2 in the Emirates ATP Race To Milan and a career-high No. 35 in the Emirates ATP Rankings. View FedEx ATP Head2Head matchup for Day 3 of the Shanghai Rolex Masters and vote for who you think will win! del Potro vs. Rublev | Cilic vs. Edmund | Carreno Busta vs. Ramos-Vinolas [GROUP POLL]82[/GROUP POLL] In other second-round matches, No. 4 seed Marin Cilic faces Kyle Edmund, No. 15 seed Lucas Pouille...

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Zverev Refreshed And Ready For Strong Run In Shanghai

Alexander Zverev has enjoyed an amazingly successful year on the ATP World Tour. But if you ask him, he still has plenty left to achieve. While many players may be starting to fatigue physically and mentally from the rigours of the season, the 20-year-old German, who last week clinched his spot in the Nitto ATP Finals, says he has more in the tank. “I'm going to go out there, I'm going to try my best, play every match, you know, full and we'll see how it goes,” Zverev said. “I'm ready for the upcoming events. I'm ready for this one. I'm ready for the next big ones in Europe, and obviously London, as well.” After a disappointing second-round loss at...

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