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Today's schedule would be one of the best tickets in tennis. Cilic/Goffin with London on the line, followed by a string of interesting matches. Wish that Pouille/Murray were a little less potentially interesting, but it is as it is.

Also noticed one other thing vis a vis the earlier discussion on doubles. Yes, there were a fair share of pairings in the doubles tournament which one really feels shouldn't have been there at the expense of a pairing that was potentially going to to the Tour Finals ... but I'm utterly mystified by the French WCs, which went to Eysseric/Lamarsine and Halys/Mannarino. Given that Martin is French, wouldn't you have thought that a home tournament might have offered him and his partner a WC? Or were they perhaps offered to the others before it became evident (thank you doubles sign-in rules) that the 11th ranked team in the world wouldn't make the cut?

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Cilic beat Goffin to move ahead of the seemingly rather out of form, and out again, Thiem into 7th place for the 02, allowing for Nadal's absence.

Two others remain in contention. Berdych has to reach the SF* to displace Thiem and Tsonga needs to win the title**. Cilic is not quite mathematically there yet, but nearly ***.

* I'd rather prefer that Mr Murray was the semi finalist from that quarter.

** Indeed I'd most prefer Andy to win the whole thing.

*** - actually Cilic effectively is there, see my later post.



-- Edited by indiana on Thursday 3rd of November 2016 11:40:22 PM

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Yes. Saw that. Pity: I would have liked Goffin to make the WTFs. But well done to Marin Cilic.

Don't understand Thiem: he's clearly really tired ... and yet he plays doubles as well as singles in almost every tournament. Sincerely hope that Berdych will not go beyond the QFs. And Mr Tsonga will not win the title. But I wouldn't mind it if he won his next match.

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Have to say that when I looked at the draw, I thought Cilic was the best chance of seeing Djokovic out before the final. Given that he has a lot to play for, I always thought he would be more likely than Stan, for example, who has already comfortably qualified for the O2 and has little to play for other than pride.

I hope Cilic can prove me right as Andy would then only have to reach the final here to top the charts, so to speak.

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Sock beats Gasquet, and over to you, Dimi ...

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indiana wrote:

[...] over to you, Dimi ...

He's just taken the first set by 6-4, so he's arguably half-way there. wink   



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But then Djokovic took the next 2 sets.

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Set one to Mr Murray 6-3.

And Nicholas Monroe and Jack Sock have vanquished Rojer and Tecau, which I think means that the World Tour Finals are decided, with Rojer and Tecau as the alternates. Bit rough for them, given that they won the whole thing last year, and sealed the year end number one ranking there as well.

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L16:  (2) Andy Murray WR 2 defeated (13) Lucas Pouille (FRA) WR 17 by 3 & 0 in an hour & 12 minutes



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Kounosuke wrote:

But then Djokovic took the next 2 sets.

At least Dimi kept him on court for 2 hours & 24 minutes. wink



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QF:  (7) Tomas Berdych (CZE) WR 11 (CH = 4 in May last year) vs  (2) Andy Murray WR 2

Andy leads the head-to-head by 9-6.  Berd-brain hasn't beaten Andy since the quarter-finals of the Cincinnati Masters in 2013 &, in their two matches this year,  (Wimbledon SF & the Madrid Masters QF) , Andy has won in straight sets (3,3 & 3 & 3 & 2) 



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Berdych needs to beat Andy to overtake Thiem and, as Nadal is assumed absent, effectively qualify for the O2.

Cilic ( maybe unfortunately ) has actually already effectively qualified ( again assuming Nadal's absense ) even before meeting Djokovic. Apologies for suggesting otherwise above. Berdych needs to reach the final to overtake him and Tsonga needs to win the title. Both can't happen since they are in the same half, so at worst he can only drop to the 8th ranked qualifier. Just don't tell him anyone  



-- Edited by indiana on Thursday 3rd of November 2016 11:48:51 PM

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So, down to 3 players for one slot now: 

 

Thiem is out and cant do anything more!

Berdych needs to reach semifinal at least, which is unlikely playing Andy next up.

Tsonga needs to win whole thing which is unlikely i feel.

 

So Thiem seems to be strong favourite to qualify still.

I must admit Cilic's form is looking good at the moment, particularly with a home DC Final looming. Argentinians apart from Del Potro dont seem to be making many waves at the moment, nor do the other Croatian players, so Cilic could be all the difference ...  



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Cilic has won the first set against Djokovic 6-4.

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Djokovic saves 2 match points at 5-6 2nd set......



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