Tennis: Djokovic Making Waves in Shanghai
Novak Djokovic has made a living out of being a heavy favorite in matches like these against some of the top men’s tennis players in the world. Djokovic is coming off his sixth China Open title last week, where he only lost 18 games in the entire tournament. World’s No. 1 Novak Djokovic once again finds himself atop the futures market for the 2015 Shanghai Masters. Djokovic is the outright favorite. Djokovic is aiming for his ninth title of the year and his third at the Shanghai Masters.
Former champion Andy Murray is the second, followed by Stan Wawrinka and Rafael Nadal. Djokovic won the Shanghai Masters in 2012 and 2013, beating Murray in the finals to win his second title. Murray was the champion in 2010 and 2011. They should meet in the semifinals this year if they advance that far.
One of the top seeds and last year’s champion, Roger Federer, was eliminated in the second round. Albert Ramos-Vinolas, the No. 70-ranked men’s singles player on the ATP Tour was the victor over Federer, who had the bye into the second round. This was Federer’s first match since the US Open final, where he lost to Djokovic in four sets.
All the remaining top seeds were still alive. Djokovic, who won this outdoor hard-court event in 2012 and 2013, is the No. 1 seed, and will meet No. 3 Murray in the semifinals if they make it that far. Murray fell to Djokovic in the 2012 finals. The bottom half of the table is wide open without Federer, with No. 4 Wawrinka and No. 6 Kei Nishikori pointed at the other semifinal match in Shanghai.
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