2010 ATP World Tour Finals
2010 ATP World Tour Finals | |
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Date | 21–28 November |
Edition | 41st (singles) / 36th (doubles) |
Category | O2 arena |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Roger Federer | |
Doubles | |
Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić |
The 2010 ATP World Tour Finals (also known as the 2010 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals for sponsorship reasons) was held at the
Finals
Singles
Roger Federer defeated Rafael Nadal, 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
- It was Federer's 5th title of the year and 66th of his career. It was his 5th win at the event, winning in 2003, 2004, 2006, and 2007.
Doubles
Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić defeated Mahesh Bhupathi / Max Mirnyi, 7–6(8–6), 6–4
Qualification
The top eight players (or teams) with the most countable points accumulated in
To qualify, a player who finished in the 2009 year-end Top 30 must compete in four Grand Slam tournaments and eight
Battle for London: singles
# | Player | Points | Tour | Date Qualified |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Rafael Nadal (ESP) | 11,450 | 16 | 7 June |
2 | Roger Federer (SUI) | 7,645 | 17 | 30 August |
3 | Novak Djokovic (SRB) | 5,635 | 18 | 9 October |
4 | Robin Söderling (SWE) | 5,380 | 22 | 23 October |
5 | Andy Murray (GBR) | 5,360 | 18 | 14 October |
6 | Tomáš Berdych (CZE) | 3,755 | 25 | 11 November |
7 | David Ferrer (ESP) | 3,735 | 23 | 11 November |
8 | Andy Roddick (USA) | 3,665 | 17 | 11 November |
On 7 June, after winning his fifth French Open title, Spaniard Rafael Nadal was announced as the first qualifier.
Rafael Nadal won 7 titles in the year, the most of any player on the tour. Nadal began the year by reaching the final of the
On 30 August following his victory over Brian Dabul in the first round of the US Open, Roger Federer was announced as the second qualifier.
Roger Federer began the year by winning the
On 9 October after reaching the semi-finals of the Shanghai Masters, Serbian Novak Djokovic became the third qualifier.
Novak Djokovic reached a career-high world no. 2 after the
On 13 October after reaching the third round of the Shanghai Rolex Masters, Britain's no. 1 Andy Murray was announced as a qualifier.
Andy Murray began the year by reaching his second Slam final at the
On 23 October after reaching the quarterfinals of the If Stockholm Open, French Open finalist Robin Söderling was named as the fifth qualifier.
Robin Söderling won his first 500 Series title in the
On 11 November the final three remaining spots were taken after Spaniard Fernando Verdasco lost 6–7 7–6 7–5 in the third round to Gaël Monfils.
Tomáš Berdych made a big triumph this year by reaching a career-high no. 6 in the world. Although Berdych is the only player on the eight-man field to not win a tournament in the year, he made a big impression in the Slams. Berdych was able to make it to his first Grand Slam Semi-finals at the
David Ferrer made a resurgence this year getting back into the top 10 after 2 years. Ferrer was able to win two titles this year, both at
Andy Roddick began the year in perfect form by winning the
Battle for London: doubles
Rk | Player | Points | Tour | Date Qualified |
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1 | Bob Bryan (USA) Mike Bryan (USA) |
11,370 | 23 | 30 August |
2 | Daniel Nestor (CAN) Nenad Zimonjić (SRB) |
8,370 | 24 | 30 August |
3 | Mahesh Bhupathi (IND) Max Mirnyi (BLR) |
4,270 | 18 | 11 November |
4 | Lukáš Dlouhý (CZE) Leander Paes (IND) |
4,015 | 18 | 23 October |
5 | Łukasz Kubot (POL) Oliver Marach (AUT) |
3,735 | 23 | 10 November |
6 | Mariusz Fyrstenberg (POL) Marcin Matkowski (POL) |
3,520 | 28 | 11 November |
7 | Wesley Moodie (RSA) Dick Norman (BEL) |
3,375 | 20 | 13 November |
12 | Jürgen Melzer (AUT) Philipp Petzschner (GER) |
2,745 | 12 | 14 September |
On 30 August, The first two team to qualify were announced. The two teams were defending champions and twin brothers
Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan started the year by defending their
Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić began the year by winning the
On 14 September, Wimbledon Champions Jürgen Melzer and Philipp Petzschner were announced as the third qualifiers after the team of Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi failed to win the US Open.
Jürgen Melzer and Philipp Petzschner played together for the first time this year. Together they won two titles, the
On 23 October the team of Lukáš Dlouhý and Leander Paes were announced as the fourth qualifiers.
Lukáš Dlouhý and Leander Paes only won one title in the year the Sony Ericsson Open, where they defeated Bhupathi/Mirnyi in the final 6–2, 7–5.[76] They also reached four other finals but fell in each, at the Brisbane International to French Team of Chardy/Gicquel 6–3, 7–6, at the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships to Aspelin/Hanley 6–2, 6–3, at the French Open as the defending champions to Nestor/Zimonjić 7–5, 6–2 and at the UNICEF Open to Lindstedt/Tecau 1–6, 7–5, [10–7]
On 10 November, Łukasz Kubot and Oliver Marach became the fifth team to qualify.
Łukasz Kubot and Oliver Marach won two titles this year, both coming on clay where they defeated Starace at the Movistar Open over Starace/Zeballos 6–4, 6–0[77] and at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel over Fognini/Starace 6–0, 6–0.[78] They also reached the finals of the Brasil Open losing to Cuevas/Granollers 7–5, 6–4. Marach also won a title in the BMW Open with Santiago Ventura over Butorac/Kohlmann 5–7, 6–3, [16–14]. Kubot also won a title with Juan Ignacio Chela at the BCR Open Romania defeating Granollers/Ventura 6–2, 5–7, [13–11].
On 11 November the Polish team Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski and the team of Mahesh Bhupathi and Max Mirnyi were announced as qualifiers.
Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski both entered the top 10 of doubles and has won at least one title as a team for the eight straight year when they won the Aegon International over the British team of Fleming/Skupski 6–3, 5–7, [10–8].[79] They also had a good run after the US Open as they reached four finals but lost in each at the Proton Malaysian Open to Čermák/Mertiňák 7–6, 7–6, at the China Open to Bryan/Bryan 6–1, 7–6, at the Shanghai Rolex Masters to Melzer/Paes 7–5, 4–6, [10–5] and at the Bank Austria-TennisTrophy to Nestor/Zimonjić 7–5, 3–6, [10–5].
Mahesh Bhupathi and Max Mirnyi reached four Masters 1000 event finals in the year fell in their first three but succeeded in winning the final one. At the
On 13 November, Wesley Moodie and Dick Norman took the last spot after František Čermák and Michal Mertiňák were defeated by Mahesh Bhupathi and Max Mirnyi.
Wesley Moodie and Dick Norman did not reach a final this year. Even though Moodies reached the final of the
Contenders points breakdown
Singles
Rank | Athlete | Grand Slam | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | ATP 500 | ATP 250 | Total points | Tours | ||||||||||||||
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AO | FO | W | USO | IW | MI | MA
|
RO
|
CA | CI
|
SH | PA | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
1 | Rafael Nadal* | QF 360 |
W 2000 |
W 2000 |
W 2000 |
SF 360 |
SF 360 |
W 1000 |
W 1000 |
SF 360 |
QF 180 |
R16 90 |
A 0 |
W 1000 |
W 500 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
F 150 |
SF 90 |
11,450 | 16 |
2 | Roger Federer* | W 2000 |
QF 360 |
QF 360 |
SF 720 |
R32 45 |
R16 90 |
F 600 |
R32 10 |
F 600 |
W 1000 |
F 600 |
SF 360 |
W 500 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
- 0 |
W 250 |
F 150 |
7,645 | 17 |
3 | Novak Djokovic* | QF 360 |
QF 360 |
SF 720 |
F 1200 |
R16 90 |
R64 10 |
A 0 |
QF 180 |
SF 360 |
QF 180 |
SF 360 |
R16 90 |
W 500 |
W 500 |
SF 360 |
F 300 |
QF 45 |
R16 20 |
5,635 | 18 |
4 | Robin Söderling* | R128 10 |
F 1200 |
QF 360 |
QF 360 |
SF 360 |
SF 360 |
R32 10 |
R16 90 |
R16 90 |
R16 90 |
QF 180 |
W 1000 |
W 500 |
F 300 |
SF 180 |
QF 90 |
F 150 |
DC 50 |
5,380 | 22 |
5 | Andy Murray* | F 1200 |
R16 180 |
SF 720 |
R32 90 |
QF 180 |
R64 10 |
QF 180 |
R16 90 |
W 1000 |
QF 180 |
W 1000 |
QF 180 |
QF 90 |
R16 45 |
R16 45 |
R32 0 |
F 150 |
R16 20 |
5,360 | 18 |
6 | Tomáš Berdych* | R64 45 |
SF 720 |
F 1200 |
R128 10 |
QF 180 |
F 600 |
A 0 |
R32 45 |
QF 180 |
R16 90 |
R16 90 |
R16 90 |
QF 90 |
QF 90 |
R16 90 |
DC 40 |
RR 105 |
SF 90 |
3,755 | 22 |
7 | David Ferrer* | R64 45 |
R32 90 |
R16 180 |
R16 180 |
R64 10 |
R16 90 |
SF 360 |
F 600 |
R64 10 |
R16 90 |
R16 90 |
R16 90 |
W 500 |
W 500 |
SF 360 |
F 300 |
F 150 |
SF 90 |
3,735 | 23 |
8 | Andy Roddick* | QF 360 |
R32 90 |
R16 180 |
R64 45 |
F 600 |
W 1000 |
A 0 |
A 0 |
A 0 |
SF 360 |
R32 45 |
QF 180 |
SF 180 |
QF 90 |
QF 90 |
R16 45 |
W 250 |
F 150 |
3,665 | 17 |
Doubles
Rank | Team | Points | Total Points | Tourn | |||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | ||||
1 | Bob Bryan (USA) Mike Bryan (USA) |
W 2000 |
W 2000 |
W 1000 |
W 1000 |
W 1000 |
W 1000 |
W 500 |
W 500 |
QF 360 |
SF 360 |
SF 360 |
W 250 |
W 250 |
W 250 |
QF 180 |
QF 180 |
QF 90 |
QF 90 |
11,370 | 22 |
2 | Daniel Nestor (CAN) Nenad Zimonjić (SRB) |
W 2000 |
F 1200 |
W 1000 |
F 600 |
F 600 |
W 500 |
W 500 |
F 300 |
W 250 |
W 250 |
QF 180 |
QF 180 |
QF 180 |
R16 180 |
SF 180 |
R16 90 |
R32 90 |
SF 90 |
8,370 | 18 |
3 | Mahesh Bhupathi (IND) Max Mirnyi (BLR) |
W 1000 |
F 600 |
F 600 |
F 600 |
F 300 |
SF 360 |
R16 180 |
QF 180 |
SF 90 |
QF 90 |
R32 90 |
R32 90 |
QF 45 |
QF 45 |
R64 0 |
R32 0 |
R16 0 |
R16 0 |
4,270 | 19 |
4 | Lukáš Dlouhý (CZE) Leander Paes (IND) |
F 1200 |
W 1000 |
QF 360 |
SF 360 |
F 300 |
QF 180 |
QF 180 |
F 150 |
F 150 |
R32 90 |
F 75 |
QF 45 |
R32 0 |
R16 0 |
R16 0 |
R16 0 |
R16 0 |
R64 0 |
4,015 | 18 |
5 | Łukasz Kubot (POL) Oliver Marach (AUT) |
W 500 |
SF 360 |
SF 360 |
SF 360 |
QF 360 |
QF 360 |
W 250 |
SF 180 |
QF 180 |
QF 180 |
QF 180 |
R16 180 |
F 150 |
SF 90 |
QF 45 |
R16 0 |
R16 0 |
R16 0 |
4,650 | 25 |
6 | Mariusz Fyrstenberg (POL) Marcin Matkowski (POL) |
F 600 |
SF 360 |
QF 360 |
QF 360 |
F 300 |
W 250 |
SF 180 |
QF 180 |
QF 180 |
F 150 |
F 150 |
QF 90 |
R16 90 |
R32 90 |
R32 90 |
QF 45 |
QF 45 |
R16 0 |
3,520 | 28 |
7 | Wesley Moodie (RSA) Dick Norman (BEL) |
SF 720 |
SF 720 |
SF 360 |
SF 360 |
QF 360 |
QF 180 |
SF 90 |
SF 90 |
SF 90 |
SF 90 |
QF 90 |
QF 90 |
QF 45 |
QF 45 |
QF 45 |
R16 0 |
R16 0 |
R16 0 |
3,375 | 25 |
12 | Jürgen Melzer (AUT) Philipp Petzschner (GER) |
W 2000 |
W 250 |
QF 180 |
R16 180 |
SF 90 |
QF 45 |
R16 0 |
R32 0 |
R64 0 |
R64 0 |
R16 0 |
R16 0 |
2,745 | 12 |
Groupings
The tournament was conducted in a round robin format. The eight players/teams divided in two groups. The eight seeds were determined by the South African Airways ATP rankings and the 2010 ATP Doubles Team Rankings of Monday, 15 November 2010. The top seed was placed in Group A and the second seed placed in Group B. Players/teams seeded three and four, five and six, seven and eight, were then drawn in pairs placing the first drawn in Group A.
Singles
Group A Consists of three of four of the Slam champions competing in the event. The group is led by 9-time Major champion Rafael Nadal, and former Australian Open champion, Novak Djokovic and former US Open winner, Andy Roddick. The group is completed by Wimbledon finalist Tomáš Berdych. Against the rest of the group, no. 1 seed Rafael Nadal is 28–13, no. 3 seed Novak Djokovic is 12–21, no. 6 seed Tomáš Berdych is 6–17 and no. 8 seed Andy Roddick is 14–9.[14]
Nadal is 15–7 with Djokovic, with their only match this year, coming at the US Open final, which was won by Nadal, however Djokovic won 3 of their last 4 encounters. Nadal also leads 8–3 over Berdych, and has won both their encounters this year. Nadal also leads Roddick 5–3, but with Roddick winning their last meeting, but Nadal has won 3 of the last 4. Roddick on the other hand has a winning record against both Djokovic and Berdych. Roddick is 5–2 against Djokovic and is on a four match winning streak against the Serb with their last meeting coming in Cincinnati. Roddick also leads Berdych 6–2 and has a four match winning streak against the Czech. The pair have played three times this year but haven't met since Miami. While Djokovic trails Nadal and Roddick he has a winning record of 3–1 against Berdych, winning their previous encounter at the Davis Cup semi-final tie between Serbia and Czech Republic.[14]
Group B is led by the only Major champion in his group Roger Federer, he is joined two-time Major finalists Robin Söderling and Andy Murray, the group is completed by David Ferrer. Against the rest of the group, no. 2 seed Roger Federer has an impressive 29–9, no. 4 seed Robin Söderling 11–20, no. 5 seed Andy Murray 11–10 and no. 7 David Ferrer 7–19.[81]
Andy Murray leads 8–5 against Federer, they have met three in finals this year with Murray winning their last two meeting at Shanghai and Toronto. Murray is tied with Söderling 2–2, with Söderling winning their last match in Indian Wells. However Murray trails 1–3 to Ferrer, with Ferrer winning their two encounters in 2010 in Rome and Madrid. Federer has lost only one match to the others, he is 14–1 with Söderling's only win at Roland Garros this year and a perfect record of 10–0 versus Ferrer. Söderling has a winning record against Ferrer of 8–4, however Ferrer won their last match in Valencia.[81]
Doubles
Group A: Against the rest of the group the Bryans who hold two Grand Slam title of the season have a promising advantage over the others with 15–6, while Roland Garros finalist Dlouhý/Paes are 4–6 while Fyrstenberg/Matkowski are at 7–12 and the Wimbledon champions Melzer/Petzschner are 0–2.[81]
The Bryans were 4–1 up against Dlouhý/Paes without having a match this year (but winning the last one at the 2009 ATP World Tour Finals), tied at 10–5 with Fyrstenberg/Matkowski (3–2 in 2010 including the China Open final in favor of Bryans) and 1–0 against Melzer/Petzschner in their only meeting in the Australian Open. Fyrstenberg/Matkowski are tied with Dlouhý/Paes 2–2 (the Czech-Indian team has come up from 0–2 of last year) and never faced Melzer/Petzschner. Melzer/Petzschner are 0–1 down with Dlouhý/Paes losing in Brisbane in the first ATP tournament of the year.[81]
Group B: 2010 French Open champion and Australian Open finalist Nestor/Zimonjić were joined by Bhupathi/Mirnyi, Kubot/Marach and Moodie/Norman. Against the rest of the group Nestor/Zimonjić are 7–2, whilst Bhupathi/Mirnyi are 3–2. Kubot/Marach are 3–6 and Moodie/Norman are 1–4.[14]
Nestor/Zimonjic are tied 1–1 with Bhupathi/Mirnyi with the latters retiring in the Monte-Carlo Masters final and turning the odds in the BNP Paribas Masters Quarters by winning the decider set. They are 3–1 against Kubot/Marach setting off the standstill after beating them in both of their encounters this year. They are strong versus Moodie/Norman with 3–0 head-to-head consolidating it by coming out victoriously in both of their semifinal matches (Monte Carlo, French Open). Bhupathi and Mirnyi has never played Moodie/Norman but are 2–1 against Kubot/Marach. All three matches took place in 2010 as follows : Cincinnati Masters Semis win in August, Shanghai Masters Fail in the quarterfinal and Valencia 500 Semis win in October. The Pole-Austrian duo are tied with Moodie/Norman 1–1 (Valencia and Monte-Carlo Masters respectively).[14]
Head-to-heads
These are the head-to-head records as they approach the tournament.
Singles
Nadal | Federer | Djokovic | Söderling | Murray | Berdych | Ferrer | Roddick | Overall[82] | ||
1 | Rafael Nadal | 14–7 | 15–7 | 5–2 | 8–4 | 8–3 | 11–3 | 5–3 | 66–29 | |
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2 | Roger Federer | 7–14 | 12–6 | 14–1 | 5–8 | 9–3 | 10–0 | 20–2 | 77–34 | |
3 | Novak Djokovic | 7–15 | 6–12 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 5–4 | 2–5 | 32–41 | |
4 | Robin Söderling | 2–5 | 1–14 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 6–3 | 8–4 | 3–2 | 23–35 | |
5 | Andy Murray | 4–8 | 8–5 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 6–3 | 25–27 | |
6 | Tomáš Berdych | 3–8 | 3–9 | 1–3 | 3–6 | 2–1 | 2–5 | 2–6 | 16–38 | |
7 | David Ferrer | 3–11 | 0–10 | 4–5 | 4–8 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 23–40 | |
8 | Andy Roddick | 3–5 | 2–20 | 5–2 | 2–3 | 3–6 | 6–2 | 3–4 | 24–42 |
Doubles
Bryan Bryan |
Nestor Zimonjić |
Bhupathi Mirnyi |
Dlouhý Paes |
Kubot Marach |
Fyrstenberg Matkowski |
Moodie Norman |
Melzer Petzschner |
Overall | ||
1 | Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan | 6–8 | 3–4 | 4–1 | 6–0 | 10–5 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 34–20 | |
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2 | Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić | 8–6 | 1–1 | 7–1 | 3–1 | 7–5 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 29–14 | |
3 | Mahesh Bhupathi / Max Mirnyi | 4–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 11–6 | |
4 | Lukáš Dlouhý / Leander Paes | 1–4 | 1–7 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 8–15 | |
5 | Łukasz Kubot / Oliver Marach | 0–6 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 6–15 | |
6 | Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski | 5–10 | 5–7 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 15–24 | |
7 | Wesley Moodie / Dick Norman | 2–4 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–11 | |
8 | Jürgen Melzer / Philipp Petzschner | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 |
Day-by-day summaries
Day 1 : 21 November 2010
The tournament started with doubles action from Group A. In the opening match the defending champions the Bryan brothers won in straight sets over debutants Melzer/Petzschner.
In the following singles match, 2008 semifinalist Murray fought 2009 semifinalist Robin Söderling. The two had switched places in the ATP World rankings 6 days earlier, after Sodeling won the Paris Masters overtaking Murray by 20 points. Murray broke three times in the first set winning it 6–2. In the second set, Söderling was more competitive as he only lost serve once allowing Murray to close out a straight sets win in only 80 minutes.[83]
Polish duo Fyrstenberg/Matkowski faced Dlouhý/Paes in the third match. They won 6–3, 7–6 and closed second just one game behind the Bryans after the opening round of group A.
The last match of the day was between the 2007 finalists Federer and Ferrer. Federer raced into a 4–0 lead after only 15 minutes. In the fifth game Ferrer retrieved a break, to record his first game. However Federer then won the next two games to close the set out, 6–1. The second set was closer with chances to break for both players. In the end it was Federer who got a break and after saving three break points when serving for the match the Swiss star closed the match out with a 6–1, 6–4 win. This was Federer's 30th win at the season ending championships. Federer at the end of the first round of matches leads the group on game difference as he is one game ahead of Murray.[84]
Matches on O2 arena[85]
| |||
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Group | Winner | Loser | Score |
Doubles – Group A
|
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan [1] |
Jürgen Melzer Philipp Petzschner [7] |
6–3, 7–5 |
Singles – Group B
|
Andy Murray [5] | Robin Söderling [4] | 6–2, 6–4 |
Doubles – Group A
|
Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski [6] |
Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes [3] |
6–3, 7–6(3) |
Singles – Group B
|
Roger Federer [2] | David Ferrer [7] | 6–1, 6–4 |
1st match started at 12:15 pm, 2nd not before 2 pm, 3rd at 6:15 pm and 4th not before 8 pm |
Day 2 : 22 November 2010
The first match of the Group B for doubles had the ranked No. 4 Mahesh Bhupathi and Max Mirnyi against Polish Łukasz Kubot and Austrian Oliver Marach. The first set went to tiebreak, and this was won by Bhupathi and Mirnyi 7–6. The second was won by them as they broke serve for a 6–4 second set scoreline. With this victory and the result of the other match they lie second in the group.
The first match of the Group A for singles was between Serbian Novak Djokovic and Czech Tomáš Berdych. Djokovic (who won the ATP World Tour Finals in 2008) broke at the start and at the end of the first set for a 6–3 win. Djokovic then broke Berdych just once in the second set but it was enough for a 6–3, 6–3 win. As a result of the other match in Group A, the Serbian sits on top of the group.
In the third match of the day Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić played against Wesley Moodie and Dick Norman and won losing just 3 games: 6–2, 6–1.
In the last match, Rafael Nadal and Andy Roddick squared off. The American started brightly winning the first set 6–3. The pair traded breaks early in the second before the set was decided in Nadal's favour on a tiebreaker, 7–6. The third set looked to be heading towards a tie breaker before Nadal broke to win the set 6–4 and the match.
Matches on O2 arena[85]
| |||
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Group | Winner | Loser | Score |
Doubles – Group B
|
Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi [4] |
Łukasz Kubot Oliver Marach [5] |
7–6(2), 6–4 |
Singles – Group A
|
Novak Djokovic [3] | Tomáš Berdych [6] | 6–3, 6–3 |
Doubles – Group B
|
Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić [2] |
Wesley Moodie Dick Norman [8] |
6–2, 6–1 |
Singles – Group A
|
Rafael Nadal [1] | Andy Roddick [8] | 3–6, 7–6(5), 6–4 |
1st match started at 12:15 pm, 2nd not before 2 pm, 3rd at 6:15 pm and 4th not before 8 pm |
Day 3 : 23 November 2010
In the first match of Day 3, Jürgen Melzer and Philipp Petzschner defeated Lukáš Dlouhý and Leander Paes in three sets, winning the deciding one 10–8.
Roger Federer then scored an easy win over Andy Murray.
The third match of the day saw a surprise, as Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski defeated the Bryans in three sets, with the deciding set also finishing at 10–8.
Day 3 ended with Robin Söderling defeating David Ferrer 7–5, 7–5, all but eliminating Ferrer from semifinal contention.
Matches on O2 arena[85]
| |||
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Group | Winner | Loser | Score |
Doubles – Group A
|
Jürgen Melzer Philipp Petzschner [7] |
Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes [3] |
7–6(9), 4–6, [10–8] |
Singles – Group B
|
Roger Federer [2] | Andy Murray [5] | 6–4, 6–2 |
Doubles – Group A
|
Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski [6] |
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan [1] |
2–6, 7–6(4), [10–8] |
Singles – Group B
|
Robin Söderling [4] | David Ferrer [7] | 7–5, 7–5 |
1st match started at 12:15 pm, 2nd not before 2 pm, 3rd at 6:15 pm and 4th not before 8 pm |
Day 4 : 24 November 2010
The lowest ranked doubles couple of the tournament, composed by Wesley Moodie and Dick Norman, were the winners of the first match between Łukasz Kubot and Oliver Marach losing only four games: 6–1, 6–3.
After this Tomáš Berdych redeemed himself from his lost match with Djokovic and defeated Andy Roddick in two sets, and made Roddick hard to qualify to the semifinals.
Canadian Daniel Nestor and Serbian Nenad Zimonjić defeated Mahesh Bhupathi and Max Mirnyi with a double tiebreak: 7–5 the first, and 7–1 the second and last one.
The last match of the day featured a rematch of the US Open final between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. Djokovic had break point in the opening Nadal service game, which was saved. But three two Nadal had broken through. Djokovic though broke back immediately and held to make it four all. Djokovic then started to have an issue with a contact lens, and at four all took an extended break to try to resolve the problem. After a five-minute absence Djokovic returned to court and held serve, Nadal made it five all before gaining the all important break. Nadal then fended off several break points to clinch the set by seven games to five. Djokovic was then allowed to extend the break between the sets to sort the issue out with his contact lens' once again. Nadal seemed irritated that the Serb was allowed to have multiple and lengthy equipment timeouts for the same reason. Upon resumption of play Djokovic was broken twice and finally got a game on the board at 4–0 to a huge reception. Both players then held serve as Nadal wrapped up the set and the match, 7–5, 6–2.[86]
Matches on O2 arena[85]
| |||
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Group | Winner | Loser | Score |
Doubles – Group B
|
Wesley Moodie Dick Norman [8] |
Łukasz Kubot Oliver Marach [5] |
6–1, 6–3 |
Singles – Group A
|
Tomáš Berdych [6] | Andy Roddick [8] | 7–5, 6–3 |
Doubles – Group B
|
Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić [2] |
Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi [4] |
7–6(5), 7–6(1) |
Singles – Group A
|
Rafael Nadal [1] | Novak Djokovic [3] | 7–5, 6–2 |
1st match started at 12:15 pm, 2nd not before 2 pm, 3rd at 6:15 pm and 4th not before 8 pm |
Day 5 : 25 November 2010
The number 1 ranked on doubles Bob and Mike Bryan defeated Lukáš Dlouhý and Leander Paes 6–3, 6–4, and closed their Round robin matches for this tournament. Dlouhý and Paes couldn't win any match in the tournament and were eliminated from it. In fact the pairing who were splitting had gone 0–6 in their appearances in the Tour finals together.
Then, the four-time winner Roger Federer won his last match of Round robin to go undefeated, beating Swede Robin Söderling 7–6(5), 6–3, and now their head-to-head is 15–1 for Federer. At the completion of the first set Federer won the group and at the end of the match Söderling was eliminated.
The match between Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski against Jürgen Melzer and Philipp Petzschner closed the matches for Doubles' Group A. The Polish couple won 6–3, 7–6(7) and qualified.
The final match of the day saw Andy Murray take on David Ferrer. Ferrer won the opening two games before Murray won six in a row to book his place in the semi-finals. Murray broke early in the second only to hand it back and break again immediately to close out a 6–2, 6–2 win.
Matches on O2 arena[85]
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Group | Winner | Loser | Score |
Doubles – Group A
|
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan [1] |
Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes [3] |
6–3, 6–4 |
Singles – Group B
|
Roger Federer [2] | Robin Söderling [4] | 7–6(5), 6–3 |
Doubles – Group A
|
Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski [6] |
Jürgen Melzer Philipp Petzschner [7] |
6–3, 7–6(7) |
Singles – Group B
|
Andy Murray [5] | David Ferrer [7] | 6–2, 6–2 |
1st match started at 12:15 pm, 2nd not before 2 pm, 3rd at 6:15 pm and 4th not before 8 pm |
Day 6 : 26 November 2010
Polish Łukasz Kubot and Austrian Oliver Marach defeated Canadian Daniel Nestor and Serb Nenad Zimonjić 6–0, 1–6, [10–6], but it was not enough to qualify to semifinals, and contrary Nestor and Zimonjić did it.
Then, Rafael Nadal defeated Tomáš Berdych and qualified to semifinals as the first of his group.
Closing doubles' matches for Round robin Mahesh Bhupathi and Max Mirnyi defeated Wesley Moodie and Dick Norman double 6–4 and they qualified to the semifinals as the second of Group B.
Closing Round robin matches for 2010 edition, Novak Djokovic defeated Andy Roddick 6–2, 6–3 and qualified to semifinals.
Matches on O2 arena[85]
| |||
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Group | Winner | Loser | Score |
Doubles – Group B
|
Łukasz Kubot Oliver Marach [5] |
Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić [2] |
6–0, 1–6, [10–6] |
Singles – Group A
|
Rafael Nadal [1] | Tomáš Berdych [6] | 7–6(3), 6–1 |
Doubles – Group B
|
Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi [4] |
Wesley Moodie Dick Norman [8] |
6–4, 6–4 |
Singles – Group A
|
Novak Djokovic [3] | Andy Roddick [8] | 6–2, 6–3 |
1st match started at 12:15 pm, 2nd not before 2 pm, 3rd at 6:15 pm and 4th not before 8 pm |
Day 7 : 27 November 2010
The semifinals began with a surprise as Nestor and Zimonjić knocked of the top-seeded Bryan double in three sets with a thrilling third one. They also saved a match point when they were down in the third set 9–10 before making three straight points to win.
They will face Bhupathi and Mirnyi in the final as they defeated the Polish pair Fyrstenberg and Matkowski in two sets. The Polish were under pressure most of the time saving four match points before giving up the fifth where Mirnyi forced Fyrstenberg into an error.
The first singles semi final saw world number 1 Rafael Nadal face home hero Andy Murray. Nadal edged the first set on a tie break after no breaks of serve. The highlight of the set was a 36 shot rally, which Murray won. Murray won the second set 6–3 breaking Nadal twice. Nadal in the third broke Murray before the Scot broke back when the Spaniard was serving for the match. After letting two match points go by, Nadal after 3 hours finally took the match in the final set tie break
Federer defeated Djokovic in straight sets to set up a final with his Spanish rival. This was to be just their second meeting this year after they had met at Madrid where Nadal won in straight sets.
Matches on O2 arena[85]
| |||
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Match | Winner | Loser | Score |
Doubles – Semifinal
|
Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić [2] |
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan [1] |
6–3, 3–6, [12–10] |
Singles – Semifinal
|
Rafael Nadal [1] | Andy Murray [5] | 7–6(5), 3–6, 7–6(6) |
Doubles – Semifinal
|
Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi [4] |
Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski [6] |
6–4, 6–4 |
Singles – Semifinal
|
Roger Federer [2] | Novak Djokovic [3] | 6–1, 6–4 |
1st match started at 12:15 pm, 2nd not before 2 pm, 3rd at 6:15 pm and 4th not before 8 pm |
Day 8 : 28 November 2010
The day began with the doubles final between Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić, who beat top seeds and defending champions Bob and Mike Bryan in the semifinals, versus Mahesh Bhupathi and Max Mirnyi. The 2008 champions lifted their second title in doubles at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals after beating 4th seeds in 1 hour and 21 minutes, with 7–6(6), 6–4.
Later, second seed Roger Federer beat top seed Rafael Nadal in their second match of the year to clinch his fifth title at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, equaling records of Pete Sampras and Ivan Lendl, both with 5 titles. In a match of 1 hour and 37 minutes, Federer completed his unbeatable tournament, winning in three sets, 6–3, 3–6, 6–1.[87] Nadal continues to lead head-to-head against Federer, now 14–8, and in the ATP World Tour ranking.
Matches on O2 arena[85]
| |||
---|---|---|---|
Match | Champion | Runner up | Score |
Doubles – Final
|
Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić [2] |
Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi [4] |
7–6(6), 6–4 |
Singles – Final
|
Roger Federer [2] | Rafael Nadal [1] | 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 |
1st match started at 3:30 pm, 2nd not before 5:30 pm |
Prize money and points
The total prize money for the 2010 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals was US$5 million.[88]
Stage | Singles | Doubles1 | Points |
---|---|---|---|
Champion | +$770,000 | +$125,000 | +500 |
Semifinal win | +$380,000 | +$30,000 | +400 |
Round robin (3 wins) | $480,0002 | $122,5003 | 600 |
Round robin (2 wins) | $360,0002 | $100,0003 | 400 |
Round robin (1 win) | $240,0002 | $87,5003 | 200 |
Round robin (0 wins) | $120,0002 | $65,0003 | 0 |
Alternates | $70,000 | $25,000 | – |
- 1 Prize money for doubles is per team.
- 2 Pro-rated on a per match basis: $70,000 = 1 match, $95,000 = 2 matches, $120,000 = 3 matches
- 3 Pro-rated on a per match basis: $30,000 = 1 match, $50,000 = 2 matches, $65,000 = 3 matches
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