Barclays ATP World Tour Finale: Draw Preview and Analysis

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Published: November 16, 2010

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Winding down a globe-trotting season is never an easy proposition for the world's best players.

Checking in and out of numerous hotel rooms; handing in racket-after-racket to the stringers on site; or waiting for a rain-delayed match to begin: It can certainly take its toll.

But when looking back on one's year, the satisfaction of qualifying for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finale must, in some way, make up for all the sacrifice.

With the regular season done and dusted, the eight best players in the world will come together at the O2 Arena in London to bid for one of the sport's grandest titles.

World No. 1 Rafael Nadal will be back in action after missing the Paris event with shoulder tendinitis. Remaining the biggest tournament that the Spaniard hasn't won during his illustrious career, Nadal will certainly be eager to cast aside his winless robin-round record in 2009. 

Facing the likes of Novak Djokovic, Andy Roddick and Tomas Berdych in Group A action, Nadal's angled passing shots and improved servicing will be tested in all of his matches.

Four-time former champ Roger Federer would love nothing more than to end the year on the highest note possible. Experiencing a relative "off" season by his standards, Federer will be adamant on fine-tuning his killer forehand, which deserted him at the Paris Indoors.

The Swiss' road to the semifinals will be tough, to say the least. Facing a variety of different baseline artists, Federer's journey to the semis could be halted by recent Paris champ Robin Soderling, six-time Masters winner Andy Murray and ultra-consistent Spaniard David Ferrer.

It would be more than fitting if the crowd in London received a Nadal vs. Federer final. But the likelihood of that matchup taking place would be a long shot.

Considering that the two greats have only met twice in the past two seasons, the chances of locking horns in Londo...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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