Battle for London: singles 2010 ATP World Tour Finals

rafael nadal won career golden slam @ 2010 open

on 7 june, after winning fifth french open title, spaniard rafael nadal announced first qualifier.

rafael nadal won 7 titles in year, of player on tour. nadal began year reaching final of qatar exxonmobil open losing nikolay davydenko 0–6, 7–6(8), 6–4. @ australian open lost in quarterfinals andy murray. nadal won first title of year , first in 11 months @ monte-carlo rolex masters defeated fernando verdasco in final 6–0, 6–1 victory. sixth consecutive title @ event. went on win next 3 tournaments, racking 24 consecutive match wins on way. won internazionali bnl d italia, fifth in event, defeating compatriot david ferrer 7–5, 6–2 in final. nadal claimed home masters tournament, mutua madrileña madrid open, first time, avenging 2009 final defeat, roger federer 6–4, 7–6(5) win. nadal reclaimed french open, winning fifth time , avenging loss robin söderling in last year s 4th round encounter 6–4, 6–2, 6–4 victory in final, reclaimed world no. 1 ranking roger federer. making sweep of clay-court masters 1000 , slam. nadal s winning streak ended compatriot feliciano lópez @ quarterfinals of aegon championships losing 7–6(5), 6–4. nadal s next title came @ wimbledon, defeated tomáš berdych 6–3, 7–5, 6–4 in final claim second title , first old world triple. nadal went on complete career golden slam , claim year-end no. 1 ranking; first win @ open on novak djokovic 6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2 in rain-delayed final. nadal earned 7th title of year @ rakuten japan open tennis championships beating gaël monfils 6–1, 7–5. nadal missed last masters of event in bnp paribas masters due shoulder injury. fourth appearance, having reached semifinals twice 4–7 record. nadal looking improve on last year failed win set in tournament.

roger federer won 2010 australian open, fourth victory @ slam

on 30 august following victory on brian dabul in first round of open, roger federer announced second qualifier.

roger federer began year winning australian open, 16th slam title defeating andy murray 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(11) in final. federer did not reach final until mutua madrileña madrid open, defending champion lost in rematch of 2009 final rafael nadal 6–4, 7–6(5). fell in next 2 finals, @ gerry weber open , rogers cup losing lleyton hewitt 3–6, 7–6(4), 6–4 (ending 15 match winning streak on australian) , andy murray 7–5, 7–5. federer defended title in western & southern financial group masters, defeating american mardy fish 6–7(5), 7–6(1), 6–4. reached fourth masters 1000 final in shanghai rolex masters lost andy murray 3–6, 2–6. federer won third title of year @ if stockholm open defeating florian mayer in final 6–4, 6–3. equaling pete sampras number of tournament wins 64. federer broke sampras total won 65th career title in davidoff swiss indoors, outlasting novak djokovic 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 in final. title places him fourth in all-time list. federer reached semifinals of open , defending champion, fell in quarterfinals eventual finalist in wimbledon , french open novak djokovic. during french open, federer won 700th atp tour level match , 150th on clay. while @ wimbledon, federer recorded 200th grand slam match win in first round. federer reached 900th tour match in stockholm , duly won it. federer has 29–7 record in world tour finals, having won on 4 occasions in 2003, 2004, 2006 , 2007. ninth appearance in event, , made semifinals last year.

novak djokovic reached second open final

on 9 october after reaching semi-finals of shanghai masters, serbian novak djokovic became third qualifier.

novak djokovic reached career-high world no. 2 after australian open. djokovic defended title first time @ barclays dubai tennis championships defeating mikhail youzhny 7–5, 5–7, 6–3. serb struggled first serve , health, during clay , grass season. after moving on hardcourts djokovic reached first grand slam final since winning 2008 australian open @ open. djokovic defeated roger federer in semifinal ending run of 3 consecutive losses @ open him. djokovic beat swiss 5–7, 6–1, 5–7, 6–2, 7–5, saving 2 match points @ 5–4 down on serve in final set. in final djokovic lost rafael nadal in 4 sets 6–4, 5–6, 6–4, 6–2. djokovic went on win second title of year in china open defeating david ferrer 6–2, 6–4 in final. @ davidoff swiss indoors defending champion, reached final lost roger federer 4–6, 6–3, 1–6. @ other slams, serbian able reach quarterfinals of both australian open , french open, , semi-finals of wimbledon championships. member of serbia s davis cup team won of 5 singles matches taking serbia first davis cup final. djokovic making fourth appearance after winning in 2008, , looking improve on last year s performance, failed out of group.

andy murray reaches australian open final

on 13 october after reaching third round of shanghai rolex masters, britain s no. 1 andy murray announced qualifier.

andy murray began year reaching second slam final @ australian open, defeated rafael nadal in quarterfinals after spaniard retired, lost roger federer in final 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(11). after loss federer, murray went on bad run of form making in 2 quarterfinals in 8 tournaments. however, murray bounced @ wimbledon championships, reached semi-finals losing rafael nadal 6–4, 7–6(6), 6–4. scot reached final on next tournament @ farmers classic, defeated american sam querrey 5–7, 7–6(2), 6–3 in final. murray won first title of year @ rogers cup defending champion, defeating roger federer 7–5, 7–5 in final. murray defeated roger federer 6–3, 6–2 in final win second title in year @ shanghai rolex masters, did not drop set in tournament. @ other slams, andy fell in both french open , open, in fourth , third round, respectively. third appearance , has 5–2 record, , has best of semi finals in 2008. murray looking better last year failed make out of groups 1 game.

robin söderling qualified second straight year

on 23 october after reaching quarterfinals of if stockholm open, french open finalist robin söderling named fifth qualifier.

robin söderling won first 500 series title in abn amro world tennis tournament won on mikhail youzhny when swede leading 6–4, 2–0, russian retired due right hamstring injury. reached final of barcelona open banco sabadell losing fernando verdasco in final 6–3, 4–6, 6–3. @ french open, söderling made repeat of last years upset, time around against roger federer defeating him in quarterfinals 3–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4, ending federer s 12 match winning streak on swede. went on reach finals second consecutive year, lost rafael nadal 6–4, 6–2, 6–4. reached fourth final of year @ skistar swedish open, defending champion lost nicolás almagro 5–7, 6–3, 2–6 in final. @ other slams, reached quarterfinals of wimbledon championships , open, , first round of australian open. reached semi-finals of bnp paribas open, sony ericsson open , valencia open 500. in mid-november has won bnp paribas masters against gaël monfils 6–1, 7–6 plummeting ranking career-high of world no. 4 , in seeding of tournament second appearance making semifinals last year.

on 11 november final 3 remaining spots taken after spaniard fernando verdasco lost 6–7 7–6 7–5 in third round gaël monfils.

tomáš berdych reaches first grand slam final @ wimbledon

tomáš berdych made big triumph year reaching career-high no. 6 in world. although berdych player on 8 man field not win tournament in year, made big impression in slams. berdych able make first grand slam semi-finals @ french open losing robin söderling after earning victory on andy murray in round of 16. berdych, made bigger impression @ wimbledon championships, upset world no. 2 roger federer 6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 6–4 in quarterfinals , world no. 3 novak djokovic 6–3, 7–6(9), 6–3 in semi-finals, reach first slam final fell world no. 1 rafael nadal 6–3, 7–5, 6–4. berdych able reach 1 other final @ sony ericsson open lost american andy roddick 7–5, 6–4 in final. @ other slams berdych fell @ first round of open , second round of australian open. berdych debutant in tournament.

david ferrer qualifies second time

david ferrer made resurgence year getting top 10 after 2 years. ferrer able win 2 titles year, both @ 500 series events. first in abierto mexicano telcel defeated compatriot juan carlos ferrero 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 in final , in valencia open 500 defeated surprise finalist lucky loser marcel granollers 7–5, 6–3 in final. ferrer made first masters 1000 finals @ internazionali bnl d italia losing defending champion rafael nadal 7–5, 6–2 in final. ferrer able reach 2 other finals in copa telmex losing juan carlos ferrero 5–7, 6–4, 6–3 in final , in china open, time losing top seed novak djokovic 6–4, 6–2 in final. ferrer able reach semi-finals of monte-carlo rolex masters, barcelona open banco sabadell , mutua madrileña madrid open. in slams ferrer able reach fourth round of wimbledon championships , open, third round of french open , second round of australian open. ferrer making second appearance, having reached final in 2007 losing roger federer 6–2, 6–3, 6–2.

andy roddick winning in miami

andy roddick began year in perfect form winning brisbane international defeating radek Štěpánek 7–6(2), 7–6(7) in final. made 2010 tenth consecutive season @ least 1 atp singles title. reached final of sap open in san jose fell 2nd seed fernando verdasco 3–6, 6–4, 6–4. reached final of bnp paribas open, first masters final since winning in 2006 western & southern financial group masters fell croatian ivan ljubičić 7–6(3), 7–6(5). however, @ sony ericsson, roddick made triumph upset rafael nadal in semifinals 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 , won title on tomáš berdych 7–5, 6–4 in final, fifth masters 1000 title. roddick missed whole european clay season. @ slams roddick wasn t able go deep in draw fell in second round of open, third round of french open , fourth round wimbledon championships , quarterfinals of australian open. roddick qualified 8th straight year making 6th appearance after reaching semi-finals in 2003, 2004 , 2007.