Roger Federer, Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal have one thing in common. None of them have won Paris Masters. Nadal is already out of the tournament, having withdrawn citing shoulder tendinitis. Will it be the year Roger Federer or Andy Murray scales the summit at Paris? Or will the year belong to one of the hopefuls for the remaining three slots in Barclays ATP World Tour Finals at London? The summit can be reached if they atleast clear their quarter of draw.
Andy Murray is too strong in his half. Gael Monfils could upset any body else with home support, but not Andy Murray. They play similar games, but Andy Murray plays a proactive game against Monfils. He dominates the play and is unlikely to make too many errors to be exploited by Monfils.
Federer’s march to Semi-Final will not be stopped by Gasquet or Stepanek or Ferrer. Ferrer is yet to qualify for the London finals, but even that motivation will not be sufficient to overcome Federer. Stepanek plays mind games with his opponents, but even a sub-par Federer is too strong for Stepanek. Richard Gasquet can give a tough fight in his service games, but can not break Federer.
Djokovic has tough opponents in Berdych and Davydenko. Berdych has capability to upset Djokovic, but he has to get past Davydenko which is not an easy proposition. John Isner and Sam Querrey are good on paper, but it is street fight for them even to reach the position to challenge Djokovic.
In Soderling’s quarter, Roddick has more motivation since he is yet to qualify for the London Finals. But Ljubicic is a difficult customer. Soderling, Youzhny, Gulbis are manageable. It looks likely that Andy Roddick will overcome snake bites in his path to Semi-Finals.
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