Roddick and del Potro boost their chances for a Masters Cup appearance

On the second day of action from Paris, Andy Roddick made his hopes for an appearance at the year-ending Masters Cup stronger with a convincing win over Feliciano Lopez. Roddick lost just 3 points on his first serve, shot 13 aces and didn't face a break point. The final score was 63 64. Roddick can guarantee his place at the Masters Cup if he reaches the semifinals in Paris.

Juan Martin del Potro also boosted his chances of a berth at the Masters Cup this year with a superb win over former top ten player, Mario Ancic. Del Potro knocked Ancic out in just 79 minutes with a score of 60 64. He hit 3 aces and won 70 percent of service points, he also converted 4 of 7 break points.

Other winners include Novak Djokovic who defeated Dmitry Tursunov with a score of 62 43 when Tursunov retired because of  a shoulder injury, Radek Stepanek and Fernando Verdasco.

Tuesday, October 27, 2008

Singles - Second Round
[3] N Djokovic (SRB) d D Tursunov (RUS) 62 43 ret. (right shoulder)
[7] A Roddick (USA) d F Lopez (ESP) 63 64
[9] J del Potro (ARG) d M Ancic (CRO) 60 64
[16] G Monfils (FRA) d [Q] J Monaco (ARG) 64 64
[15] F Verdasco (ESP) d T Robredo (ESP) 26 76(6) 62

Singles - First Round
P Kohlschreiber (GER) d M Youzhny (RUS) 61 64
R Stepanek (CZE) d M Gicquel (FRA) 64 36 64
R Soderling (SWE) d [WC] J Ouanna (FRA) 63 64
[Q] I Ljubicic (CRO) d [Q] V Troicki (SRB) 63 64
[LL] F Serra (FRA) d [LL] G Canas (ARG) 46 75 63

Doubles - First Round
J Monaco (ARG) / R Nadal (ESP) d [WC] N Mahut (FRA) / P Mathieu (FRA) 62 64
A Clement (FRA) / M Llodra (FRA) d R Lindstedt (SWE) / R Soderling (SWE) 76(5) 57 10-8
L Arnold Ker (ARG) / D Nalbandian (ARG) d [WC] J Ouanna (FRA) / J Tsonga (FRA) 62 75