Here are all the possible masters cup groups

[Moose Malloy]

There are 8 possible scenarios. Masters Cup rules are to separate 1-2,3-4,5-6,7-8 into separate groups, so it wasn't hard to come up with the possible groupings. Nadal & Federer can't be in the same group, nor can Davydenko & Djokovic, Ferrer & Roddick, or Gasquet & Gonzalez.

Here they are:

1)Fed,Djoke,Roddick,Gonzo
Nadal,Davy,Ferrer,Gasquet

2)Fed,Djoke,Ferrer,Gonzo
Nadal,Davy,Roddick,Gasquet

3)Fed,Djoke,Roddick,Gasquet
Nadal,Davy,Ferrer,Gonzo

4)Fed,Djoke,Ferrer,Gasquet
Nadal,Davy,Roddick,Gonzo

5)Fed,Davy,Ferrer,Gonzo
Nadal,Djoke,Roddick,Gasquet

6)Fed,Davy,Ferrer,Gasquet
Nadal,Djoke,Roddick,Gonzo

7)Fed,Davy,Roddick,Gasquet
Nadal,Djoke,Ferrer,Gonzo

8)Fed,Davy,Roddick,Gonzo
Nadal,Djoke,Ferrer,Gasquet


which one would you like to see? I vote for #2, want to see Nadal play Gasquet & Roddick again, & Fed vs Djokovic.

 

[Thor]

Im with you,#2 seems like the way to go

 

[Rosebud]

Ok how about all other possibilities if we factor in either or both Roddick (Davis Cup fever) & Davydenko (dead man walking, poor thing . .) not attending?

 

[fastdunn]

yeah, #2 or #4.

 

[vkartikv]

BBC had an article y'day that said Roddick may not play Shanghai and Nalbandian would be the replacement. So would everyone below Roddick move up a spot or would Nalbandian move to # 5?

 

[Moose Malloy]

So would everyone below Roddick move up a spot or would Nalbandian move to # 5?

Everyone would move up a spot, provided Roddick doesn't wait too long to withdraw. Then Nalbandian would just get his spot.

 

[Rulo]

I've read from a post that Roddick actually took the plane to Shangai and that Nalbandian isn't flying to Shangai untill he recieves the announcement that one player will withdraw....
By the way, I'll be awesome if Nadal, Roddick and Gasquet are in the same group....

 

[Shabazza]

Option 2 is indeed a good one.

 

[FedForGOAT]

#4 IMO then #2.

 

[GOD_BLESS_RAFA]

Roddick and Djokovic should be at Federer's side this is all I hope to happen so it is either 1 or 3 but I long to see Gasquet vs Davydenko and Ferrer vs Davydenko and also Ferrer vs Gasquet and Nadal vs Ferrer again so it is definitely 1

Oh and Roddick vs Djokovic!

 

[jaykay]

BBC had an article y'day that said Roddick may not play Shanghai and Nalbandian would be the replacement. So would everyone below Roddick move up a spot or would Nalbandian move to # 5?

Would absolutely love it if Nalby gets to play in Shanghai by freak chance. Even better if he gets to replace Roddick... This guy is in such scintillating form that he deserves to be in Shanghai. Sadly, 'deserves' is just not good enough since he hasn't earned his spot...

 

[my_forehand]

I wanna see a Roddick vs. Gonzalez match

 

[BackHander22]

Option #2.

A Nadal/Gasquet match up would be cool.

 

[Moose Malloy]

Fed,Davy,Roddick,Gonzo
Nadal,Djoke,Ferrer,Gasquet

Well, at least we get Nadal-Gasquet. Fed'd group really has no interesting matches imo.

 

[cohn6]

its number 7.

 

[Geezer Guy]

I noticed the WTA year-end event had 1,3,5,7 in one group and 2,4,6,8 in another. Was this just the luck of the draw (do they decide groups like them men do?) or is that just the way they do it?

 

[Cyan]

Well, at least we get Nadal-Gasquet. Fed'd group really has no interesting matches imo.

Agree. All of the matches in Feds group will be super boring....

 

[FedForGOAT]

Agree. All of the matches in Feds group will be super boring....

Why? I think Roddick and Davy have the best chance of their life to beat Fed! oh wait, that amounts to almost absolutely nothing. shucks!