Shanghai Rolex Masters, ATP Masters 1000

[Billie]

DATE: 9 - 16 October 2016
SURFACE: Hard
PRIZE MONEY: $5,452,985
FIELD SIZE: 56
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Novak Djokovic

Seeds:

1. N. Djokovic
2. A. Murray
3. S. Wawrinka
4. R. Nadal
5. M. Raonic
6. G. Monfils
7. T. Berdych
8. M. Cilic
9 J. Tsonga
10 D. Ferrer
11 D. Goffin
12 N. Kyrgios
13 L. Pouille
14 R. Gasquet
15 R. Bautista Agut
16 P. Cuevas

The Tournament:

Shanghai Sees Continued Success, Renews Title Sponsorship
Good fortune continues to shine on the Shanghai ATP Masters 1000. In its first four years in 2009-2012, Shanghai was awarded ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Tournament of the Year, as voted by the ATP players. Rolex recently renewed its title sponsorship of the only ATP World Tour Masters event in the Chinese region.

About Shanghai

Shanghai, on China’s central coast, is the country's biggest city and a global financial hub. Its heart is the Bund, a famed waterfront promenade lined with colonial-era buildings. Across the Huangpu River rises the Pudong district’s futuristic skyline, including 632m Shanghai Tower and the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, with distinctive pink spheres. Sprawling Yu Garden has traditional pavilions, towers and ponds.

The reasons to visit Shanghai:

Shanghai is China's largest and richest city: China's biggest and most prosperous city oozes an atmosphere of vitality and rival New York and Paris in terms of modernity.

A Blend of Eastern and Western Cultures: Shanghai's colonial legacy combined with Chinese culture has created a unique fusion of East and West.

Ease of Onward Trips: From Shanghai it is easy to travel to Xian to see the Terracotta Army or up to Beijing to see the Forbidden City and the Great Wall of China, or to Guilin to see the beautiful karst landscape.

Shanghai's gorgeous night scene: One of the main highlights that will linger in visitors' mind. As night descends the entire city is lit up by colorful lights.
The Most Popular Attractions in Shanghai

Shanghai is a world famous destination with classic gardens, colonial architecture, tall skyscrapers, tranquil water towns, museums, etc.

• The Bund: Symbolic of colonial Shanghai, the Bund has dozens of buildings of various architectural styles.
• Yuyuan ('Happiness Garden') houses a wonderful collection of classically Chinese traditional buildings and it is an oasis in the bustling city.
• Jade Buddha Temple: A a serene place in the hustling city, with amazing jade statues, gorgeous buildings and a lovely Chinese garden.
• Shanghai Disneyland Park: A newly-built amusement park blends the magic of Disney and unique cultural elements of China.
• Zhujiajiao Water Town: An ancient town endowed with waterways, ancient bridges, and traditional Chinese-style residences.

Tourism Guide:

 

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The Draw:

 

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Results from the Shanghai Masters Men's Singles Round 1 matches on Sunday

Wu Di (China) beat 16-Pablo Cuevas (Uruguay) 6-3 4-6 7-6(2)
Janko Tipsarevic (Serbia) beat Philipp Kohlschreiber (Germany) 6-2 6-4
Fabio Fognini (Italy) beat Albert Ramos (Spain) 7-5 6-3
Kevin Anderson (South Africa) beat Li Zhe (China) 6-1 6-3

 

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[Carol]

DATE: 9 - 16 October 2016
SURFACE: Hard
PRIZE MONEY: $5,452,985
FIELD SIZE: 56
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Novak Djokovic

Seeds:

1. N. Djokovic
2. A. Murray
3. S. Wawrinka
4. R. Nadal
5. M. Raonic
6. G. Monfils
7. T. Berdych
8. M. Cilic
9 J. Tsonga
10 D. Ferrer
11 D. Goffin
12 N. Kyrgios
13 L. Pouille
14 R. Gasquet
15 R. Bautista Agut
16 P. Cuevas

The Tournament:

Shanghai Sees Continued Success, Renews Title Sponsorship
Good fortune continues to shine on the Shanghai ATP Masters 1000. In its first four years in 2009-2012, Shanghai was awarded ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Tournament of the Year, as voted by the ATP players. Rolex recently renewed its title sponsorship of the only ATP World Tour Masters event in the Chinese region.

About Shanghai

Shanghai, on China’s central coast, is the country's biggest city and a global financial hub. Its heart is the Bund, a famed waterfront promenade lined with colonial-era buildings. Across the Huangpu River rises the Pudong district’s futuristic skyline, including 632m Shanghai Tower and the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, with distinctive pink spheres. Sprawling Yu Garden has traditional pavilions, towers and ponds.

The reasons to visit Shanghai:

Shanghai is China's largest and richest city: China's biggest and most prosperous city oozes an atmosphere of vitality and rival New York and Paris in terms of modernity.

A Blend of Eastern and Western Cultures: Shanghai's colonial legacy combined with Chinese culture has created a unique fusion of East and West.

Ease of Onward Trips: From Shanghai it is easy to travel to Xian to see the Terracotta Army or up to Beijing to see the Forbidden City and the Great Wall of China, or to Guilin to see the beautiful karst landscape.

Shanghai's gorgeous night scene: One of the main highlights that will linger in visitors' mind. As night descends the entire city is lit up by colorful lights.
The Most Popular Attractions in Shanghai

Shanghai is a world famous destination with classic gardens, colonial architecture, tall skyscrapers, tranquil water towns, museums, etc.

• The Bund: Symbolic of colonial Shanghai, the Bund has dozens of buildings of various architectural styles.
• Yuyuan ('Happiness Garden') houses a wonderful collection of classically Chinese traditional buildings and it is an oasis in the bustling city.
• Jade Buddha Temple: A a serene place in the hustling city, with amazing jade statues, gorgeous buildings and a lovely Chinese garden.
• Shanghai Disneyland Park: A newly-built amusement park blends the magic of Disney and unique cultural elements of China.
• Zhujiajiao Water Town: An ancient town endowed with waterways, ancient bridges, and traditional Chinese-style residences.

Tourism Guide:

Thanks Billie, beautiful pictures!

 

[Carol]

Hope Rafa won't play doubles again in Shanghai.......

 

[teddytennisfan]

Shanghai is a world famous destination with classic gardens, colonial architecture, tall skyscrapers, tranquil water towns, museums, etc.

• The Bund: Symbolic of colonial Shanghai, the Bund has dozens of buildings of various architectural styles.
• Yuyuan ('Happiness Garden') houses a wonderful collection of classically Chinese traditional buildings and it is an oasis in the bustling city.
• Jade Buddha Temple: A a serene place in the hustling city, with amazing jade statues, gorgeous buildings and a lovely Chinese garden.
• Shanghai Disneyland Park: A newly-built amusement park blends the magic of Disney and unique cultural elements of China.
• Zhujiajiao Water Town: An ancient town endowed with waterways, ancient bridges, and traditional Chinese-style residences.

Tourism Guide:

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A LITTLE POINT to make about china...

THE ''chinese garden" concept --

the chinese believe that a chinese garden should be arranged in such a way as to resemble as much as possible nature in its ''un-controlled" growth -- ..this is of course not to say -- a gardener will actually NOT maintain it..

but that it should still never contradict what would happen in nature..its wildness and even ''unkempt" look...as people will notice in chinese gardens...and theya re themselves carefully arranged that way..

also - they believe a garden should be designed so that it can NOT be ''taken in all at once" -- but that a person MUST walk through it in order to experience it and so its TOTALITY can never be taken in by any person - he must ''become part" of the garden as only a small part of it -- in order to experience the garden.

and sense the balance of nature itself that way. in a sense -- a garden to a chinese - is never about ''displaying" the garden like the way one would admire a pretty picture perfect french or english garden...but instead a way to 'learn' about nature itself.

it's one reason why chinese gardens CAN look -- to the unfamiliar -- unkempt or ''messy'' even. they are often designed and planned just that way.

 

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Potential Nadal/Rosol Revisited in Rafa's first match if Rosol beats Troicki.

 

[Carol]

Potential Nadal/Rosol Revisited in Rafa's first match if Rosol beats Troicki.

If Rafa would play like against Dimitrov....yep, it could be potential

 

[teddytennisfan]

Potential Nadal/Rosol Revisited in Rafa's first match if Rosol beats Troicki.

a lot will depend on who gets more application forms approved in time for WADA therapeutic medical treatment...

after all many players are sick -- and they have to get well...

 

[Carol]

a lot will depend on who gets more application forms approved in time for WADA therapeutic medical treatment...

after all many players are sick -- and they have to get well...

I don't understand your comment at all......

 

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Results from the Shanghai Masters Men's Singles Round 1 matches on Monday

Vasek Pospisil (Canada) beat Ivo Karlovic (Croatia) 7-6(5) 6-4
9-Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (France) beat Florian Mayer (Germany) 6-3 6-2
Mischa Zverev (Germany) beat Zhang Ze (China) 6-1 6-2
Kyle Edmund (Britain) beat Federico Delbonis (Argentina) 6-3 5-7 6-4
Alexander Zverev (Germany) beat John Isner (U.S.) 6-4 6-2
Viktor Troicki (Serbia) beat Lukas Rosol (Czech Republic) 6-2 6-4
Taylor Fritz (U.S.) beat Stephane Robert (France) 7-6(2) 2-6 6-3
Benoit Paire (France) beat Joao Sousa (Portugal) 6-3 5-7 6-1
Steve Johnson (U.S.) beat Martin Klizan (Slovakia) 6-4 6-3

 

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No Nadal/Rosol match... Troicki dispenses of Lukas in straight sets 6-2 6-4

 

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Nice win for Sascha Zverev over Isner.

 

[Moxie]

No Nadal/Rosol match... Troicki dispenses of Lukas in straight sets 6-2 6-4

Looking to Rosol to do much of anything, against Nadal or really anyone, is kind of hanging onto his one career-defining moment, innit? He lost in the first round of qualifying in Beijing. He's 31, ranked 94, and never really made much of any noise after the one big upset. He's somewhere in the same bin with Jerzy Janowicz, who we also held up some hope for, and who hasn't been able to do much. JJ is at 207 now, I think.

 

[Tennis Fan]

Looking to Rosol to do much of anything, against Nadal or really anyone, is kind of hanging onto his one career-defining moment, innit? He lost in the first round of qualifying in Beijing. He's 31, ranked 94, and never really made much of any noise after the one big upset. He's somewhere in the same bin with Jerzy Janowicz, who we also held up some hope for, and who hasn't been able to do much. JJ is at 207 now, I think.

I find that one win against Nadal does wonders for one's reputation. There isn't a broadcast where we're not reminded of Nadal's "failures." It doesn't seem to matter who else they beat, it goes unnoticed from the commentator's booth, but if they get a win over Nadal, we'll hear about it forever . Remember when Tsonga was going to be the next great thing? LOL!

 

[britbox]

Looking to Rosol to do much of anything, against Nadal or really anyone, is kind of hanging onto his one career-defining moment, innit? He lost in the first round of qualifying in Beijing. He's 31, ranked 94, and never really made much of any noise after the one big upset. He's somewhere in the same bin with Jerzy Janowicz, who we also held up some hope for, and who hasn't been able to do much. JJ is at 207 now, I think.

Yep, but the back story makes it more interesting than Troicki/Nadal.