2010 Year-End Championship: And Then There Were Eight

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Published: November 20, 2010

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It’s that time of year again.  It’s time for the Year-End Championship now being held in London.  The tennis year is nearly over for the guys.  All of the Grand Slams have been claimed, the Masters 1000 tournaments have been spoken for and the top eight guys are right now in London getting ready to battle for the final competition of the year. 

Defending champion Nikolai Davydenko sadly won’t be in the mix as he failed to place in the top eight.  Such is the cruelty of tennis—everything depends on repeating the same results the year before.  What a difference a year can make in a player’s life! 

Focusing on who is left standing at the end of the year, there are both familiar and surprising faces.   Let’s look at the top eight and explore who might go deep in the tournament and who will be packing their bags before the end of the week.

 

Rafael Nadal

Typically, the YEC has not been kind to Rafa.  He lost in the semifinals in 2006 and 2007, both times to Roger Federer.  In 2008, he qualified but was not able to make it due to injury.  Last year he did not make it to the semifinals, losing all of his matches in the Round Robin. Is 2010 finally Rafa’s year? 

His chances in 2010 are looking positive.  His year has been positively Federer-esque in Grand Slam results.  Rafa is the proud owner of three out of four slams this year and he has achieved the Career Grand Slam.  He had the kind of year Roger Federer had in 2004, 2006 and 2007, when he won three out of four slams.  Now that Rafa has the Golden Slam, the only thing left for him to achieve is just one time to hoist the YEC trophy. 

Thankfully two of the three players who beat him in Round Robin play last year won’t be there: Juan Martin del Potro and Nikolai Davydenko. Rafa has also benefited ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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