The second day of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals is highlighted by two of the favourites for the singles title trying to avenge losses on big stages from earlier in the season.
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Rafael Nadal, the No. 2 seed, will try to gain revenge against No. 8 seed Robin Soderling,who is making his tournament debut. Nadal had a 3-0 mark against the Swede going into Roland Garros this year, but Soderling handed him his first loss in 32 matches in the fourth round, preventing him from a fifth straight title. The pair’s fifth meeting comes on another one of the circuit’s biggest stages now. Nadal has been a semi-finalist in the season finale the only two times he has played (2006 and 2007 - he qualified in 2005 and 2008 but had to withdraw due to injury).
Novak Djokovic, the No. 3 seed, takes on No. 6 seed Nikolay Davydenko in the second
singles match of the day. The two met just last month in the semi-finals of the ATP World
Tour Masters 1000 event in Shanghai, with Davydenko edging the Serb in a third set tiebreak.
Although they have split their past four meetings, Djokovic notched his two wins over
the Russian at last year’s Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai, once in the round robin portion
and again in the final. Djokovic is the in form player on the ATP World Tour since the US
Open, going 18-1 (the only loss coming to Davydenko). He enters with a 10-match winning
streak after back-to-back titles in Basel (d. Federer) and ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Paris (d. Monfils). He also won in Beijing (d. Cilic) last month.
In doubles Group B action, No. 2 seeds Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan square off against No. 7 seeds Max Mirnyi and Andy Ram. The Bryans won their seventh Grand Slam doubles title
together at the Australian Open this year. Mirnyi and Ram captured their lone title together at
the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami in April.
In the evening Group B doubles match, No. 4 seeds Lukas Dlouhy and Leander Paes will
take on No. 6 seeds Lukasz Kubot and Oliver Marach. Dlouhy and Paes have had a phenomenal year, winning two Grand Slam titles, at Roland Garros and the US Open. Kubot and Marach won three titles together on the ATP World Tour.
MONDAY ORDER OF PLAY – Centre Court, 12:30 pm
No. 2 Bob Bryan (USA)/Mike Bryan (USA) vs. No. 7 Max Mirnyi (BLR)/Andy Ram (ISR)
No. 2 Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs. No. 8 Robin Soderling (SWE)
At 7:00 pm
No. 4 Lukas Dlouhy (CZE)/Leander Paes (IND)vs.No. 6 Lukasz Kubot (POL)/Oliver Marach(AUT)
No. 3 Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs. No. 6 Nikolay Davydenko (RUS)