BNP Paris Masters

[Morris]

Last tournament of the season, and the last chance for most to get into the end of season Shangai competition.

BNP Paribas Masters Paris, France October 28-November 4, 2007 €2,082,500 / 48 Draw Carpet - Indoor
Main Draw Singles Order of Play	Main Draw Doubles Qualifying Singles Draw

I havent got no real tournament picks this time around, I think it will be a very tough masters which could throw up a few surprises seeing as different people are looking to achieve different things and some looking to do nothing but play out the season. Only two spaces left now at the Masters cup, so all in with a chance will be eager to perform. 1. Federer, Roger (SUI) 1241 - Clinched berth 2. Nadal, Rafael (ESP) 1037 - Clinched berth 3. Djokovic, Novak (SRB) 893 - Clinched berth 4. Davydenko, Nikolay (RUS) 530 - Clinched berth 5. Roddick, Andy (USA) 466 - Clinched berth 6. Ferrer, David (ESP) 425 -Unofficially clinched berth (Lost 1st Rd Basel) 7. Gonzalez, Fernando (CHI) 380 - On the verge (Lost quarter final Basel - added 12 pts) 8. Haas, Tommy (GER) 329 - Controls own fate (Withdrew from Lyon) 9. Robredo, Tommy (ESP) 328 - Controls own fate (Lost 1st round Lyon) 10. Blake, James (USA) 327 - Controls own fate (Lost 2nd Rd Basel) 11. Berdych, Tomas (CZE) 322 - Controls own fate (Lost quarter final Basel - added 4pts) 12. Gasquet, Richard (FRA) 321 - Controls own fate (Lost in 2nd Rd Lyon) 13. Moya, Carlos (ESP) 316 - Needs big Paris Masters (Taking week off) 14. Ljubicic, Ivan (CRO) 315 - Controls own fate (Lost quarter finals Lyon) 15. Murray, Andy (GBR) 311 - Controls own fate (Playing final St Petersburg - added 30pts) 16. Canas, Guillermo (ARG) 299 - Controls own fate (Lost 2nd Rd Basel - added 4pts) 17. Youzhny, Mikhail (RUS) 289 - Needs some help (Lost semi final St Petersburg - added 7pts) 18. Chela, Juan Ignacio (ARG) 284 - Needs some help (Lost 1st Rd Basel) 19. Baghdatis, Marcos (CYP) 275 - Needs some help (Lost semi final Basel - added 10pts) 20. Hewitt, Lleyton (AUS) 273 - Out of contention (Season over) 21. Ferrero, Juan Carlos (ESP) 271 - Needs some help (Taking week off) 22. Monaco, Juan (ARG) 269 - Needs a miracle (Lost 2nd Rd Lyon) 23. Karlovic, Ivo (CRO) 265 - Needs a miracle (Lost semi final Basel - added 14pts) 24. Mathieu, Paul-Henri (FRA) 263 - Needs a miracle (Lost quarter final Basel - added 4pts) 24. Nalbandian, David (ARG) 255 - Needs a miracle (Lost 1st Rd Basel

[Morris]

Re: BNP Paris Masters Actually just the one tournament bet for me Carlos Moya to win the Paris Masters E/W (2 at 1/3)- 200/1 @ Sportingbet Moya was lying in a terrific spot to clinch a place at the Shanghai event, but decided to take last week off for some strange reason. This now means he needs a good Masters to bring himself back into contention and I think if he didnt believe in himself then he definatly would have played last week to ensure he tried to get more points. This means he knows he can do well here and knows that he would have been in this position by not playing last week, so odds of 200/1 for someone who needs to do well are outrageous. Only 2 small problems ... a possible 2nd round meeting with Nalbandian (Virtually going through the motions and looking towards next season) and a 3rd round meeting with Ferderer (who is yet to win this tournament, but is through to next weeks end of season event) :$