ATP world tour final- Fight for #1

ATP tour final kicks off this weekend and it promises to be one hell of a tournament. Tennis season has hardly been as eventful over the past decade and while Nadal just about slipped from being completely in control, Federer has made it one of his most memorable by adding the only missing piece of silverware - the French title.

Australian open saw Nadal completely overwhelming Federer and the post match tears could have meant the end of Federer era, but it wasn't to be. Roger has been one the greatest tennis champions and he showed exactly that by bouncing off the psychological low of Melbourne to such an extent that he has all but closed the argument about the "Best" player in the world.

I witnessed the dethroning of my favorite champion in Australia and while Federer shed his tears it made Nadal's dominance complete. Rafa at that time was threatening to completely wipe Federer off and he looked poised for a brilliant year with people even mentioning "the Grand Slam". Federer comeback was least expected on the red clay of Paris but it started when he defeated Rafa on clay just before French Open and then grabbed the French title that has almost tilted all scales of greatness in his favor. I would have to agree that Soderling did Roger a favor by eliminating Rafa in the quarters but since then Rafa has shown nothing about him being the same player as he was at the start of the year. It appears that his physical style of play has taken some toll on his body and now it's time for him to make a comeback of his own.

While Nadal has been struggling since the French open, Federer has gone from strength to strength and has added another Wimbledon to his tally. Alongside the ever simmering rivalry of these two champions we have seen the arrival of some of the future tennis stars and all of those would be playing in the year ending ATP masters tournament starting today.

The lineup for this tournament is brilliant and it's hard to find an easy game in the draw. The format is also different to the conventional Grand Slam tournaments and every game promises to be as good as a slam semi-final/final. Though slams are still the most sought after prizes in tennis, master finals would make sure no single match is a walk in the park. I wish to see Federer and Nadal face off at the finals but it's going to be hard to even get there for both of them. All in all I am hoping for some fine tennis action over the next few days to close off the brilliant year in style.

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