Top seed Rafael Nadal was sent crashing out of the Shanghai Masters in a dramatic day of action on Thursday, but defending champion Andy Murray survived a testing encounter to reach the quarterfinals.
Rafael Nadal will miss next year's Wimbledon warm-up event at Queen's Club and instead play at Halle in Germany, media reports said on Thursday.
Tennis players risked injury because of the constant change of ball designs at tournaments, world number two Rafael Nadal said on Wednesday.
Fourth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga suffered an unexpected defeat in his opening match at the Shanghai Masters on Wednesday when he was beaten 6-7 6-4 6-4 by Japanese Kei Nishikori.
The ten-time Grand Slam champion said on Tuesday the ATP needs to allow players more freedom to pick their own tournaments as a respite from the overcrowded schedule.
Fifth seed Mardy Fish became the first big casualty at the Shanghai Masters when he lost to 49th-ranked Bernard Tomic on Tuesday but fellow American Andy Roddick did make the third round.
A frustrated Andy Roddick dug deep to beat Taiwan's Lu Yen-hsun 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 at the Shanghai Masters on Monday and avoid a second ignominious first-round exit in a week in China.
BEIJING - Surviving a taxing 154-minute battle, Polish world No 12 Agnieszka Radwanska upset German ninth seed Andrea Petkovic, 7-5, 0-6, 6-4, in the final to claim the China Open title on Sunday night.
Third-seeded duo Michael Llodra and Nenad Zimonjic overpowered Robert Lindstedt and Horia Tecau 7-6 (2), 7-6 (4) to take the China Open men's doubles title here on Sunday.
Czech third seed Tomas Berdych rallied to beat Marin Cilic of Croatia 2-1 to claim the ATP singles title at the 2011 China Open here on Sunday.
Andy Murray reduced Rafa Nadal's granite-like resistance to rubble as he beat the Spaniard 3-6 6-2 6-0 to capture the Japan Open on Sunday.
Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska saw off Italian Flavia Pennetta 6-2, 6-4 to reach the final of 2011 China Open on Saturday.
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