Let's give the Chinese men's tennis players a little bit of applause. We are now getting used to the women players having success on the tour, but their male counterparts finally raised a few eyebrows with a good showing at the Shanghai Rolex Masters, an ATP 1000 event.
World No 1 Rafael Nadal was on Thursday dumped out of the $3.24 million Shanghai Rolex Masters in the third round by Austrian 13th seed Jurgen Melzer.
Andy Murray became the fourth man to qualify for next month's season-ending championships as he defeated Jeremy Chardy 6-3, 6-4 to reach the quarterfinals of the Shanghai Rolex Masters on Thursday.
Nadal, Djokovic, Federer and Murray win second-round matches with ease
Chinese youngster Bai Yan stunned Czech veteran Radek Stepanek 6-3, 6-4 in the opening round of the ATP Shanghai Rolex Masters on Tuesday, heralding a major breakthrough for China's male players on the international stage.
Russian second seed Vera Zvonareva dispatched local 9th seed Li Na 6-3, 6-3 to reach the final of China Open, a 4.5-million-U.S. dollar WTA premier mandatory event, here on Saturday.
Top seed and new world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark toppled Shahar Peer of Israel in straight sets to reach the final of China Open here on Saturday.
Top seed and defending champion Novak Djokovic reached his second China Open final on Saturday, beating John Isner of the United States 7-6(1), 6-2 in Beijing.
Ninth seed Li Na reached her first semifinals at China Open here on Friday as she managed to defeat Anastasija Sevastova of Latvia 7-6(6), 6-3 in the quarters.
Britain's Andy Murray struggled to find his rhythm as smoggy conditions again troubled the players at the China Open on Thursday.
Roger Federer said here on Thursday that he could dominate the court once again, now that he's physically and mentally stronger.
Former Formula One world champion Kimi Raikkonen has accused Renault of using his name for their own ends after ruling out a comeback with the team next season.
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