Barclays ATP World Tour Finals

The eagerly-awaited Barclays ATP World Tour Finals begin Sunday 22nd November at The O2 in south-east London. Here’s some match info & scenarios on how Nadal can overtake Federer’s number one spot in this Final:

1. Format: Round Robin.
Group A: Roger Federer, Andy Murray, Fernando Verdasco, Juan Martin del Potro
Group B: Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Nikolay Davydenko, Robin Soderling

2. Schedule of Play:

Sunday, 22 November

Day session

12.30 pm GMT (7.30 am ET)
Nestor/Zimonjic vs. Fyrstenberg/Matkowski
Murray vs. del Potro

Night Session 7 pm GMT (2 pm ET)
Bhupathi/Knowles vs. Cermak/Mertinak
Federer vs. Verdasco

Monday, 23 November

12.30 pm GMT (7.30 am ET)
Bryan/Bryan vs Mirnyi/Ram
Nadal vs. Soderling

Night Session 7 pm GMT (2 pm ET)
Dlouhy/Paes vs. Kubot/Marach
Djokovic vs. Davydenko

GROUP STAGES AND SEMI-FINALS (22-28 November, 2009)

Afternoon Session
12:30pm – Doubles match starts
Not before 2:15pm – Singles match starts

Evening Session
7pm – Doubles match starts
Not before 8:45pm – Singles match starts

FINAL (29 November, 2009)
12:30pm – Doubles match starts
Not before 2:30pm – Singles match starts

3.  Here are the key scenarios in the battle for the 2009 ATP World Tour Champion title:

I. If Nadal is an undefeated champion at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals (winning all-three round-robin matches, a semi-final and final) he will earn the maximum 1,500 points. If that happens, Federer would need to either win all three round-robin matches OR reach the final to beat out Nadal for the 2009 ATP World Tour Champion title.

II. If Nadal goes 2-1 in round-robin play and wins the title he will earn 1,300 points. If that happens, Federer would need to either win two round-robin matches OR win one round-robin match and reach the final to beat out Nadal for the 2009 ATP World Tour Champion title.

III. If Nadal goes 3-0 in round-robin play, wins his semi-final but loses the final he will earn 1,000 points. If that happens, Federer would need only to win one round-robin match to beat out Nadal for the 2009 ATP World Tour Champion title.

source: www.barclaysatpworldtourfinals.com