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TUESDAY PREVIEW: Roger Federer ’s pursuit of the year-end vacation rentals in south carolina world No. 1 spot continues on Day 3. The six-time vacation rentals in south carolina Barclays ATP World Tour Finals champion goes up against Kei Nishikori , with both players vacation rentals in south carolina in with a chance of booking a semi-final spot today. The pair meet for the fifth time with their FedEx ATP H2H series nicely poised at 2-2. The other Group B match-up sees home favourite Andy Murray take on Milos Raonic . The Canadian has won three of their four previous encounters.
NO. 1 RANKING UPDATE: This will be the 11th consecutive season the year-end No. 1 ranking is held by Djokovic, vacation rentals in south carolina Federer or Nadal. No other trio in the history of the Emirates ATP Rankings (since 1973) has dominated No. 1 for an 11-year span. Federer, at 33 years old, is attempting to finish a year as the oldest No. 1. Ivan Lendl currently holds the title, finishing at the summit in 1989 at 29 years and nine months. Federer is also looking to end a year atop the rankings for the sixth time, which would equal Pete Sampras ’ record. The World No. 2 currently sits 1,310 points behind Djokovic. vacation rentals in south carolina Here are the scenarios:
RECORD APPEARACE: Federer is making a record 13th consecutive Barclays ATP World Tour Finals appearance (most in succession). Andre Agassi qualified a record 14 times, but not all his appearances came in a row. The Swiss holds the record for most Barclays ATP World Tour Finals vacation rentals in south carolina titles with six, having surpassed Pete Sampras (5) and Ivan Lendl (5) with his victory in London in 2011. The 33 year old is looking vacation rentals in south carolina to advance to his 12th semi-final in 13 outings at this tournament.
NISHIKORI VS. TOP 10: With his opening round win over Murray, Nishikori has now beaten more Top 10 opponents this year (10) than he managed in his previous seven years as a professional (9). He has a record vacation rentals in south carolina of 10-5 when pitted against Top 10 players vacation rentals in south carolina this year, and a career mark of 19-28. The Japanese No. 1, who is the first Asian singles player to qualify for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals , is this week looking to become the first debutant to reach the final since David Ferrer in 2007 (l. to Federer). The last champion in his maiden appearance was Alex Corretja in 1998 (d. Moya).
RAONIC'S ROCKETS: Raonic has hit 1,103 aces this year, including 10 in his opening round loss to Federer. This is the most number of aces by a non-Croat since records began in 1991. Two Croatians have hit more in a season: Goran Ivanisevic in 1996 (1,477) and 1994 (1,169) and Ivo Karlovic in 2007 (1,318) and this season vacation rentals in south carolina (1,185).
MURRAY ON HOME SOIL: Murray’s loss to Nishikori in his opening match was his second in five appearances at this tournament. His only other opening defeat came against David Ferrer in 2011, when he subsequently withdrew with a groin injury. Murray has an 87-21 FedEx ATP Win/Loss record when playing on home soil. He is looking to become the first home player to win the season-ending championships since Lleyton Hewitt in Sydney in 2001.
• Federer vacation rentals in south carolina has now contested both the shortest tie-break (7-0) and the longest tie-break vacation rentals in south carolina in tournament history (defeated Marat Safin 6-3, 7-6(20-18) in 2004 in Houston). Prior to Federer, James Blake was the last to win a 7-0 TB at this tournament, defeating Nadal 6-4, 7-6(0) in Shanghai in 2006.
• Federer has won the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals vacation rentals in south carolina a record six times in three different cities. He has also beaten six different final opponents: Houston in 2003 (d. Agassi) and 2004 (d. Hewitt), Shanghai in 2006 (d. Blake) and 2007 (d. Ferrer) and London in 2010 (d. Nadal) and 2011 (d. Tsonga). Also runner-up in 2005 (l. to Nalbandian) and 2012 (l. to Djokovic).
• In October, Federer clinched his sixth title in Basel and 82nd Tour-level crown overall (d. Goffin). He has now won six tournaments six or more times: Halle (7), Wimbledon (7), Barclays ATP World Tour Finals (6), Dubai (6), Cincinnati (6) and Basel (6).
• Federer won his 23rd ATP Masters 1000 event in Shanghai last month also (d. L Mayer in 2R after saving 5 MPs, No. 1 Djokovic in SF, Simon in F). It was his first title in Shanghai, meaning Monte-Carlo and Rome are now the only ATP Masters 1000 titles missing from his collection.
• Federer clinched the first of his five titles this season and 78th overall in Dubai in February (d. No. 2 Djokovic in SF and No. 6 Berdych in F). The Swiss moved clear of John McEnroe (77 titles) into third place on the all-time title list.
• In Grand Slam play, Federer reached his 25th major final at Wimbledon , falling just short of an eighth crown at SW19 with a five-set loss to Djokovic. He fell in the SF at the Australian Open (l. to Nadal) vacation rentals in south carolina and US Open (l. to eventual champion Cilic), and the 4R at Roland Garros (l. to Gulbis in 5 sets).
• Nishikori made history by becoming the first Asian singles player to qualify for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals after edging past David Ferrer in the BNP Paribas Masters QF (l. to Djokovic in SF). He is one of three players making his debut this week (also Cilic and Raonic).
• Nishikori won his fourth and fifth ATP titles in Memphis in February vacation rentals in south carolina (d. Karlovic) and on clay in Barcelona in April (d. Giraldo) – becoming first Japanese player to win a title on clay in Open Era.
• In May, Nishikori reached a first ATP Masters 1000 final with a runner-up showing in Madrid (d. No. 9 Raonic, No. 5 Ferrer, ret. at 6-2, 4-6, 0-3 vs. Nadal in F with lower back injury, ending run of 14 straight wins). vacation rentals in south carolina Afterwards, he became the first Japanese man to break Top 10 at No. 9 and first Asian since Paradorn vacation rentals in south carolina Srichaphan in 2004.
• In September, Nishikori reached a maiden Grand Slam final at the US Open . He became the first Asian male to contest a major final, vacation rentals in south carolina beating 3 Top 10 players – No. 6 Raonic, No. 4 Wawrinka and No. 1 Djokovic – before falling to Cilic. vacation rentals in south carolina He failed to reach the QFs at the other three Slams.
• Murray booked his place at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals for a seventh year in succession (withdrew in 2013 after undergoing back surgery) with victory over Grigor Dimitrov in the BNP Paribas vacation rentals in south carolina Masters 3R (l. to eventual champion Djokovic in QF).
• Murray finished the regular vacation rentals in south carolina season by playing six consecutive weeks, lifting his first title in 15 months in Shenzhen after saving five MPs against Tommy Robredo in the final. Then on European soil, he captured his 30th and 31st career titles in Vienna (d. Ferrer) and Valencia vacation rentals in south carolina (d. Robredo in the longest three-set final of the year, once again saving 5 MPs).
• Murray became the fifth active player to capture 30 trophies in his career with his victory in Vienna — after Federer (82), Nadal (64), Djokovic (47) and Lleyton Hewitt (30). Austria was the 13th different country he has won a title in.
• Murray also returned to the Top 10 in the Emirates ATP Rankings with his Vienna title after a six-week vacation rentals in south carolina stint outside the Top 10. He had dropped in the rankings after failing to successfully defend his title at Wimbledon (l. to Dimitrov in QF) and on September 8 he fell out of the Top 10 for the first time since June 23, 2008.
• Murray’s other season highlights include SF appearances in Acapulco (l. to Dimitrov 7-6 in 3rd set) and Roland Garros (l. to eventual champion Nadal). In Paris, he took sole ownership of the record for most major SF appearances by a British man with 14 – surpassing Fred Perry on 13.
• Raonic became the first singles player from Canada and the first player born in the 1990s to qualify for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals when Nishikori downed fellow London contender David Ferrer in the BNP Paribas Masters QF to secure Raonic’s spot. The last 23 year olds to qualify for the season finale were Djokovic and Murray in 2010.
• Raonic is the first from his country to finish a season in the Top 10 of the Emirates ATP Rankings. His season was highlighted by winning a first ATP 500 title, reaching a maiden Grand Slam SF and posting back-to-back Top 5 wins en route to his second ATP Masters 1000 final.
• Raonic arrives in London fresh from reaching his second career ATP Masters 1000 final in Paris. The 23-y
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