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Shanghai hosted the Tennis Masters Cup in 2008. From what Asian country is this city located?

China. Shanghai, China was the host city of the Tennis Masters Cup from 2005-2008. Beginning 2009, the season-ending event will be moved to London under the new name, ATP World Tour Finals.

On Day 2 of the 2008 Shanghai Tennis Masters Cup, Roger Federer handily won his opening match over Gilles Simon of France.

False. On day 2, Roger Federer lost to Gilles Simon in a tight three-setter. He later was defeated by Andy Murray halting his chances to advance and to claim another title. Federer had won 4 Tennis Masters Cup titles.

In the 2008 Tennis Masters Cup, which Brit finished the Round Robin without a loss?

Andy Murray. Ranked fourth in the world, Andy Murray advanced to the semi-finals by winning three matches in the Red group, but he wasn't able to pull off a win over the consistent Russian Nikolai Davydenko.

Which nation had more than one player represented in the singles draw of the 2008 Tennis Masters Cup?

France. Two players represented France in the year-end tournament, namely Jo-Wilfred Tsonga and Gilles Simon.

Andy Roddick pulled out after injuring his ankle during practice before his second match against Roger Federer. Who was the replacement player?

Radek Stepanek. Radek Stepanek of Czech Republic accepted as the alternate player after 16 other ATP players turned down the offer. Most players were preparing for the Davis Cup to be held a couple of weeks after the tournament. The other non-playing alternate was German Nicolas Kiefer.

Doubles specialist Jonas Bjorkman played his last match during the Round Robin phase, ending his 17-year career in the ATP tour. What is his nationality?

Swede. He qualified for the championships with his doubles partner Kevin Ullyett of Zimbabwe as fourth seeds with wins in Stockholm and Paris. They lost in the semi-finals in a third set tie-breaker to the replacement team of Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski of Poland.

Nikolay Davydenko was the losing finalist in the Tennis Masters Cup of 2008.

True. Davydenko made it to the tournament as the fourth seed with Nadal's withdrawal, and finished the year as fifth ranked in the ATP Rankings. His 2008 campaign paid dividends with wins in Miami (USA) and Portschach (Netherlands).

Which doubles tandem won the 2008 Tennis Masters Cup, and the year-end ATP world rankings by the slimmest of margins?

Daniel Nestor/Nenad Zimonjic. Canadian Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic of Serbia edged past the twin brothers pair of Bob and Mike Bryan, both in the claiming the title and the South African Airways year-end ATP Rankings by 95 points.

He capped the year by winning the 2008 Tennis Masters Cup after starting the season with a bang through an Australian Open title. Who was this player?

Novak Djokovic. Djokovic also won two Tennis Masters series titles in Rome and Indian Wells. The given choices were the top four players in the 2008 ATP singles rankings.

This Spaniard was the ATP race points leader and year-end number one, but withdrew from the 2008 Tennis Masters Cup due to injury. Can you name him?

Rafael Nadal. Rafael Nadal pulled out of the tournament citing fatigue and knee injury, and later announced that he could not represent Spain in the Davis Cup finals against Argentina later in the year.