Nalbandian just misses out of Masters Cup

Despite winning his 2nd consecutive Master Series title, David Nalbandian ended the year ranked 9th, and will miss the year end tournament at Shanghai.

Nalbandian was eliminated when Gasquet made the semifinals of the Paribas PNB, meaning that even the championship would not be enough to qualify.

With the Tennis Master Series at Paris now completed, the field for the prestigious Masters Cup is set. The players participating will be as follows:

1)Roger Federer, 2)Rafael Nadal, 3)Novak Djokovic, 4)Andy Roddick, 5)Nikolay Davydenko, 6) David Ferrer, 7)Fernando Gonzalez, 8)Richard Gasquet.

The chilean Fernando Gonzalez, and frenchman Richard Gasquet, where the last 2 to qualify for the Masters Cup. Neither player had ever participated in the event, and they will certainly have their hands full, as this year's field is loaded with talented players. The knock on this year's field however, is that both Roddick and Davydenko are coming off injuries, and may not be at 100% health.
"Richard Gasquet, last player into the Field of 8 at the Masters Cup"