Jo-Wilfried Tsonga clinched the eighth and final berth for this week’s Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai, following victory over David Nalbandian in the final of the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris on Sunday. The Frenchman, who claimed seventh place in the 2008 ATP Race in winning his first ATP Masters title, joins defending champion Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Nikolay Davydenko, Andy Roddick, Juan Martin Del Potro and Gilles Simon, who replaces Rafael Nadal who has withdrawn through injury. The culminating event of the 2008 men’s circuit is co-owned by the ATP, ITF and the Grand Slams. The final place was also confirmed for the Tennis Masters Cup doubles event, with South Africans Jeff Coetzee and Wesley Moodie qualifying in...
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