Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Djokovic out after Gasquet defeat

World number three Novak Djokovic is out of the Masters Cup after a 6-4 6-2 defeat to Richard Gasquet on Tuesday.

The Serb was off the pace throughout - as he was in Sunday's defeat to David Ferrer - and made 27 unforced errors.

Ferrer faces fellow Spaniard Rafael Nadal in Tuesday's second Gold Group match in Shanghai.

Gasquet lost his opening match to Rafael Nadal but could still make the semi-finals. He plays Ferrer in his final group match on Thursday.

ATP Masters Cup, Shanghai, 11-18 November:

Red Group:
Roger Federer (Swi)
Andy Roddick (US)
Nikolay Davydenko (Rus)
Fernando Gonzalez (Chi)

Gold Group:
Rafael Nadal (Spa)
Novak Djokovic (Ser)
David Ferrer (Spa)
Richard Gasquet (Fra)

Source: BBC Sport

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