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Groupings made for Shanghai Masters Cup
(China Daily/Reuters)
Updated: 2005-11-10 06:15
Under the round-robin format, with the top two finishers in each of the two
four-woman groups advancing to the semi-finals, Clijsters could still unseat
Davenport.
"Hopefully I can improve over the next few days," said Clijsters, whose next
opponent will be France's Amelie Mauresmo on Wednesday, with Elena Dementieva to
come later in the week.
Hewitt exits Masters to await first child
MELBOURNE, Australia - Two-time champion Lleyton Hewitt withdrew from the
Masters Cup in Shanghai because of the pending birth of his first child and was
replaced Tuesday by ninth-ranked Gaston Gaudio.
Hewitt's wife, Australian actress Rebecca Cartwright, is expected to give
birth within the next two weeks. The Masters Cup begins on Sunday.
Hewitt won the eight-man tournament in 2001 in Sydney and in 2002 in
Shanghai.
"I am extremely disappointed," Hewitt said in a statement. "With my baby due
in the next two weeks, it is not possible for me to come."
Gaudio qualified for last year's Masters Cup after winning the French Open.
The Argentine has won five tournaments this year.
He joins Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Andy Roddick, Andre Agassi, Guillermo
Coria, Nikolay Davydenko and Ivan Ljubicic in the ATP's $4.45 million season
finale.
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