So not long till the tournament begins and we can only hope there isnt another influx of injuries this time.....

Federer and Nadal qualified long ago....

Playing this week are...

Davydenko (St.Petersburg)
Nalbandian (Basel)
Robredo (St.Petersburg)
Gonzalez (Basel)
Baghdatis (Lyon)
Ancic (St.Petersburg)
Haas (St.Petersburg)
Ferrer(Basel)

None have pulled out of paris yet....

robredo screwed himself a little by going down to wayne arthurs in 3 at st. petersburg. if gonzalez has a decent run at basel it will come down to paris for both to take that 8th spot. but still, a this point i think robredo will hold on and be in shanghai. the top 7 i do think are most assured.

It's down to Blake or Ancic for the final spot. And I think there's a good chance that all the qualifiers will play this year.

:pray: for Blake. I reckon Ancic will lose tomorrow anyway