The top four players in the ATP Champions Race 2003 have qualified for the Tennis Masters Cup Houston, the year-end event where the best eight players of 2003 collide. Following their showings at the US Open, the final Grand Slam event of 2003, Andy Roddick, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Roger Federer and Andre Agassi have guaranteed a place in Houston.
They are the four Grand Slam winners of 2003, with Roddick joining the elite group with a spectacular run to the US Open title.
揑抦 very happy to qualify for the Masters Cup,?Roddick said. 揑t was one of my goals at the beginning of this year, because it means you抳e had consistent results for the whole year. I抳e also had success in Houston and I抦 looking forward to playing there again.?
揑抦 very happy that I am officially qualified for Houston,?Ferrero said. 揑抳e won a Grand Slam and have had good results this year. I抳e done well at the Masters Cup in Sydney and Shanghai, so I hope to continue that in Houston.?
揑t抯 great, Shanghai was a wonderful experience last year,?Federer said. 揑抦 looking forward to Houston where we抣l all fight for the year-end No. 1 position.?
The last four spots will be decided in the last seven weeks of the 2003 ATP season which will include the Tennis Masters Madrid (Oct 13-19) and the BNP Paribas Masters (Oct 27 - Nov 2). Two events are played this week, the Brasil Open in Costa do Sauipe and the BCR Open Romania in Bucharest. Sixth-ranked Rainer Schuettler and 11th-ranked Sjeng Schalken are the top two seeds in Brazil
The top eight players in the ATP Champions Race 2003 as of November 3 qualify for the Tennis Masters Cup Houston, co-owned by the ATP, Grand Slams and ITF. The World No. 1 has been crowned during the week of the Tennis Masters Cup in each of the past three years.
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