A Progress Report for the World Tour Finals

A+

Novak Djokovic – He sits at 2-0 in matches, 4-0 in sets and has surrendered only 6 games.  I think he wants to finish the year at #1 and send a message for 2015.  Maybe becoming a father has unleashed an inner fire.

A

Roger Federer – Roger has not done anything wrong in going 2-0 and 4-0 like Djokovic.  He simply posted 1 bread stick to Nole’s 3.

B+

Kei Nishikori and Stanislas Wawrinka –  Each man has an impressive win and a straight set loss.  Both men have a better than average chance at advancing to the semifinal round.

B

Andy Murray – He bounced back nicely from his loss to Nishikori.  Murray has portions of his fate on his racquet and could create a chaotic scenario for his pool with a win over Federer.

B-

Tomas Berdych – Many of the same things said about Murray can be said about the Big Czech.  The only problem is that Stanislas Wawrinka fed him two bread sticks in his loss.  Also, he likely has to beat Djokovic to have a chance at qualifying for the semifinal round.  Nole’s current form makes that an unlikely turn of events.

C

Milos Raonic – A debut at this event can be tricky.  Milos has not won a set yet.  However, he has been competitive in 3 of the 4 sets he’s played.  He has also faced number one emeritus and fan favorite for 12 consecutive years as well as the Scottish Wimbledon and London Olympic winner Andy Murray.  Also, Milos has a chance to exact some revenge for his US Open loss to Nishikori and add some drama to the Federer-Murray match.

D

Marin Cilic – His Moscow title may not have signaled an end to his post US Open readjustment phase.  Granted if he beats Wawrinka 0 & 0 and Berdych gets hammered by Nole in a similar manner to what happened in Beijing, Cilic might make an unlikely push for the semifinal round.