[beefcake]

Next 2 weeks tourneys are the last before the finals the 26th of Nov.7 spots and 1 home country wildcard(brazil) going to be awarded.Some guys are going to have spots locked up while some will be fighting for the last few. A few are in South America this week, after this week there will be none.Some guys may kill themselves over the next two weeks with travel(2 in asia,1 russia,2 in europe..spain/finland,1 usa) trying to get in the final spots.Just keep your eyes peeled for a fatigue/Motivation factor, could be some very good angles to be had here.Or if they get in they cpuld be gassed flying from asia or europe to brazil with very little rest..

Standings going into this weeks events..

http://www.atpworldtour.com/Rankings...-Rankings.aspx

[beefcake]

Well they have already chosen the field for the finals.Cutoff must have been on a different date.Still some players that are not in the top 8..weird..I guess others must be hurt or just dont want to travel.Still a good amount of cash and points available(purse is over 220,000..pretty much an ATP 250 take).And of course f\*g Belluci gets the home country wildcard..again..Purely to get butts in seats..


Quick take on the field..

Hanescu...Fukker played like 5,000 challengers to get here..No wonder..
Paolo Lorenzi...Italian stallion might make noise
Evgeny Donskoy..My fav to win it,had a great year and can win on all surfaces..
Aljaz Bedene..Clay specialist..Only 10 on hard this year..
Andreas Haider-Maurer..Same as above,man is shit on hard..
Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo..Not one match on the challenger circuit on hard..WTF??
Guido Pella..6 on hard.40 on clay..

Suffice to say that if Bellucci, Hanescu or Donskoy do not win this, then its fixed because these other fukks cant play on a hardcourt..

[EaglesPhan36]

Wouldn't say it's fixed at all beef. It's Challenger tennis man, anyone realistically can win - that's why they are stuck at this level. Last year's tournament is a perfect example. Stebe won the whole thing and barely had any experience on indoor surfaces prior to the event.

They really need to do something though about the wildcard shit. There is no reason for Bellucci to be playing this shit. Guy is almost in the Top 30 and doesn't play Challenger tournaments - except for maybe two a year which in itself is ridiculous. I really think they should be rotating the site for this event too to allow for different wildcards. Imagine a US city hosting it and Jack Sock being put into the mix or something like that.