World number one Rafael Nadal of Spain said on Monday that he had pulled out of the Shanghai Masters and his place would be taken by France's Gilles Simon.
Be interested to see futures prices for this event. Might be some nice longshot prices to take. Expecting Federer to be the prohibitive favorite here at less than Even odds I think despite the "back injury." If Federer is anything more than an Even shot, that to me is a great value pick.