All Eyes On London

So another "regular" season of the ATP comes to an end. Not as an exciting run in as other years given that the top 8 players were basically unmoveable in their spots but an entertaining week in Paris as ever.

Paris is also a good barometer to establish who's going to be hot in London and who's not. Before we start measuring the finalists' chances, a mention must go to Gael Monfils who turned it on once more infront of his local Parisian crowd. That's two finals in succesion in the French capital, and heavy scalps en route such as Verdasco, Murray and Federer.

As for London, the first name that springs to mind is Soderling. Very solid performance in Paris and the perfect game to suit these fast indoor courts. A very serious contender for the Finals title.

Federer seems to be in the best shape of the "big four" but that defeat against Monfils left serious question marks about his game at the latter stages of a tournament.

Nadal is a question mark, no one knows what sort of game he'll be bringing to London. Even a 50% Rafa can cause damage as proved at the '09 US Open. He'll be hungry to take the last piece of silver ware on offer for him in the world of tennis.

Djokovic seems to have lost a bit of gas as the season has come to an end. The opposite to other years where the Serb would dominate season ending tournaments. Perhaps his mind is set on the Davis Cup.

Murray is another case of a player suffering from a long season of tennis. His defeats to Monaco in Valencia and Monfils in Paris prove he is vulnerable right now. It was a gruelling week for the Scot in Paris being taken to three sets against Nalbandian, Cilic and Monfils. He will need the British support to lift him in London.

Berdych is another player on the down. His end to the season has been very disappointing with a 4-8 record since Toronto where he reached the quarters. Right game for London but based on form, I'm backing Berdych for the wooden spoon.

Ferrer will be seen as the weak link in London. He has probably been seen as this in pretty much every major event but what the Spaniard lacks in finesse he more than makes up for in heart. After all this is his second appearance at the year end finals and last time (2007) he made the final beating Nadal, Djokovic, Gasquet and Roddick on the way.

Roddick finally makes an apperance in London. The American has spoken about how much he wanted to be there this year after an injury forced him to withdraw last year. He is a dark horse in the competition, nothing to lose, no points to defend and a big serve to go with a quick court.

ATP Review prediction: Impossible to predict a World Tour Finals event.