The season's finale in Shanghai has already thrown up some unexpected results, with Nadal losing to compatriot David Ferrer and Federer losing to Fernando Gonzalez.
Novak Djokovic, the third seed, has already been knocked out following losses to the on form Ferrer and Richard Gasquet.
With the top seeds all struggling to make the semi finals and after David Nalbandian beat Federer and Nadal in back to back Masters Series wins in Madrid and Paris, mens tennis is looking as competitive as ever.
Match Fixing
Although match fixing controversy is lurking over the sport like a menacing storm cloud, the tennis being played is as good as it has been for 20 years.
It seems as if the ATP have taken the easy option of banning a less well known player for betting scandals.
Alessio di Mauro, world number 124 was the player chosen to feel the flex of the ATP's muscles and hopefully it will stem any further scandal in the sport.
How sportsmen who are already making more than enough money could gamble all of their success and morals for a few extra dollars is incomprehensible, and the ATP are right to stamp it out, lets hope the damage done is not irreversible.
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