The Masters in Shanghai is still not too late, but still worth a look back on an eventful 2008 season too. Some new faces are on the ATP tour have emerged.
Starting at the Australian Open in February 08: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga stormed Ungesetzter than in the finals and provided with its attractive way of playing a sensation! At the end of the year, he was able to master even for the top 8 qualify.
Not to be forgotten, Novak Djokovic won his first Grand Slam tournament in Australia also.
From mid-season, made primarily of two players to talk about: Juan Martin del Potro and Andy Murray. Del Potro won Wimbledon after 4 tournaments in a series and worked during the year of position 75 to 8. Even Andy Murray showed Wimbledon after an incredible performance: He won the Wimbledon semifinals after three tournaments, including two Masters Series tournaments and he was at the U.S. Open final and now he is on track the World Cup in Shanghai to decide for themselves. Murray has definitely shown that he is with Federer, Nadal and Djokovic can not only keep pace, but all beat.
Two more players managed the first time this year to jump into the Top Ten of the world rankings. Both players are more discreet, but with her constant good performances, they have it in the top ten managed: Gilles Simon and Stanislas Wawrinka. Simon defeated twice this year, Roger Federer, among others at the Masters in Shanghai and has proved itself to be very uncomfortable opponent. Wawrinka could not win the tournament, but he showed the whole season, with few exceptions, consistently good performance with the peak in Beijing, Federer when he won gold in the doubles.