Just How Important Is The Masters Cup

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David Nalbandian is regarded by many as the enigma of men's tennis. Indeed many see the Argentine as the best player of the last decade never to win a Grand Slam, he does however have two Masters Series titles to his name, having won in Madrid and Paris in 2007.

As well as his two Masters Shields, Nalbandian also won the Masters Cup in Shanghai back in 2005 when he turned in an incredible performance to beat Roger Federer from two sets to love down.

The Masters Cup is a tournament only for the best eight players in the world from that particular year so winning that event is arguably one of the finest achievements in tennis. Players talk a lot at the start of the season about their aim to qualify for the Masters Cup, but in truth not many refer to the "Masters Cup Champion."

This begs the question, just how significant is a Masters Cup victory in the context of world tennis. Last year, Novak Djokovic defied the odds and won the Masters Cup.

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