Federer wins, Agassi loses in Shanghai

The Tennis Masters Cup got underway yesterday in China, and so far the event has not gone well. Andy Roddick withdrew because of an injury. Lleyton Hewitt withdrew so he could be with his wife when his baby is born. Marat Safin, who won the Australian Open this year, withdrew due to injury. Rafael Nadal withdrew at the last minute with an injury. Andre Agassi played an anemic match today, losing to Nikolay Davydenko in straight sets. It turns out he is still having back problems, and he pulled out of the event after his match. The only bright spot is that Roger Federer is still playing. He defeated David Nalbandian yesterday in 3 sets. It was actually a pretty close match. It was aired live on ESPN2, and I recorded it on TiVo. I didn't get around to watching it until today. Federer was actually down a break in the third set but managed to break back and secure the victory.