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1 In the future the ATP should make sure that an alternate is on hand for the Masters Cup. When Andy Roddick pulled out of the eight-man field last week, 27th-ranked Radek Stepanek was hastily summoned as a stand-in. Why Stepanek? Because he was vacationing in Thailand and could get to Shanghai within a day. (He lost immediately.)

2 Was the Russian Revolution a one-generation phenomenon? There are five Russians ranked in the WTA's top 10—but none among the top 10 junior girls.

3 Player to watch in 2009: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. The 23-year-old Frenchman (above) has won twice since the U.S. Open and finished the year ranked a career-high No. 7.