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The ATP schedule for January 2009.

by bahamaderek on Nov.28, 2008, under Qatar Open, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer

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For the men who compete as professionals on the ATP tour, and are required to enter and play in all four Grand Slam events plus at least another 9 events over the course of the year, a decision has to be made as to where they will play. They must consider the timing of each event, as playing back to back tournaments should they be fortunate to make the final, would be exhausting. They also have to be aware of which other players will be competing. Sometimes the chance of placing in the money at a smaller tournament is considerably better than losing in the early rounds of a much larger tournament. They know they have to be in Melbourne for the 2009 Australian Open no later than January 19th., and preferable a couple of days ahead of time to get acclimated.

There are 5 ATP tour events scheduled for the month of January in addition to the Open. Two are held in Australia, and one each in New Zealand, India and Qatar. Here are their choices, and the details of the 2008 results.

The Adelaide tournament starts on December 31st. and runs through January 6th. Prize money is $465,000. The 2008 winner was Frenchman Michael Llodra who beat Jarkko Neiminen of Finland 6-3, 6-4 in 77 minutes. Adelaide is home to Lleyton Hewitt who describes the city as,

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