* At the $3.7 million ATP Tennis Masters Cup, involving the season's top men's tennis players, in Shanghai, China (through November 19):
- No.3-seed Nikolai Davydenko beat Tommy Robredo (6, Spain) - 7-6, 3-6, 6-1 in qualifying Gold Group
Qualifying group results and standings:
Gold Group:
Nikolai Davydenko (3) - Tommy Robredo (6) - 7-6, 3-6, 6-1
James Blake (8, U.S.) - Rafael Nadal (2, Spain) - 6-4, 7-6
1 James Blake - 1 match played/wins -1/losses-0/sets difference 2-0
2 Nikolai Davydenko - 1/1/0/2-1
3 Tommy Robredo - 1/0/1/1-2
4 Rafael Nadal - 1/0/1/0-2
Red Group:
Roger Federer (1, Switzerland) - David Nalbandian (7, Argentina) - 3-6, 6-1, 6-1
Andy Roddick (5, U.S.) - Ivan Ljubicic (4, Croatia) - 6-4, 6-7, 6-1
1 Roger Federer - 1/1/0/2-1
2 Andy Roddick - 1/1/0/2-1
3 Ivan Ljubicic - 1/0/1/1-2
4 David Nalbandian - 1/0/1/1-2
* Russian men's basketball SuperLeague results and standings (host teams listed first):
Universitet-Ugra Surgut - CSK VVS Samara - 98:80
1 CSKA Moscow - 6 games/12 points
2 UNICS Kazan - 5/10
3 Dinamo Moscow - 5/9
4 Khimky Moscow Region - 5/9
5 Dinamo Moscow Region - 6/10
6 Lokomotiv-Rostov Rostov-on-Don - 6/9
7 Spartak-Primorye - 4/6
8 Ural-Great Perm - 5/7
9 Universitet-Ugra Surgut - 7/9
10 CSK VVS Samara - 7/9
10 Spartak St. Petersburg - 5/6
12 Standard Samara Region - 6/7
13 Sibirtelekom-Lokomotiv Novosibirsk - 5/5
