. ▁He ▁won ▁his ▁third ▁title ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁in ▁Rak uten ▁Japan ▁Open ▁Tennis ▁Championships , ▁defe ating ▁Canadian ▁Mil os ▁Ra onic ▁in ▁the ▁final . ▁At ▁the ▁Shang hai ▁Ro lex ▁Masters , ▁he ▁reached ▁the ▁final ▁but ▁lost ▁again ▁to ▁Dj ok ov ic ▁in ▁a ▁third ▁set ▁tie - break . ▁In ▁a ▁repeat ▁of ▁previous ▁year ' s ▁final ▁at ▁the ▁Swiss ▁Ind o ors , ▁del ▁Pot ro ▁faced ▁Roger ▁Feder er ▁in ▁the ▁final , ▁and ▁rep licated ▁the ▁result ▁winning ▁in ▁three ▁sets . ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁fourth ▁time ▁del ▁Pot ro ▁has ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁year - end ▁final s . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁October , ▁Top ▁ranked ▁Czech ▁Tom áš ▁B erd ych ▁was ▁announced ▁as ▁the ▁fifth ▁qual ifier . ▁ ▁Tom áš ▁B erd ych ▁broke ▁into ▁the ▁top ▁ 5 ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁his ▁career . ▁B erd ych ▁failed ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁title ▁in ▁the ▁year , ▁but ▁reached ▁three ▁final s . ▁He ▁made ▁back - to - back ▁final s ▁at ▁the ▁Open ▁ 1 3 ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁Dub ai ▁Tennis ▁Championships ▁losing ▁to ▁Jo - Wil fried ▁Ts ong a ▁in ▁three ▁sets ▁despite ▁having ▁match ▁point ▁and ▁to ▁Nov ak ▁Dj ok ov ic ▁in ▁straight ▁sets , ▁respectively . ▁He ▁reached ▁his ▁third ▁final ▁at ▁the ▁P TT ▁Th ailand ▁Open ▁falling ▁to ▁Canadian ▁Mil os ▁Ra onic ▁in ▁two ▁tight ▁sets . ▁At ▁the ▁sl ams ,