2007 DRAW

Federer gets Roddick, Davydenko in Shanghai group

Roger Federer will play Andy Roddick and Nikolay Davydenko in the round robin stage of the Tennis Masters Cup.

The top-ranked Federer, who won his third Masters Cup title last year, was drawn Wednesday to play in the Red Group, which also includes Fernando Gonzalez.

The Gold Group opens play Sunday on the indoor hard courts with second-ranked Rafael Nadal facing Richard Gasquet and Novak Djokovic playing David Ferrer.

"It's a tough draw with Rafa, Novak and Richard but all opponents are very difficult here as it is only the top eight players in the world," said Ferrer, who attended the draw ceremony.

Ferrer beat Nadal in the fourth round of the U.S. Open, while Federer beat both Roddick and Davydenko on the road to the U.S. Open final, where he defeated Djokovic. Federer also beat Davydenko in the French Open semifinals.

Federer has won three Grand Slam titles this year to bring his career total to 12, but he lost to David Nalbandian twice in the last three weeks -- in the Madrid Masters and Paris Masters. Nalbandian is ranked No. 9 and didn't qualify for the season-ending tournament.

The Masters Cup will again be played in Shanghai in 2008, but it will move to London in 2009 for four years and be renamed the ATP World Tour Finals.