The Masters Cup was held in Australia for the first time with the tournament taking place at the 17,000 seat Sydney Superdome.

They did not meet again until the semifinals of the year-end Masters Cup.

Their last two meetings in 2007 were also a repeat of 2006: the finals of Wimbledon and the semifinals of the Masters Cup.

Now at No. 4 in the world, Murray qualified for the first time for the Masters Cup.

In November, he took part in the Masters Cup, which took place in Shanghai, China.

The 23rd annual Masters Cup was held April 18-20 (Am) and May 2-4 (Pro), 2008.

Round-robin is already in use at the Masters Cup, the season-ending championships open to the top eight players in the rankings.

Štěpánek finished the season ranked no. 27, but attended the year-end Masters Cup as an alternate.

Yet Agassi traveled to Australia in November to take part in the Masters Cup, and he made the long journey again this month, looking fit.

But he came close enough today at the Masters Cup, the year-end tour championship that features the world's top eight players.