Al McEwan, the tour master for the drive, was ill equipped for the situation, having just one trailer to transport vehicles that were incapacitated.
As tour master for the 2012 motoring tour, which left Kirkland, Wash., on Aug. 7 and arrived in Pebble Beach eight days later, Mr. McEwan knows firsthand the mishaps that can occur when 17 mostly ancient vehicles embark on a journey over arduous terrain.
Djokovic, who played a solid match to repeat as champion, was the tougher player physically and mentally as he won his 30th tour title and 11th A.T.P. Tour Masters final.
But apart from Shanghai last month, the top eight events, now branded "the A.T.P. World Tour Masters 1000s," have enjoyed strong fields, with the world's top four men — Federer, Nadal, Djokovic and Andy Murray — hoarding the trophies.
The Queen's Club tournament has been upgraded to ATP 500 status for 2015, the third highest for men after Grand Slams and Tour Masters.
Wawrinka had won two of the previous three meetings with Dimitrov, including a clay court encounter at the 2013 World Tour Masters in Madrid.
The tournament has been upgraded to ATP 500 status, the third highest for men after Grand Slams and Tour Masters, and will be reduced from 56 players to 32.
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He has also won three Davis Cup Finals as part of the Spanish team, and holds a record 19 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles.
On Rod Laver Arena, the shot the Swiss has used for most of his 14 years on the Tour to master nearly everyone in the game malfunctioned at enough key moments to allow Nadal to beat him for the 18th time in 27 contests and advance to the final on Sunday against the winner of Friday's semi-final between Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic.
Beyond a narrow doorway back into the house, the Turkish Room (actually two rooms) glimmers as the final interior stop on the tour (the master bedroom and its bathroom inlaid with lapis and jade will open to the public in a couple of years).
