Roger Federer at last won one of the very few competitions to elude him, as Switzerland beat France 3-1, for their very first Davis Cup Crown. The Swiss had only once before reached the final of the so called ‘World Cup of Tennis’, back in 1992, when they lost to the United States. The 17 times…
A day after two thrilling Semi-Finals, the ATP World Tour Finals ended in a rather disappointing and subdued atmosphere, as Roger Federer withdrew before the final with a back injury. This gave his opponent Novak Djokovic a 3rd successive World Tour Finals Crown and a 4th overall title. Djokovic becomes the first player since Ivan Lendl from…
In the battle of the Swiss No.1 and 2, it was the legendary Roger Federer who just about triumphed over compatriot Stan Wawrinka, in a near 3 hour marathon SF. Federer somehow, someway conjured up a comeback win after dropping the first set, saving 4 Match-points in the process. The record 6 times winner reaches his…
Novak Djokovic completed a perfect round-robin record, with victory over Tomas Berdych, ensuring he finishes the year as World No.1 for the 3rd time. Meanwhile in the last Group A clash, Aussie Open Champ Stan Wawrinka triumphed over US Open winner Marin Cilic in 3 sets, to finish runner-up behind Djokovic and reach the SFs.
Andy Murray crashed out of the World Tour Finals in humiliating style, as Roger Federer destroyed him for the loss of just 1 game. Federer’s 6-0, 6-1 rout of the British No.1, is Murray’s worst defeat in 7 years. The humbling loss ends Andy’s disappointing showing at the Tour Finals, especially after he played for…
Novak Djokovic continued his procession through the World Tour Finals, with a hammering against Stan Wawrinka. Djokovic extends his winning streak at the Tour Finals to 12 matches and is now just 1 match away from sealing the year-end No.1 ranking. Meanwhile in the other Group A encounter, Tomas Berdych heaped yet more misery on US…
Andy Murray boosted his prospects of making the SFs of the World Tour Finals, with a straight sets win over Canada’s Milos Raonic. A loss for Murray would almost certainly have seen him out of the tournament, but luckily for the Olympic Champion, he turned things around from Sundays defeat. In the days first Group…
Novak Djokovic the two-time defending champion, started his campaign for a 3rd straight Tour Finals crown, with a demolition job of US Open champion Marin Cilic. The World No.1 crushed the Croatian debutant for the loss of only 2 games and in under an hour. Meanwhile Australian Open Winner Stan Wawrinka mirrored Djokovic, by doing the exact same…
At last the World Tour Finals are here, and the season’s top 8 players will battle it out in London, for the prestigious end of year Championships. Day 1 saw Andy Murray who won 3 titles in 6 weeks to qualify, go up against Asian trailblazer Kei Nishikori. Unfortunately for Murray, it wasn’t quite the…
Novak Djokovic crowned his first tournament since becoming a father for the first time , with victory in the Paris Masters Final. The Serbian cruised past Masters Series final debutant, Milos Raonic, in straight sets. The win sees him become the first ever player to successfully defend the Paris Masters and crucially stretches his lead over…
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