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Rafael Nadal has clinched the year-end No. 1 Emirates ATP Ranking for a third time after recording his second match win in Group B against Stanislas Wawrinka at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals on Wednesday afternoon.
It appears that the bidders for IMG have been cut to three from the 10 that put in bids at the beginning of October.
Juan Martin Del Potro calls his forehand his best shot and told El Pais that a mathematician friend of his coach did a study of it and claims it's the most powerful one on tour. . .
Toni Nadal, uncle to Rafael who can cement the year ending world no.1 ranking today if he beats Stanislas Wawrinka at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London, maintains the success so far of this year in coming back from a seven months absence with knee problems to win ten titles is already his nephew’s most incredible achievement of all.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) cut Viktor Troicki's suspension for doping violations from 18 months to 12 months. Troicki was suspended by the ITF on July 15 for not providing a blood sample at the Monte Carlo.
Andy Murray’s new company, 77, has appointed Lagardere Unlimited as commercial consultants, with a remit to work exclusively on new commercial deals.
While the number of “traditional” sponsorships are limited, the San Diego Local Organizing Committee is offering a special opportunity for individuals and companies to support this amazing event through its “Friends of the Tie” program offering exclusive benefits not available to the general ticket buyer.
The USTA and U.S. Davis Cup Captain Jim Courier announced that San Diego’s Petco Park has been selected as the site for the 2014 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas first round tie between the United States and Great Britain, January 31-February 2.
Ilie Nastase had this to say about 22-year-old Simona Halep who won her sixth title of the year in Sofia. "To finish the year with a win like this is great for Simona. It will give her confidence going into the new year, which begins pretty soon in Australia." . . .
Juan Martin Del Potro is still reeling from having his suitcase stolen in Paris just before he boarded a train to head to the London for the ATP World Tour finals on Saturday. In fact, he says he’ s been miserable since the incident occurred.
One criticism of modern day men’s tennis is there’s insufficient ill feeling between the leading players of the game in the manner of John McEnroe, Ivan Lendl and Jimmy Connors.
Regardless of the claims from Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic that the time is right for a change of venue for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, the chances of that happening within the next few years seems minimal.
There is good possibility that a new ATP CEO will be announced this week at the World Tour Finals and once that s done whomever fills the new position is going to have to contend with a major issue: whether to extend the tournament s stay at London s 02 Arena beyond 2015.
At the Fed Cup World Group Final, the International Tennis Hall of Fame and the International Tennis Federation (ITF) honored longtime Italian Fed Cup Captain Corrado Barazzutti with the 2013 Fed Cup Award of Excellence.
Roger Federer was preparing for a re-match with rival Novak Djokovic within hours of losing a Paris Masters semi-final to the Serb. The two are now in London for this week's season-ending World Tour Finals.
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