Game, Set, Match News
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In our last statistical column, we looked at the players with the most wins at Premier events, find that Serena Williams had by far the most (71, compared to 46 for the next player on the list). But what about losses?
Since Davis Cup carried points, we would ordinarily talk about movers at this time. But Novak Djokovic couldn't move no matter what, and Dusan Lajovic didn't add any points, and Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek effectively repeated what they did last year -- so nothing happened.
It's like Friday all over again: We wish we had something to tell you -- but we don't. Not really. Everything went as expected. Sunday's action opened with Novak Djokovic facing Tomas Berdych, needing to win to keep the tie between Serbia and the Czechs alive.
Czech Republic has retained its Davis Cup title after defeating Serbia 3-2 in the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Final in Belgrade, Serbia on Sunday 17 November.
When the poll appeared on the Davis Cup site, "Who do you think will win the doubles match? Ilija Bozoljac/Nenad Zimonjic [or] Jan Hajek/Lukas Rosol," we were already betting on "None of the Above." After all, the only way you can win is if you play -- and there was a good chance that neither of those teams would play.
Czech Republic leads Serbia 2-1 at the end of the second day of the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Final in Belgrade, Serbia on 15-17 November.
Novak Djokovic, who opened the tie, admitted to some nerves in his first set against Radek Stepanek. He broke for 4-2 in the first set, lost the break in the ninth game, but broke again in game twelve, and never looked back, winning 7-5 6-1 6-4.
On paper, the final between Serbia and the Czech Republic should have been a blowout. Novak Djokovic tops Tomas Berdych, and Janko Tipsarevic tops Radek Stepanek, and that's it, right? Of course right.
This day is more than an ordinary Veterans' Day. It marked the ninety-fifth anniversary of the World War I armistice, with the hundredth anniversary of the conflict next year. Sunday was the seventy-fifth anniversary of Kristallnacht, and was Remembrance Day in Britain.
Serbian Novak Djokovic completed a dominant end to his 2013 campaign and successfully defending his Barclays ATP World Tour Finals crown with a stellar 6-3, 6-4 win over world #1 Rafael Nadal.
Novak Djokovic took one step closer to finishing the year undefeated and defending his Barclays title as he dispatched Swiss hopeful Stanislas Wawrinka 6-3, 6-3 in the semifinals on Sunday night.
Please find below the latest results from the 2013 NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters and ITF Wheelchair Doubles Masters taking place in Mission Viejo, California, USA on 5-11 November.
This match wasn't exactly meaningless -- Richard Gasquet can use the points as he tries to stay Top Ten next year, and for Novak Djokovic, he needs everything he can get if he is to threaten Rafael Nadal's top ranking in the first part of 2014.
Stanislas Wawrinka admitted after the match that he'd been nervous. It certainly showed in the first set and beginning of the second. "I had to fight to keep the ball in," he said of his many mistakes.
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