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ANDY MURRAY, RAFAEL NADAL, & KEI NISHIKORI RETURN TO TENNIS ACTION WITH A PAIR OF 500-POINT EVENTS – AS POINTS COUNT BIG BUILDING UP TO ATP YEAR END BARCLAYS CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Grand Slam year may be over, but the pace will pick up again this week with the onset of two 500-point events.

10SBALLS LOOKS AT THE RACE FOR THE ATP BARCLAYS MEN’S TENNIS FINALS IN LONDON AT THE 02 ARENA AS IT HEATS UP

The race for the eighth spot at the 2016 World Tour Finals is on--just ask Tomas Berdych. Although the ninth-ranked Czech was already in contention even before this week, he announced himself as a truly legitimate London threat by capturing the Shenzhen Open title on Sunday afternoon.

LADIES TENNIS NEWS & RESULTS FROM CHINA WUHAN OPEN 2016 – PETRA KVITOVA CROWNED IN SINGLES & BETHANIE MATTEK SANDS & LUCIE SAFAROVA WIN DOUBLES TITLE

Petra Kvitova picked up her second Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open title in three years with an unstoppable performance to beat Dominika Cibulkova 61 61 in Saturday’s final in the central Chinese city.

10SBALLS SHARES RICKY’S PICKS FOR THE CHENGDU TENNIS SEMIFINALS: DIMITROV VS. RAMOS-VINOLAS AND TROICKI VS. KHACHANOV

The top two seeds at the Chengdu Open (Dominic Thiem and Nick Kyrgios) are gone, leaving Grigor Dimitrov as arguably the title favorite heading into semifinal action on Saturday.

REEDIE’S MARIA SHARAPOVA COMMENTS A DISGRACE BY RICHARD EVANS

Ever since Maria Sharapova admitted that she had tested positive at the Australian Open, I thought I could hear the sound of back slapping amongst members of the WADA committee.

TENNIS NEWS – NOVAK DJOKOVIC WITHDRAWS FROM BEIJING, AND THE 2016 U.S. OPEN CHAMPION STAN WAWRINKA PULLS OUT OF TOKYO EVENT

Novak Djokovic withdrew from the upcoming China Open earlier this week, citing an elbow injury. The top-ranked Serb has been dealing with arm issues dating back to a first-round loss to Juan Martin Del Potro at the Rio Olympics.

WTA TENNIS NEWS AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA JUMPS TO NO.4 ON ROAD TO SINGAPORE FINALS LEADERBOARD

Following a semifinal run at the Toray Pan Pacific Open, Agnieszka Radwanska moves to No.4 on the Road to Singapore Leaderboard.

TENNIS NEWS – ZVEREV, POUILLE BOTH PULL OFF UPSETS TO WIN RESPECTIVE TITLES IN ST. PETERSBURG & METZ

Stan Wawrinka's winning streak in finals has finally come to an end. In turn, the third time was the charm for Alexander Zverev.

RICKY’S TENNIS PICKS FOR THE ST. PETERSBURG & METZ FINALS: WAWRINKA VS. ZVEREV & THEIM VS. POUILLE

Fresh off a triumph at the U.S. Open, Stan Wawrinka will be hoping to snag more hardware when he takes the court against Alexander Zverev on Sunday afternoon in St. Petersburg.

TENNIS HISTORIAN AND WRITER RICHARD EVANS SHARES HIS VIEWS ON JUAN MARTIN DEL POTRO

There have been suggestions, from quite informed quarters, that Juan Martin del Potro should be named the men’s Player of the Year. Really? On what basis?

MEN’S TENNIS UPDATE FROM METZ AND ST. PETERSBURG WITH STAN WAWRINKA & DOMINIC THIEM THE ALL STAR MARATHON MAN OF 2016

The 2016 campaign has turned from the outdoor hard courts of North America to an indoor setting in Europe, but the more things change the more they stay the same: Dominic Thiem is playing tennis.

TENNIS NEWS – MAYER RESCUES ARGENTINA AS DEL POTRO SITS, & ANDY MURRAY PULLED THRU HIS MATCH, & CROATIA FINISHES OFF FRANCE TO REACH DAVIS CUP FINAL

No Juan Martin Del Potro. No problem. Such was the unexpected story for Argentina on the final day of its Davis Cup semifinal against Great Britain.

TENNIS NEWS – ANOTHER THRILLER AGAINST ANDY MURRAY GOES DEL POTRO’S WAY AS ARGENTINA TAKES 2-0 DAVIS CUP LEAD OVER GREAT BRITAIN IN SCOTLAND

This summer had already witnessed one energy-sapping thriller between Andy Murray and Juan Martin Del Potro. But in terms of grueling efforts, the Rio Olympics gold-medal match proved to be nothing more than the appetizer to the main course.

RICKY’S PREVIEW & PICKS FOR DAVIS CUP TENNIS SEMIFINALS: ARGENTINA VS. GREAT BRITAIN – FIRST MATCH ANDY MURRAY VS. DEL POTRO & FRANCE VS. CROATIA

The Grand Slam year has come and gone, but there is plenty more tennis in the cards for 2016 and the home stretch gets going this weekend with the Davis Cup semifinals.

STAN WAWRINKA QUALIFIES FOR BARCLAYS ATP WORLD TOUR TENNIS FINALS IN LONDON’S 02 ARENA

US Open champion and World No. 3 Stan Wawrinka will make his fourth successive appearance at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals after becoming the third player to qualify for the prestigious season-ending tournament, to be held from 13-20 November at The O2 in London.

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