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Grigor Dimitrov: Inspiration in Imperfection By Richard Pagliaro

LONDON—Grigor Dimitrov has a simple explanation for his break-out performance at this week’s Nitto ATP Finals.

10SBALLS SHARES • TALKING POINTS • TOP TENNIS PLAYER COMMENTS COMPILED BY RICHARD PAGLIARO

Talk is cheap. Players have provided priceless moments with their words at this week’s World Tour Finals. Here are some of the most provocative, candid and funny comments from player press conferences at the O2 Arena.

BULGARIAN TENNIS STAR GRIGOR DIMITROV: BEST IS YET TO COME

Close calls and missed match points have haunted Grigor Dimitrov at times this season. The Bulgarian pushed Rafael Nadal to the very brink in the Australian Open semifinals before bowing in a pulsating four hour, 56-minute clash.

TENNIS NEWS • RUBLEV, CORIC AMONG WINNERS ON DAY 1 AT NEXTGEN ATP FINALS IN MILAN

Following a bizarre and controversial draw ceremony earlier in the week in which the NextGen ATP Finals participants were placed into round-robin groups based on which models they liked the most, on-court action mercifully began on Tuesday in Milan.

TENNIS RISING STAR JARED DONALDSON • LONE AMERICAN IN THE NEXTGEN ATP FINALS IN MILAN

The seven automatic qualifiers for the first annual NextGen ATP Finals in Milan are set. With No. 1 in the race Alexander Zverev out due to his upcoming appearance at the World Tour Finals in London, the field includes Andrey Rublev, Karen Khachanov...

HISTORIC ATP TENNIS SEASON FINALE HITS NEW HEIGHTS IN DRAMATIC FINISH TO 2016 SEASON

The 2016 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals culminated in a historic title match between the top two ranked players in the world, Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic, marking the first time in history that the year-end No.1 Emirates ATP Ranking was on the line for both finalists in the final match of the season.

10SBALLS SHARES FAVORITE PHOTOS FROM THE ATP WORLD TOUR TENNIS FINALS MATCH BETWEEN ANDY MURRAY & NOVAK DJOKOVIC

Click here to see photos from the men's tennis ATP finals in London.

RICKY COMPILES A LIST OF THE MOST ENTERTAINING QUOTES FROM THE BARCLAYS ATP WORLD TOUR FINALS FOR 10SBALLS TENNIS

The 2016 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals are over, and it is safe to say they provided plenty of entertainment both on and off the court.

ANDY MURRAY TRIUMPHANT FROM RICHARD EVANS, LONDON

A little while after Andy Murray had finished taking a zillion selfies with fans on the edge of the arena, I went up to the ATP hospitality suite at the top of the vast 02 complex and tried to find some people who had thought he was going to beat Novak Djokovic in the final of the ATP World Finals.

ANDY MURRAY TAKES IT ALL: BARCLAYS ATP WORLD TENNIS TOUR FINALS TITLE AND YEAR-END NO. 1 RANKING

Grand Slam champion. Davis Cup champion. World No. 1. Two pieces remained missing from Andy Murray's already illustrious tennis resume. He added both of them in one fell swoop on Sunday evening in London.

MURRAY CLINCHES CLINCHES YEAR-END NO. 1 ATP RANKING FOR FIRST TIME, FULL LIST OF ALL FORMER NO. 1

Andy Murray has clinched year-end No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, the 17th different player to do so in history (since 1973).

BARCLAYS ATP TENNIS WORLD TOUR FINALS MEN’S DOUBLES RESULTS BY RICKY DIMON

Henri Kontinen and John Peers capped off their amazing fall hot streak in the ideal way: with a title at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals.

RICKY’S PREVIEW AND PICK FOR THE WORLD TOUR FINALS TITLE MATCH AND THE BATTLE FOR NO. 1: MURRAY VS. DJOKOVIC

For the first time ever on the ATP Tour, the year-end No. 1 ranking is all coming down to the final match of the season between the world's top two players.

NOVAK DJOKOVIC STEAMROLLS PAST NISHIKORI TO SET UP BATTLE FOR NO. 1 WITH ANDY MURRAY IN ATP WORLD TENNIS TOUR FINALS CHAMPIONSHIP

The playing field may not be as even as the British public would like, but the fans will all get what they wanted to see at the O2 Arena on Sunday: a showdown between Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals title and the year-end No. 1 ranking.

ANDY MURRAY ESCAPES FROM BRINK OF DEFEAT, OUTLASTS RAONIC IN WILD WORLD TOUR FINALS MARATHON

Milos Raonic was rewriting the script at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. Andy Murray decided he didn't like the new version.

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EUGENIE BOUCHARD NAMED 2018 TENNIS CANADA FEMALE PLAYER OF THE YEAR / EUGENIE BOUCHARD NOMMÉE JOUEUSE DE L’ANNÉE 2018 DE TENNIS CANADA

Tennis Canada announced on Wednesday that Eugenie Bouchard is the winner of the 2018 Excellence Awards in the Female Player of the Year and Singles Player of the Year categories.

TENNIS NEWS • CALIFORNIA CHAMPIONSHIPS • TOMMY HAAS, TAYLOR FRITZ, STEVE JOHNSON, MARDY FISH AND MORE

Time to get tickets to watch! Surly you have heard about The Largest Open Tennis Event in America!

TENNIS NEWS • RAFA NADAL CONFIRMS RETURN TO PRACTICE, EYES ABU DHABI EXHIBITION AND AUSTRALIAN SUMMER

According to Uncle Toni, Rafael Nadal was supposed to be back at practice on either Dec. 4 or 5. Well, better late than never!

Conchita Martínez prepara la temporada 2019 de Karolina Pliskova en Tenerife

Española y checa ya trabajaron juntas durante el pasado Open de Estados Unidos

ALEJANDRO’S FAVORITE PHOTOS FOR 10SBALLS FROM SOME OF THIS YEAR’S TOURNAMENTS

Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia hits a forehand to Kaia Kanepi of Estonia during her second round match at the Nature Valley International tennis tournament in Eastbourne, Great Britain, on Tuesday, June 26, 2018.

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