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It did not take long for Roberto Bautista Agut to begin his Most Improved Player of the Year campaign in 2014. The Spaniard, who crashed onto the ATP World Tour scene with a surprise run to the season-opening Aircel Chennai Open final a year prior, did not waste time in making his presence felt once again.
Down 4-6, 1-5, Martin Klizan was staring down the barrel. It was the first round of qualifying for the China Open; his opponent, World No. 927 Xin Gao. Somehow, the Slovakian cheated death — saving four match points — to ride his way into the main draw. On 3 October, after victories over Leonardo Mayer and Ernests Gulbis, the World No. 56 was still alive.
The ongoing Mirkagate story took another twist as umpire Cedric Mourier confirmed Roger Federer’s wife caused the now accepted bust up between the winner of 17 Grand Slam titles and his Swiss Davis Cup team- Stan Wawrinka in Saturday’s Barclays ATP World Finals semi-final.
The International Premier Tennis League (IPTL), the inaugural international city-based professional tennis league featuring legendary players such as Roger Federer, Serena Williams, Novak Djokovic and Maria Sharapova, will begin this Friday in Manila, Philippines with matches available for live viewing via TV and on-line pay-per-view in the United States by Integrated Sports Media.
Now that Roger Federer has won a Davis Cup winners’ medal and pretty much won everything there is to win in tennis life, he can afford to kick back and relax, yes? No it would appear not as he gears up to make his debut for the International Premier Tennis League.
If you're suffering from boredom almost two weeks into tennis' offseason, give the International Premier Tennis League a try. Trust me, you won't be disappointed. The IPTL is a two-week event that began last Friday and features four teams based in the Philippines, Singapore, India and the United Arab Emirates.
It has been another memorable year for Davis Cup by BNP Paribas with a record-breaking crowd in the final between France and Switzerland proving to be the icing on the cake. In total 566 players from 122 nations contested this year's competition, in which Switzerland, led by Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka, became only the 14th nation to win the 115-year-old event...
With her Indian Aces team in the lead by two points after the first weekend of play at the International Premier Tennis League in Manila, Sania Mirza could not be happier with her doubles contribution to the new squad.
Switzerland defeated France 3-1 to win the 2014 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Final in Lille on Sunday. It is Switzerland’s first Davis Cup title, and it becomes only the 14th champion nation in the 115-year-old competition. Roger Federer became the most successful Swiss player in Davis Cup history...
Following the disappointment of 17,500 paying fans when the climax of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals was curtailed on Sunday by Roger Federer’s injured back, tournament organizers have announced there will be a 60% ticket refund.
Five days after withdrawing from the World Tour Finals championship match against Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer is expected to be back in action when the Davis Cup final between Switzerland and France begins on Friday.
Check out these awesome Federer photos from the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London.
Singles matches were not always the most dramatic at this week's World Tour Finals, but players delivered the goods in the press room (including Novak Djokovic's traditional handing out of chocolates) on a consistent basis. With the tournament over, let's enjoy some of the most memorable quotes from the press conferences.
And so they meet again.
Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer will collide for the fourth time in their careers at the World Tour Finals in an appropriate end to the 2014 ATP season with the world No. 1 and world No. 2 facing each other in the title match of the year-end championship. It will reach a climax on Sunday evening at London's O2 Arena.
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