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If the London faithful got to choose, both Roger Federer and Andy Murray would be a part of Saturday's semifinals. And that still is a possibility even though the two fan favorites have to face each other on Thursday night at the World Tour Finals. Federer will already be through even before he takes the court if Kei Nishikori fails to beat Milos Raonic in straight sets.
For the non-mathematically minded, all we really want is a simple “win this or go home” scenario, as we look ahead at the final round robin matches for Group B. We kick off on Thursday with the battle of the rookies. Kei Nishikori had to work to overcome his nerves in his opener, when he edged the home-town favourite Andy Murray in the first match.
Click here to see the latest results and order of play from the ATP World Tour Finals in London.
Earlier in the week an Italian journalist went on a routine of asking all the players which one of the other players they’d most like to have dinner with and what question they’d ask that player. Four — Nishikori, Cilic, Raonic, and Wawrinka — chose Roger Federer, for differing reasons.
Roger Federer may be the oldest participant at the World Tour Finals, but he sure is not looking like it. Or maybe he is, and age--plus experience--is an advantage. Kei Nishikori sure knows it's not a disadvantage after going down to Federer 6-3, 6-2 in just one hour and nine minutes on Tuesday afternoon.
Earlier in the week an Italian journalist went on a routine of asking all the players which one of the other players they'd most like to have dinner with and what question they'd ask that player. Four -- Nishikori, Cilic, Raonic, and Wawrinka -- chose Roger Federer, for differing reasons.
Andy Murray is misunderstood. He really is. The guy always gives his all. Usually he wears his heart on his sleeve but yesterday in London @theO2 arena it was a "POPPY" on his sleeve . Why a POPPY ? No he isn't being sponsored by a Colombian cartel. It's because the British people honor the ones who have fallen in war.
It all started so relaxed with British No. 1 and home-crowd hero Andy Murray looking relaxed and posing for photographs with waiting fans at the quay where the players arrive by boat. There were rousing cheers, there was an early break – oh it was all going so well.
The afternoon crowd left the O2 Arena a little bit disappointed, but Sunday's night-session fans got exactly what they came to see: vintage Roger Federer. Federer kicked off his 2014 World Tour Finals campaign with a 6-1, 7-6(0) round-robin win over Milos Raonic. That had been preceded by Andy Murray's 6-4, 6-4 loss to Kei Nishikori.
The long-awaited and much-anticipated World Tour Finals will finally get underway on Sunday. Kei Nishikori and Andy Murry will kick off the singles proceedings in the afternoon, while Roger Federer and Milos Raonic are set to headline the night session. The portraits have been taken, the selfies have been tweeted; now it's time for tennis!
Guaranteed to be in opposite groups at the World Tour Finals as the No. 3 and No. 4 seeds, Stan Wawrinka and Kei Nishikori both experienced Grand Slam breakthroughs in 2014. Wawrinka went all the way to the Australian Open title, while Nishikori reached the U.S. Open final. Whereas the Swiss started the season on fire, it is Japan's top player who is surging down the stretch.
The team here @10sballs.com are packing up the bags and counting down the hours till their arrivals in London. It looks like a small circus. But then again this week we saw players traveling with massage tables and hyperbaric chambers...
The World Tour Finals draw ceremony was held on Monday afternoon. With only eight players in the field, it did not take long for everything to be figured out. Novak Djokovic was already guaranteed to be in Group A as the No. 1 player in the world and No. 1 seed, while Roger Federer was assured of being in Group B at No. 2. That left only six men to be drawn.
Check out the latest photos from the 2014 BNP Paribas Masters tennis tournament in Paris, France.
The 2014 World Tour Finals singles field is set thanks to Milos Raonic's quarterfinal win at the BNP Paribas Masters on Friday followed by David Ferrer's loss. Facing a must-win situation, Raonic beat Roger Federer for the first time in his career. Ferrer had to answer with a victory of his own, but he fell to Kei Nishikori 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-4.
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