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Roger Federer may have ended his season with only one title, his lowest mark since 2001, but he was encouraged how he finished off his 2013 campaign. The Swiss experienced back trouble for much of the spring and summer but over the past three weeks was able to contest Basel, Paris/Bercy and London.
Some things simply belong together. Gin and tonic, fish with white wine, red wine paired with red meat, burgers and fries. Of course, these dualistic associations are not exclusive to the culinary sphere - such associations, often unknowingly, are present even in everyday language.
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.
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.
Roger Federer isn’t about to hop on the ‘Viktor Troicki is unfortunate’ bandwagon and instead of sympathizing with the Serb for being banned from tennis for a year after a misunderstanding over the taking of a drugs test, maintains rules are there for a reason and tennis needs to be even more vigilant on anti-doping matters.
This was the day's first singles match, and it wasn't as routine as the score -- both players seemed nervous (both had more errors than winners), and it took Roger Federer half a dozen match points to finish.
Rafael Nadal has returned to the year-end No. 1 three years after last holding it as the Spaniard capped a miracle comeback season after winning a second group match at the World Tour Finals. And Nadal could not be more thrilled.
Rafael Nadal has clinched the year-end No. 1 Emirates ATP Ranking for a third time after recording his second match win in Group B against Stanislas Wawrinka at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals on Wednesday afternoon.
I feel like I'm an example. The perfect example... Me and my coach were assured that everything would be alright there would be no sanctions
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) cut Viktor Troicki's suspension for doping violations from 18 months to 12 months. Troicki was suspended by the ITF on July 15 for not providing a blood sample at the Monte Carlo.
Year-End Finals coverage next week to feature Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and others
One criticism of modern day men’s tennis is there’s insufficient ill feeling between the leading players of the game in the manner of John McEnroe, Ivan Lendl and Jimmy Connors.
There is good possibility that a new ATP CEO will be announced this week at the World Tour Finals and once that s done whomever fills the new position is going to have to contend with a major issue: whether to extend the tournament s stay at London s 02 Arena beyond 2015.
Roger Federer was preparing for a re-match with rival Novak Djokovic within hours of losing a Paris Masters semi-final to the Serb. The two are now in London for this week's season-ending World Tour Finals.
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