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10SBALLS SHARES TOP TAKEAWAYS FROM LONDON 2017 ATP NITTO TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Smart phones lit the Sunday sky like holiday lights. Seven hours before Grigor Dimitrov and David Goffin squared off in the year end Nitto ATP World Tour Finals, tourists flooded to Buckingham Palace to see the changing guard.
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TENNIS ROYALTY ROGER FEDERER & FAMILY SPENDS TIME WITH THE ROYAL FAMILY IN LONDON “PLAY DATE”

Roger Federer wasn’t the only member of the family playing in London last week. The Grand Slam king and wife Mirka took their two sets of twins—eight-year-old daughters Myla and Charlene and three-year-old sons Leo and Lenny—on a play date to Kensington Palace.
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GRIGOR DIMITROV BEATS DAVID GOFFIN TO WIN THE 2017 NITTO ATP WORLD TOUR FINALS AND THE YEAR END CHAMPIONSHIP

Grigor Dimitrov declared his mission statement chasing the dream. Collapsing to the court in an eruption of euphoria, Dimitrov realized it in an emotional embrace.
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TENNIS NEWS • LONDON • GOFFIN TO FACE FEDERER IN ATP LONDON SEMIFINALS

Extreme experiences marked David Goffin’s World Tour Finals week. The seventh seed soared knocking out world No. 1 Rafael Nadal in what he called the best win of his career on Monday night only to crash and burn suffering his worst loss of the season to Grigor Dimitrov on Wednesday.
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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.
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SOCK STOPS ZVEREV, AND CHARGES INTO NITTO ATP•WTF SEMIFINALS

Jack Sock brought showtime to the O2 Arena—and made American tennis relevant again at the season-ending finale. Roaring back from a break down in the final set, a spirited Sock stopped Alexander Zverev, 6-4, 1-6, 6-4, charging into the World Tour Finals semifinals.
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ROGER FEDERER REMAINS PERFECT AT 2017 WORLD TOUR FINALS

Roger Federer wasn’t working for the weekend, but remained committed to the cause at the ATP World Tour Finals. Federer slashed 17 aces and did not drop serve dispatching Marin Cilic, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-1, at the O2 Arena, scoring his 13th consecutive victory while raising his record against Top 10 opponents to 14-1 this season.
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ATP NITTO TENNIS FROM LONDON • GRIGOR DIMITROV: “COMPARISONS DON’T MATTER”

Grigor Dimitrov is enjoying one of his best seasons by asserting his own identity—and maintaining his sense of humor.
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GRIGOR DIMITROV BAGELS DAVID GOFFIN • TENNIS @ THE ATP NITTO CHAMPIONSHIPS

Streaks of skid marks Grigor Dimitrov left strewn across the service box were remnants of his surge into the semifinals. Playing near-flawless attacking tennis, Dimitrov roared through nine straight games steamrolling David Goffin, 6-0, 6-2, to charge into the World Tour Finals semifinals today.
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ROGER FEDERER • LESS IS MORE

Scaling the summit of the sport left Roger Federer with the desire to go downhill fast in his younger years. Years ago when Federer wasn’t refining his all-court artistry on the practice court, he was indulging his all-sport appetite with downhill skiing, soccer and squash often on the menu.
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ROGER FEDERER STOPS THE YOUNG TALENTED ZVEREV IN 3 SETS (IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN STRAIGHT SETS Sets (2))

Roger Federer supports keeping a lid on the World Tour Finals. Tonight, Federer raised the roof on the O2 Arena. Before a wildly enthusiastic crowd, Federer flew threw six straight games transforming a tight test into a tutorial in closing power.
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JACK SOCK RUNS INTO RAFA NADAL AT 4 A.M. IN LONDON STREET • HOTEL FIRE ALARM • LUCKILY NO FIRE JUST PRECAUTIONARY EVACUATION

You never know who you'll meet on a London street at 4 a.m. A sleepy Jack Sock and his girlfriend, Michala Burns, ran into Rafael Nadal, Dominic Thiem and their respective teams out on the street after a 4 a.m. fire alarm forced them to evacuate their second-floor hotel rooms early this morning.
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RAFA NADAL ENDS HIS SEASON • HIS BODY IS WORN OUT • HE WISHES THE MEDIA “MERRY CHRISTMAS” @ NITTO ATP TENNIS FINALS IN LONDON

Tennis amplified is the World Tour Finals tag line. Tonight, it was tennis electrified—for two sets—then came the end of Rafael Nadal's season.
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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.
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GRIGOR DIMITROV THWARTS THIEM AT WORLD TOUR FINALS

Grigor Dimitrov stared at the baseline like a man contemplating how to balance on a tight rope. Straddling aggression and apprehension, Dimitrov edged Dominic Thiem, 6-3, 5-7, 7-5, in a fierce and fitful World Tour Finals fight that featured three service breaks in the last six games.

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