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"I met somebody in the final who I've never seen before."
That was Tomas Berdych's analysis of Novak Djokovic following the Serb's ruthless performance in a 6-0, 6-2 beatdown in Sunday's China Open final.
Novak Djokovic captured his fifth China Open title in as many tries and improved to 24-0 lifetime at the event by hammering Tomas Berdych 6-0, 6-2 in Sunday's final. At the Rakuten Japan Open, meanwhile, fans went home happy after witnessing a much more competitive match.
Speculation is starting to surface that the move of Roger Federer's physio from the Swiss over to Grigor Dimitrov was merely a sideways swap engineered by Team 8, which is owned by Federer and his agent Tony Godsick and which manages the up-and-coming Dimitrov.
Former tennis great Mats Wilander expects that 33-year-old Roger Federer has another five years left in his career, such is the enthusiasm for the game still exhibited by the record 17-time grand slam winner. Former teenaged Roland Garros champion Wilander, now a Eurosport tennis guru, predicts great things ahead for the Swiss whose enthusiasm for the sport remains at a peak.
Injured Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the exhibition International Premier Tennis League competition in Asia with his right wrist injury apparently still bothering him. The one-time No. 1 has not played since losing in the Wimbledon fourth round.
The ITF announced that the French Tennis Federation (FFT) has nominated the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille to stage the 2014 Davis Cup World Group Final.
Roger Federer, the man who has won just about everything it is possible to win in top-flight tennis, is now in touching distance of the one big prize he still craves after guiding Switzerland through to the 2014 Davis Cup final against France.
Click here to check out these Davis Cup photos of Roger Federer.
Roger Federer will get his chance for extra points after all. Switzerland entered Saturday's action leading Italy 2-0, but they didn't really go in for the kill. Rather than have Federer team with Stan Wawrinka to try to win after three matches, they had Wawrinka play with Marco Chiudinelli.
Roger Federer bounced back from a U.S. Open semifinal loss to eventual champion Marin Cilic by winning the opening singles rubber in this weekend's Davis Cup tie between Switzerland and Italy on Friday. Federer treated the home crowd in Geneva to a 7-6(5), 6-4, 6-4 victory over Simone Bolelli to give the Swiss a 1-0 lead against Italy.
The ITF has announced the latest results for the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group semifinals, World Group play-offs and Zone Group ties taking place on 12-14 September.
Making a quick turnaround following a semifinal showing at the U.S. Open, Roger Federer will be back in action on Friday when Switzerland hosts Italy in the Davis Cup World Group semifinals. The opening day of singles in Geneva will feature a first rubber between Federer and Simone Bolelli, to be followed by Stan Wawrinka vs. Fabio Fognini.
Tennis Channel will provide exclusive live coverage of the U.S. Davis Cup team's competition against Slovakia in Chicago, this weekend, with world-whiparound telecasts at 5 p.m. ET, Friday, Sept. 12; 3 p.m. ET, Saturday, Sept. 13; and 1:30 p.m. ET, Sunday, Sept. 14.
The US Open men's final between Marin Cilic and Kei Nishikori drew a 1.9 rating on CBS, less than any other US Open men's final in figures dating back two decades. That represents about 2.2 million watching on television.
Click here to see some of photos from the 2014 US Open tennis.
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