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Djokovic receives ATP World Tour No.1 award

London: Novak Djokovic was presented with his ATP World Tour No.1 trophy as well as the Arthur Ashe Humanitarian of the Year award at the World Tour finals in London. The Serb will end the year in the top spot for the second-consecutive season after top-ranked Roger Federer pulled out of the Paris Masters.

"It is an incredibly satisfying feeling to win the ATP World Tour No.1 trophy for a second time," Djokovic was quoted as saying by the ATP website on Tuesday. "I hope to be able to fight for this title next year." Djokovic also joins Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Carlos Moya, and former South African President Nelson Mandela as winners of the Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award.

The award was presented "for his contributions through the Novak Djokovic Foundation, his role as a Unicef ambassador and other individual ventures." Djokovic, 25, first clinched the No.1 ranking in July 2011 after beating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the semi-final of Wimbledon, the tournament he proceeded to win for the first time by beating Nadal in the final. Highlights this year include the Australian Open title, reaching the French Open final, where he lost to Nadal, and the US Open final, won by Andy Murray. Djokovic lost to Federer in the Wimbledon semi-final.

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Ferrer beats Janowicz to win Paris Masters

Paris: David Ferrer beat Polish qualifier Jerzy Janowicz 6-4, 6-3 to win the Paris Masters on Sunday, clinching the first Masters title of his career and a tour-leading seventh trophy of the season. The fourth-seeded Spaniard lost his three previous Masters finals " twice to Rafael Nadal and once to Andy Murray " but this time he didn't have a Grand Slam winner in front of him and never looked...  

Bhupathi-Bopanna prove their point to AITA with Paris win

Mahesh Bhupathi continues to laugh in the All India Tennis Association’s face. The Indian stalwart combined with Rohan Bopanna to come up trumps at the Paris Masters on Sunday, beating the Pakistani-Dutch pair of Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and Jean-Julien Rojer 7-6 (6), 6-3. It was the Indian pair's first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title. For Bhupathi every success post-London Olympics is a strong statement towards the tennis governing body, which...  

Bhupathi-Bopanna pair wins Paris Masters final

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Ferrer takes on Janowicz for Paris Masters title

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Janowicz becomes first qualifier in 8 years to reach Paris final

Paris: Jerzy Janowicz of Poland became the first qualifier in eight years to reach the Paris Masters final after beating Gilles Simon of France 6-4, 7-5 Saturday. Janowicz, who was playing in Futures tournaments at the start of the year, has beaten five top-20 ranked players on his improbable run to the final. He will meet the winner of the match between fourth-seeded David Ferrer of Spain and Michael Llodra...  

Ferrer, Janowicz reach Paris Masters semis

Paris: Fourth-seeded David Ferrer of Spain moved closer to his first Masters title after beating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France 6-2, 7-5 in the Paris Masters quarter-finals on Friday, while Polish qualifier Jerzy Janowicz continued his remarkable run by eliminating No. 8 Janko Tipsarevic. Ferrer did not face a single breakpoint against Tsonga, the 2008 champion, breaking him three times in the match. The sixth-seeded Tsonga saved two match points before...  

Simon storms into Paris Masters semi-finals

Paris: Frenchman Gilles Simon booked his place in the Paris Masters semi-finals with a comprehensive 6-4 6-4 win over Czech fifth seed Tomas Berdych on Friday. The unseeded Simon, who reached the quarter-finals after Japanese Kei Nishikori withdrew with an ankle injury, had too much pace for Berdych in front of his home crowd. Simon was 4-1 down in the second set but fought back to win the five remaining...  

Tsonga, Tipsarevic secure spots for ATP Finals

Paris: Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Serbia's Janko Tipsarevic secured the last two places for the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals after reaching the quarter-finals of the Paris Masters on Thursday. They needed to win their third-round matches at the Bercy indoor arena in Paris, regardless of other results. Tsonga beat Nicolas Almagro of Spain, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (3) and Tipsarevic defeated Juan Monaco of Argentina 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. They will...  

Andy Murray shocked by qualifier at Paris Masters

Paris: Andy Murray wasted a match point before being knocked out 5-7 7-6 6-2 by Polish qualifier Jerzy Janowicz in the third round of the Paris Masters on Thursday. Scot Murray lost focus as he served for the match in the second set and was then battered by the hard hitting Janowicz, who ended the contest with a forehand winner and collapsed in joy. Murray's defeat means that for the...  

Paris Masters: Berdych, Simon reach quarter-finals

Paris: Fifth-seeded Tomas Berdych recovered from a poor first set to beat Kevin Anderson of South Africa 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Thursday and reach the Paris Masters quarterfinals. The Czech was overpowered by Anderson's serve and strong defense in the first set, where Anderson hit six aces and broke Berdych twice, while saving all three break points he faced. "The way that Kevin started was incredible. I had no chance,...  

Djokovic crashes out of Paris Masters

Paris: World number two Novak Djokovic was knocked out in the second round of the Paris Masters after slumping to a 0-6 7-6 6-4 defeat against American Sam Querrey on Wednesday. Serbia's Djokovic, who will replace Swiss Roger Federer as the world number one next Monday, breezed through the opening set before losing control. Querrey was trailing 2-0 in the second set but dramatically improved after bagging his first game...  

Tsonga defeats Benneteau to reach third round at Paris Masters

Paris: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga reached the third round of the Paris Masters with a 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (2) win over Julien Benneteau on Tuesday. The 2008 champion was forced into a final-set tiebreaker after failing to serve out the match. Benneteau only converted three of his 11 break-point chances against the hard-serving Tsonga, who hit a total of 15 aces " five in each set. Novak Djokovic is among the favorites...  

Benneteau sets up Tsonga tie at Paris Masters

Paris: Julien Benneteau was among three French winners in the opening round of the Paris Masters on Monday, downing Victor Troicki of Serbia 6-4, 7-5 to set up a match against countryman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Benneteau broke twice in each set despite Troicki serving 14 aces. The other local winners were Gilles Simon and Benoit Paire. Simon beat 2006 Australian Open finalist Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus 7-5, 6-1, and Paire defeated...  

Roger Federer pulls out of Paris Masters

Basel, Switzerland: Roger Federer pulled out of the Paris Masters on Sunday to rest for the ATP World Tour Finals in London. The indoor Paris tournament starts Monday. The top-ranked Swiss announced his withdrawal after losing a 2-hour, 44-minute final against Juan Martin del Potro at the Swiss Indoors. "It's the only right decision for me," he said. "I had some niggling stuff and I didn't want to take a...  

Nadal pulls out of Paris and ATP World Tour Finals

Paris: World tennis number four Rafa Nadal has pulled out of the Paris Masters and the ATP World Tour finals in London as he is still recovering from his left knee injury, the ATP said on Thursday. The 11-times grand-slam singles champion has not played since he suffered a shock second-round loss to Czech Lukas Rosol at Wimbledon in June. "It's disappointing for me to miss the last two tournaments...  

Kerber stuns Sharapova to reach Paris semis

Paris: Top-seeded Maria Sharapova was ousted from the quarter-finals of Open GDF Suez on Friday, beaten by Angelique Kerber of Germany 6-4, 6-4. Kerber, a US Open semifinalist, will next play Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium, who defeated Mona Barthel of Germany 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-3. Klara Zakopalova of the Czech Republic also advanced, rallying past sixth-seeded Julia Goerges of Germany 3-6, 7-5, 6-1. Zakopalova will face second-seeded Marion Bartoli of...  

Paes-Bhupathi to split: reports

New Delhi: Veteran tennis players Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi are reportedly heading for another split, according to reports in a national daily. After having parted ways for more than a decade, Paes and Bhupathi had reunited last year in a bid to win the Australian Open, the only Grand Slam title that has eluded them. But according to the Hindustan Times, the two are looking to play with younger...