Madrid: Novak Djokovic has echoed Rafael Nadal's criticism of the ATP for allowing Madrid Open organizers to change the colour of the clay court from red to blue. Djokovic, who starts defending his title on Tuesday, believes the governing body of men's tennis didn't adequately consult with the top players before allowing the change. "The only thing that is a little bit disappointing from a player's standpoint is that this...
12:08 PM, May 08, 2012
Fresh off his record ATP World Tour Finals win, the 30-year-old Roger Federer is showing his younger rivals just how champions bounce back! ...
10:06 AM, Nov 29, 2011
London: Roger Federer's victory over Jo-Wilfred Tsonga which gave the maestro his sixth ATP World Tour title, has also taken the Swiss to third position in the world rankings, while Britain's Andy Murray dropped one place to fourth. The former world No 1 is closing in on the beleaguered Spaniard Rafael Nadal who failed to manage a semi-final berth in London. Serbian Novak Djokovic still holds a big lead over...
05:38 PM, Nov 28, 2011
New Delhi: Rohan Bopanna dropped out of the top-10 in the ATP doubles ranking after finishing last along with Pakistani partner Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi in group B of the ATP World Series Finals in London. Bopanna and Qureshi lost all their three round-robin matches, which pushed the Indian to 11th, a loss of one place. The rankings of Leander Paes (8) and Mahesh Bhupathi (7), who made the semifinals remained unchanged....
01:01 PM, Nov 28, 2011
London: Roger Federer wasn't about to let Jo-Wilfried Tsonga pull off another improbable comeback. After a year that saw some uncharacteristic slip-ups from Federer in big matches, the Swiss star shrugged off a second-set letdown to beat Tsonga 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-3 for a record sixth title in the ATP World Tour Finals. "I know it's one of my greatest accomplishments," Federer said. "This definitely is an amazing finish again...
02:03 AM, Nov 28, 2011
London: Every time Roger Federer steps onto the court these days it seems another milestone is within his grasp. He seized another one on Saturday, reaching his 100th career final by beating David Ferrer of Spain 7-5, 6-3 in the semifinals of the ATP World Tour Finals. Federer could add a few more on Sunday. He is in position to win his 70th title overall and a record sixth at...
08:55 AM, Nov 27, 2011
London: Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi have crashed out of the doubles at the Barclays ATP World Tour finals doubles, losing their semifinal match to Polish pair Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski in the super tiebreak. Eight-seeded Frysteberg and Matkowski won 4-6, 6-4, 6-10 on Saturday and will now meet third seeds in Sunday's final third seeds Max Mirnyi of Belarus and Canadian Daniel Nestor who beat World No. 1...
08:44 AM, Nov 27, 2011
London: It seems every time Roger Federer steps onto the tennis court these days, there's another milestone within his grasp. The former top-ranked Swiss star scratched another one off the list on Saturday, reaching his 100th career final by beating David Ferrer of Spain 7-5, 6-3 in the semi-finals of the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals. Federer could add a few more on Sunday, as the win puts him in...
10:04 PM, Nov 26, 2011
London: India's Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi have entered the semifinals of the Barclays ATP World Tour finals doubles, defeating top seeds and three-time winners the Bryan twins, Bob and Mike, 6-4, 6-2. Had the Bryans - who had already qualified after winning the first two round-robin matches - beat Paes and Bhupathi in straight sets, then seventh seeds Austrian Jurgen Melzer and his German partner Philipp Petzschner would have...
09:25 AM, Nov 26, 2011
London: World number one Novak Djokovic's outside chance of making it to the semi-finals of the ATP Tour Finals vanished on Friday when Tomas Berdych beat David Ferrer 3-6, 7-5, 6-1 on Friday. Djokovic would still have crept into the last-four through the back door had Ferrer beaten Berdych. After staring elimination in the face, Berdych ended up winning Group A and thus avoided a semi-final against holder and red...
08:57 AM, Nov 26, 2011
London: Novak Djokovic was left sweating on a place in the semi-finals of the ATP World Tour Finals on Friday after losing for the first time in his career to fellow-Serb Janko Tipsarevic. The world number one looked on course for victory when he cruised through the first set of his final Group A match but was outplayed after that in a 3-6 6-3 6-3 defeat. Djokovic ended with one...
10:10 PM, Nov 25, 2011
London: Roger Federer still looked as fresh as a daisy as he polished off Mardy Fish to post a 100 percent record in the group stage of the ATP World Tour Finals on Thursday which is more than can be said for most of his main rivals. No wonder then that arguably the greatest player ever to wield a tennis racquet is perfectly happy with the schedule and dismissed the...
07:22 PM, Nov 25, 2011
London: Former world number one Rafael Nadal admitted he has struggled of late to rekindle his passion for tennis on Thursday after defeat by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga sent him spinning out of the ATP World Tour Finals at the group stage. The 25-year-old Spaniard ended 2010 as the dominant force in men's tennis after completing his career grand slam but apart from a sixth French Open crown in June, this year...
06:03 PM, Nov 25, 2011
London: Whatever Rafael Nadal tried to throw at Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at the ATP World Tour Finals on Thursday, the Frenchman always appeared one step ahead. Now Nadal is hoping he hasn't left his passion for the game behind him. Tsonga qualified for the semifinals at the expense of Nadal, beating the second-ranked Spaniard 7-6 (2), 4-6, 6-3 in a decisive round-robin match to join Roger Federer in the last four...
08:21 AM, Nov 25, 2011
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