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World no. 6 Stefanos Tsitsipas clinched his first major trophy as he beat world no. 5 Dominic Thiem in a three-set thriller 6-7 6-2 7-6. Neither player had a won a tournament of this caliber before, but the Austrian has been a Roland Garros finalist for the past two consecutive years so was arguably more […] READ MORE
LONDON- In a match reminiscent of his famous fourth-round victory at the Australian Open, world #6 Stefanos Tsitsipas upset six-time former-champion Roger Federer in straight-sets, 6-3 6-4, at the ATP Finals. The match, which lasted just one hour and 36 minutes, sees him advance to the biggest final of his career. The Swiss proved unable […] READ MORE
London– World no. 1 Rafael Nadal defeated world no. 6 Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2 hours and 52 minutes in three thrilling sets 6-7 6-4 7-5 to give the Spaniard a chance of advancing to the semifinals. It was a must-win match for the Spaniard as a defeat would result in immediate elimination from the round-robin […] READ MORE
LONDON– The second longest-running rivalry in the Open Era had no short of excitement as Roger Federer clinched the last semifinal spot from Group Bjorn Borg by edging the 16-time Grand Slam champion in two thrilling sets. With this defeat from Djokovic, Rafael Nadal will now officially end the year as no. 1. Djokovic needed […] READ MORE
LONDON- ATP President Chris Kermode is coming to the end of his tenure after the player council, led by current-world #2 Novak Djokovic, opted not to offer to extend his contract during the Indian Wells Masters in March. The 55-year-old has led the ATP for six years and is also the tournament chairman at the […] READ MORE
Day 5 at the Nitto ATP Finals will be decisive in the context of qualification to the semifinals. With Dominic Thiem safely through following his stunning win over Novak Djokovic, it will be Serb who will be involved in a straight shootout against six-time champion Roger Federer to determine who will join the Austrian. Nitto […] READ MORE
Two eyebrow-raising results in the first Round Robin matches means that we could soon need our tennis calculators to work out permutations on who will advance to the semifinals in Group Andre Agassi. Both Rafael Nadal and Daniil Medvedev suffered their first-ever defeats against their respective opponents Alexander Zverev and Stefanos Tsitsipas, and we should […] READ MORE
LONDON– World no. 1 Rafael Nadal suffered a shock opening defeat to the defending ATP Finals champion Alexander Zverev in straight sets 6-2 6-4 in both their first match here at the O2. The Spaniard was unable to gain any sort of momentum throughout the match and especially when facing Zverev’s serve. The always usual […] READ MORE
LONDON- Stefanos Tsitsipas opened his campaign for the 2019 Nitto ATP Finals with a straight sets 7-6 6-4 victory over the world no. 4 Daniil Medvedev. It was a tug-of-war between the pair, but Tsitsipas looked like the one in more control for the majority of the match. The 21-year-old Greek won 89% of his […] READ MORE
Day 3 at the Nitto ATP Finals promises to provide two impactful Round Robin matches. Six-time champion Roger Federer faces an uphill task to qualify for the semifinals. He cannot afford another defeat, when plays Matteo Berrettini on Tuesday. World No.2 Novak Djokovic is still in pursuit of the year-end No.1 ranking and he needs […] READ MORE