What will you do around New Year? Work? Partying? Or a bit of both? Six of the ATP players will participate at the Capitala World Tennis Championship at Abu Dhabi from 31 Dec 09 to 2 Jan 10.
The six contenders are 09 Year ended No.1 Roger Federer, No.2 Rafael Nadal, ATP World Tour Finals...
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Federer and Nadal will kick off 2010 season at Abu Dhabi
Andy Murray splits with Kim Sears after four years together
Andy Murray is now back to the market! After his miserable run at the ATP World Tour Finals, Murray and Kim Sears have mutually agreed to end their relationship after four years together.
A spokesman from Murray’s management company, 19 Entertainment, said ‘Andy and Kim have mutually agreed to seperate. They remain friends and ask...
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Day 5 Update – Federer and Del Potro through at the Expense of Murray
The intense and chaotic competition between Federer, Murray and Del Potro has to solve with Mathematics.
In their last round robin matches Murray beat Verdasco 6-4, 6-7(4), 7-6 (3); while Del Potro again defeat Federer 6-2, 6-7(5), 6-3. Verdasco is definitely out of contention while the other 3 players all finished their round robin matches...
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Day 3 of ATP Finals – Federer Sent off Murray’s Challenge, Del Potro beats Verdasco
Roger Federer defeats hometown Andy Murray 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 at the season ending tournament and such triumph secures Federer’s year-ended world No.1 ranking.
Federer rallied from 1 set down to defeat an error-making Murray. In this match Murray unusually produced 8 double faults.
With Nadal’s lost to Sodeling, Roger is now guaranteed to finish this year...
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ATP Finals Day 1: Murray and Federer Win Openers
The results of Day 1 of ATP World Tour Finals are not surprising, as hometown favorite Andy Murray wins over Del Potro and World No.1 Roger Federer defeats Fernando Verdasco.
Murray beat Del Potro 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 in an intense match. It was Del Potro who lost the first five games to start with,...
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Official Portraits of ATP World Tour Finals
The Barclays 2009 World Tour Finals will start very soon with Andy Murray takes on Juan Martin Del Potro; and Roger Federer VS Fernando Verdasco.
Here are the official portraits of the final. The contenders are all transformed into courteous Englishmen.
Photo via Tennis Planet
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Djokovic leaves Adidas and joins Sergio Tacchini
Current world No.3 Novak Djokovic announces a 10-year sponsorship deal with Italian sportswear brand Sergio Tacchini. Novak is expected to wear Sergio Tacchini’s gear by the start of 2010 season.
Sergio Tacchini used to sponsoring tennis legends John McEnroe, Pete Sampras, Gabriela Sabatini and Pat Cash. In these years Tacchini was worn by Goran Ivanisevic...
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Tough Draw for Federer in World Tour Finals
The draw for Barclays World Tour Finals is now announced.
Group A features No.1 Roger Federer, No. 4 Andy Murray, No.5 Juan Martin Del Potro and No.7 Fernando Verdasco.
Group B is leading by No.2 Rafael Nadal, No.3 Novak Djokovic, No.6 Nikolay Davydenko and No.8 Robin Sodeling.
Roger tries to become the second player in history (Ivan...
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Update on ATP Finals – Debut of Verdasco and Soderling, Withdrawal of Roddick
Fernando Verdasco has qualified the first time for the year-ended ATP World Tour Finals, ensured by the defeat of Robin Soderling and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga’s in the Paris Masters quarter-finals.
Soderling also makes his debut of this event as Andy Roddick announces his withdrawal due to injury. He has been suffering from the knee ailment...
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Andy Murray Signs Deal with Adidas
It is confirmed that Andy Murray has signed a 5-year deal with Adidas. It is rumoured to worth £10-15 million.
Murray will be joining a group of top players that include tennis Novak Djokovic, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Gilles Simon, Fernando Verdasco and Justine Henin, the former women’s world No 1 from Belgium, who returns to the...
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