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Filed under: ATP, ATP Rankings Over the next two weeks, FanHouse will be covering the top sports stories of the decade. In this installment, Greg Couch looks back at Roger Federer's decade of dominance. He was the greatest athlete no one paid attention to, the victim of tennis' disappearing popularity, Americans' reluctance to root for non-Americans and his own unsellable quiet persona. That's what Roger Federer was in the early years of his...  

Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina squeaked into the semifinals of the ATP World Tour Finals by beating Roger Federer of Switzerland 6-2, 6-7 (5-7), 6-3 Thursday — the slimmest possible margin to advance and knock Britain's Andy Murray out of the tournament in London.  

Moving the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals to London in 2009 was a brilliant stroke.  The tournament now lives in the moment, relevant and scintillating.  What could be more fitting than to crown the world’s best in the land of tennis where Wimbledon stands as a shrine and anointing a home grown champion remains a national obsession. Shanghai, on the other hand, seemed strangely remote and foreign because of the time difference and the sparse...  

Roger Federer of Switzerland overcame an erratic forehand and Fernando Verdasco on Sunday, rallying to beat his Spanish opponent 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 in the round-robin stage of the ATP World Tour Finals in London.  

Andy Roddick has been forced out of the upcoming year-end London ATP Finals event according to the London Times. ADHEREL “I am really disappointed to miss the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals,” Roddick said. “I love playing in London and I’ve heard so many good things about the venue. However, I have not fully recovered from [...]  

LONDON — Rafael Nadal lost to Robin Soderling for the second straight time, falling 6-4, 6-4 Monday in their opening round-robin match at the ATP World Tour Finals. Soderling, who handed the Spaniard his first ever loss on clay at the French Open...  

The Barclays ATP World Tour Finals served up their first shock when Rafa Nadal lost in straight sets to Robin Soderling. The world number two never recovered from a poor start and Soderling - who only qualified when Andy Roddick...  

Austrian Open dropped from ATP tour calendar VIENNA (AP)—The Austrian Open—a 65 year old clay court tournament—has been dropped from the ATP World Tour calendar after a legal dispute with local authorities over the tennis stadium in Kitzbuehel. The ATP  

LONDON — All the involuntary rest because of injuries gives Rafael Nadal a good feeling heading into the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals. When most players are nursing weary bodies after a long season, Nadal says things couldn’t be better....  

With his mind already set on 2010 with training resuming at home on the island of Mallorca, Rafael Nadal has voiced a thought which tennis officials might be wise to consider - an optional portion of the long ATP season.  

World tennis number one Roger Federer has battled in his opening match of the ATP's World Tour Finals in London. Federer bounced back from a set down to beat Spain's Fernando Verdasco 4-6, 7-5, 6-1. He will now play Andy Murray on Wednesday morning ...  

Times OnlineRoger Federer Interview - ATP Finals London, Nov 22Tennis-X.comROGER FEDERER: Nice. I thought the crowds were great. Lighting is unique. You know, it's not something we -- sort of that we don't -- we do see the crowd, ...Shaky Start for Federer in LondonNew York TimesAndy Murray set for first London tilt at Roger Federer in ATP World Tour FinalsTelegraph.co.ukFederer has a score to settle when he meets Murray in LondonMonsters and...  

London, Nov. 28 : Former world no. 1 tennis player Boris Becker has described the confusion over the round-robin rules during the Barclays ATP Tour Finals as "an embarrassing episode for tennis."  

guardian.co.ukTennis Power RankingsESPNAs we embark on the ATP Tour World Finals, the top guns aren't exactly playing up to snuff. Roger Federer has struggled since the US Open final, ...Television schedule announced for tennis ATP finals in LondonExaminer.comAndy Murray, legend or letdown? The next 12 months will decideMirror.co.ukTennis Power Rankings 2009: Novak Djokovic Topped Roger FedererBleacher ReportUSA Today -Independent -guardian.co...  

Tennis-ATP World Tour Finals resultReuters UKNov 23 (Reuters) - ATP World Tour Finals men's singles result from London on Monday (prefix denotes seeding). Group B 8-Robin Soederling (Sweden) beat ...and more »