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LONDON - NOVAK Djokovic looked in danger of getting left behind earlier this year after a punishing claycourt season took its toll on his body and mind but the Serbian appears to be back to his best.First this month he beat world number one Roger Federer in his own backyard to take the Basel title, then last week he thrashed world number two Rafael Nadal on his way to winning the Paris Masters, his fifth title of the year.
From straitstimes.com
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- Nadal all but confirms his second-place status (search.msn.com)
- Rafael Nadal on his hardest year yet (guardian.co.uk)
LONDON (AFP) – Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will stage the last chapter of their battle to finish the year as world number one when the ATP Tour Finals get under way in London on Sunday. Federer goes into the Tour Finals at the O2 Arena top of the world rankings, but the Wimbledon champion knows second placed Nadal can still snatch first place if the Spaniard wins the prestigious end-of-year event. Recommended Articles:? ../../../../node...
From manilacity.info
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- For Roger Federer No Cupcake Draw: Barclays World Tour Finals Preview (bleacherreport.com)
- Federer and Nadal ready to battle for number one spot (france24.com)
- Federer fuelled by battle with Nadal for number one spot (france24.com)
Well, the entropy of Tennis Power Rankings 2009 - November is beneath. As we enter on the ATP Tour World Finals, in my view the top players are not exactly playing up to the mark.
For an instance, Roger Federer has clambered since the U.S. Open final, Rafael Nadal has not fully retrieved his pure form and Andy Murray has been almost absent.
Coming to Novak Djokovic, for the past few weeks he has regained his on-court bravado, while notably...
From bleacherreport.com
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- Novak Djokovic Defeats Roger Federer in Basel, Murray Wins Valencia Event (bleacherreport.com)
- Novak Djokovic denies Roger Federer fourth straight Basle title (guardian.co.uk)
In doubles, Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic, Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles, Frantisek Cermak and Michal Mertinak, and Max Mirnyi and Andy Ram are in Group A. Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan, Lukas Dlouhy and Leander Paes, Lukasz Kubot and Oliver Marach ...
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• Roger Federer and Fernando Verdasco also in the Scot's group• Nadal, Soderling, Djokovic and Davydenko play on MondayBritish number one Andy Murray will face US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro in the opening singles match at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London on Sunday.The Scot, who took part in the draw at the London Eye yesterday, is in Group A with Del Potro, Roger Federer and Fernando Verdasco for the prestigious eight-man...
From guardian.co.uk
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- Federer draws del Potro in ATP finals (sports.yahoo.com)
- Tennis: Andy Murray to face old foes in ATP World Tour Finals (dailyrecord.co.uk)
• Murray and Federer in Group A for 02 Arena event• Robin Soderling replaces injured Andy RoddickAndy Murray has been drawn in the same group as the world No1 Roger Federer for the ATP World Tour Finals in London, which start on Sunday.Murray and Federer are joined by the US Open champion Juan Martín del Potro and Spain's Fernando Verdasco in Group A at the 02 Arena in London.Group B features Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Nikolay Davydenko and...
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From guardian.co.uk
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• French Open runner-up to make ATP World Tour Finals debut• Knee injury prevents Roddick making it seven years in a rowRobin Soderling of Sweden, this year's French Open runner-up, will make his debut at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals after Andy Roddick, the runner-up at Wimbledon, announced his withdrawal tonight.Soderling, who became the first man to beat Rafael Nadal at Roland Garros, had been the first reserve for the world's biggest...
From guardian.co.uk
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- Soderling replaces injured Roddick at ATP finals (independent.co.uk)
- Andy Roddick to miss ATP World tour finals (timesonline.co.uk)
- Roddick knee injury to keep him from London finals field (thaindian.com)
• I am very focused, says the world No4• Scot says O2 pressure will be different to WimbledonAndy Murray will find himself squeezed somewhere between Jeremy Kyle and Alan Titchmarsh tomorrow when he appears as a guest on ITV's Loose Women. He may find matters altogether less daunting when he steps out in front of 20,000 for his first match of the ATP World Tour finals in London's O2 arena, beginning on Sunday. Murray, the world No4, will not...
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From guardian.co.uk
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Andy Murray's first opponent at the ATP World Tour finals has to be constantly reminded just how good he isIt was the grand slam that many thought Andy Murray would win. Instead, it was the one that launched Juan Martín del Potro into the upper echelon of men's tennis, leaving Murray as the only player in the top five not to have won a major. Having crushed Rafael Nadal in the semi-finals, the 6ft 6in Argentinian with a face as long and...
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From guardian.co.uk
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PARIS - SECOND seed Rafael Nadal set up a Paris Masters semi-final clash with third seed Novak Djokovic on Friday by defeating title-holder Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-5, 7-5.
Djokovic had earlier defeated Robin Soderling of Sweden 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 in the first of the day's quarter-finals to reach the last four in Paris for the first time.
From straitstimes.com
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- Nadal, Djokovic to meet in Paris semifinals (honoluluadvertiser.com)
- Nadal ends Tsonga's London Tour Finals dreams (radionz.co.nz)


