Professional Tennis
Novak Djokovic captured his sixth title of the season on Monday, his second Barclays ATP World Tour Finals trophy, defeating second-seeded and six-time champion Roger Federer 7-6(6), 7-5 in London at The O2 Arena. Djokovic accepted the singles trophy and a check for $1,760,000 as an unbeaten champion in five matches this week, and also earned…
Lucie Safarova defeated Jelena Jankovic 6-1, 6-1 to clinch a second consecutive Fed Cup by BNP Paribas title for the Czech Republic over Serbia on Sunday. After the Czechs won the final’s opening two singles rubbers, Petra Kvitova, who had won her last 11 Fed Cup encounters, was expected to clinch the trophy against Ivanovic in the first…
Roger Federer will meet Novak Djokovic in the finals of the 2012 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena in London. Federer is seeking his third consecutive title and has a 16-12 lifetime advantage over Djokovic, and each has two wins against the other in four matches this year. Djokovic won the ATP finals in 2008…
The ATP has announced the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals will be played in London at The O2 through 2015, and that Barclays has extended its title sponsorship of the tournament. The Tour’s season-ending event, featuring the world’s best eight singles players and doubles teams, has enjoyed tremendous success in London since moving there in 2009,…
The ATP and Ricoh have announced that they have extended their partnership a further three years through 2015 for the company to be a Platinum Partner and Official Office Solutions Provider of the ATP World Tour in Europe. The extension will see the 10th anniversary of the partnership in 2015. A partner of the ATP World…
Roger Federer opened his quest for a seventh Barclays ATP World Tour championship, defeating Janko Tipsarevic 6-3, 6-1 Tuesday in his opening Group B match. Federer lost only eight points on his serve under the roof of the O2 Arena, while converting four of his nine break points. “I’m happy with my level of play today against…
Four legendary tennis stars played to a raucous crowd on New York’s biggest stage, but in the end it was Pat Rafter who claimed his second PowerShares Series title in four days by defeating fan favorite John McEnroe, 8-3 in the championship match of the NASDAQ Indexes Cup Monday night at Madison Square Garden. The…
Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and the number one duo of Bob & Mike Bryan each take home a pair of honors in the 2012 ATP World Tour Awards presented by Moet & Chandon. Djokovic, who receives the ATP World Tour number one award for a second straight year, has also been selected as the Arthur Ashe…
Ana Ivanovic will play Lucie Safarova in the opening rubber match of the 2012 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Final between Czech Republic and Serbia. The draw also pitted Petra Kvitova and Jelena Jankovic against one another in the second singles rubber on Saturday. Czech captain Petr Pala has nominated the established doubles duo of Lucie Hradecka…
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Janko Tipsarevic will complete the singles field at the 2012 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, to be held at The O2 in London from Nov. 5-12. The Frenchman and the Serb’s places at the season-ending showdown were confirmed following results at the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris on Thursday, where they both…