Federer Shocked in ATP Semifinals
Posted by WTM on November 28, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Nikolay Davydenko registered his first win over Roger Federer in 13 career meetings, defeating the world No. 1 in the semifinals of the Barclay’s ATP World Tour Finals at a packed O2 Arena in London.
In a masterful display of tennis from both players, Davydenko overpowered Federer 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 in the semifinal to book a [...]
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Robbie Koenig Blog From London: The Gladiators Rule
It’s been a couple of days into the Barclay’s ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena in London and we’ve all had a chance to view the Gladiators! All I can say is that what I saw from Nikolay Davydenko this evening was a masterclass in the truest sense of the word! The guy [...]
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1992: Birthday Boy Becker Triumphs
Posted by WTM on November 22, 2009 · Leave a Comment
It’s here. The Barclay’s ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena in London starts today. WorldTennisMagazine.com is presenting a special look at some of the best moments in the history of the season-ending ATP championships, courtesy of the book ON THIS DAY IN TENNIS HISTORY ($19.95, New Chapter Press, www.TennisHistoryBook.com). Today is the final [...]
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2002: Hewitt Reigns In Shanghai
Posted by WTM on November 17, 2009 · Leave a Comment
As part of the lead up to start of the Barclay’s ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena in London on November 22, WorldTennisMagazine.com is presenting a special look at some of the best moments in the history of the season-ending ATP championships, courtesy of the book ON THIS DAY IN TENNIS HISTORY ($19.95, [...]
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Federer’s First Season-Ending Championship
Posted by WTM on November 24, 2009 · 1 Comment
Roger Federer is playing in the ATP World Tour’s season-ending championship for an eighth time in 2009 at the O2 Arena in London. It was in 2002 when Federer first qualified for the ATP World Tour finale as a xx-year-old. Rene Stauffer, the respected Swiss tennis writer, chronicles Federer’s first appearance at the ATP World [...]
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