Posted by WTM on November 29, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Nikolay Davydenko won the biggest title of his career Sunday defeating Juan Martin del Potro 6-3, 6-4 to win the year-end Barclay’s ATP World Tour Finals in London. Davydenko became the first Russian to win the season-ending championships and pocketed $770,000 with the victory. The Russian played flawless tennis from the baseline all week, registering [...]
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Posted by WTM on November 27, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Juan Martin Del Potro beat Roger Federer in a three-set thriller Thursday to scrape into the ATP World Tour Finals semis with Federer by the tightest of margins.
The Argentine beat the Swiss world number one 6-2, 6-7 (5-7), 6-3 in two hours and six minutes at London’s O2 Arena, and only just earned himself a [...]
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Posted by WTM on November 21, 2009 · Leave a Comment
2004: FEDERER’S LUCKY 13
The countdown to London begins. 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 [...]
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