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Raonic Qualifies For The Barclays ATP World Tour Finals

Milos Raonic will make his second appearance at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals after becoming the fourth player to qualify for the prestigious season-ending tournament, to be held from 13-20 November at The O2 in London. The Canadian’s spot in London was confirmed following Saturday’s results in Beijing and Tokyo and the release of the Shanghai Rolex Masters draw.  In 2014, Raonic became the first Canadian and the first player born in the 1990s to qualify for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals singles competition.  Get Tickets “I have had my best ever season so far this year and it is a great reward to be one of the first few players to qualify for London," said Raonic. "I...

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Nadal/Carreno Busta Capture Beijing Doubles Crown

Rafael Nadal and Pablo Carreno Busta celebrated their first ATP World Tour doubles title together on Sunday at the China Open in Beijing. The Spaniards prevailed against American Jack Sock and Aussie Bernard Tomic 6-7(6), 6-2, 10-8. “We enjoy [playing] together. We played some good matches here, I think, winning against some good players,” Nadal said. “Winning with a good friend, too, is something that is a bit more special. So we're happy for that.” The win improves Nadal to 11-4 in ATP World Tour doubles finals, and for the first time in his career, two of them have come in the same season. Nadal also won the Rio Olympics doubles crown in August with countryman Marc Lopez. [ALSO LIKE]...

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Kyrgios Tops Goffin For Tokyo Title

Nick Kyrgios drew upon all of his physical reserves to beat David Goffin 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 and win the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships 2016 on Sunday. The #NextGen star saved 11 of 12 break points and fired 25 aces to secure his first ATP World Tour 500 title in just over two hours. “It was tough, we had a lot of long rallies,” the 21 year old said. “I thought the way I returned today got me a lot of opportunities. It was a high-quality match, but I got lucky at times as well.” The turning point of the match occurred with Kyrgios serving at 4-5, 0/30 in the third set. Goffin stepped into a backhand which wrong-footed the...

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