Marin Cilic stays calm as Kei Nishikori tracks down a lob and goes for a tweener during their Barclays ATP World Tour Finals group stage match in London. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Getty Images photo.
Kei Nishikori will meet Novak Djokovic, bidding to capture a sixth title at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, on Saturday in the semi-finals. It will be the pair’s sixth meeting in 2016 and their 13th FedEx ATP Head2Head clash overall (Djokovic leads 10-2). Nishikori completed Group John McEnroe with a 1-2 record, having lost to Marin Cilic, who finishes the season at a year-end No. 6 in the Emirates ATP Rankings. The 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 victory was Cilic’s first win in his sixth match at the season finale (also 2014), at The O2 in London. “I just tried to focus today's match,” said Nishikori. “Unfortunately, it was a tough loss. But hope I can play better tomorrow. I will...
The power of a shot does not always equal power over an opponent, as Andy Murray clearly illustrated in his 6-4, 6-2 victory over Stan Wawrinka at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals on Friday. Murray won 16 more points (67-51) than his Swiss rival, but when you examine the velocity of the groundstrokes, it appears to be in direct conflict with the final score. Murray and Wawrinka were not shy trading forehands and backhands from the back of the court, but the more powerful groundstrokes in this encounter were clearly struck by the player who won’t end up playing this weekend. Wawrinka’s average forehand speed was 77 mph, well ahead of Murray’s 73 mph, with the Swiss hitting 16...