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The Numbers Game: 2016 ATP Challenger Tour

Match Win-Loss Leaders Brazil's Rogerio Dutra Silva was the lone player to claim 50 match wins this year, but it was Yen-Hsun Lu earning the highest win percentage (min. 30 matches played). Player W-L Pct. Yen-Hsun Lu 34-5 .871 James Duckworth 25-5 .833 Steve Darcis 31-7 .816 Facundo Bagnis 45-11 .804 Dudi Sela 25-8 .757 Carlos Berlocq 34-11 .755 Gerald Melzer 44-16 .733 Ricardas Berankis 22-8 .733 Jordan Thompson 46-17 .730 Singles Title Leaders Facundo Bagnis became just the third player to win six titles in a season, joining Younes El Aynaoui (1998) and Juan Ignacio Chela (2001). Player Total Clay Grass Hard Facundo Bagnis 6 6      Yen-Hsun Lu 4   2   2 Gerald Melzer 4 3  ...

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Murray Wins BBC Sports Personality Of The Year Award

Andy Murray put a bow on his dominant 2016 season on Sunday, taking home the BBC Sports Personality of the Year (SPOTY) award. The Scot was honoured for a record third time, having previously won the award in 2013 and 2015. Murray was named the British sportsperson of the year after completing a historic campaign on the ATP World Tour. The 29 year old became the first player from his country to ascend to No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Rankings and lift the trophy at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. He posted a 78-9 win-loss mark, also including titles at Wimbledon, the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events in Rome, Shanghai and Paris, and in London/Queen's Club, Beijing...

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Nadal Adds Moya To Coaching Team

There will be a Mallorcan flair on the ATP World Tour in 2017, as Rafael Nadal announced on Saturday that he has brought on countryman Carlos Moya as a member of his coaching staff. Two of the three Spaniards to ascend to World No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, Nadal and Moya will join forces immediately, in preparation for the upcoming season. Each member of the Big Four of Nadal, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray has now teamed with a former World No. 1. Murray is currently coached by Ivan Lendl, with Federer a former pupil of Stefan Edberg and Djokovic recently splitting with Boris Becker. “I am very excited to announce that Carlos Moya will join...

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