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Rublev Fights Into Milan SFs

Facing elimination, top seed Andrey Rublev put together his best match of the Next Gen ATP Finals on Thursday evening to advance to the semi-finals. The Russian edged third-seeded Canadian Denis Shapovalov 4-1, 3-4(8), 4-3(2), 0-4, 4-3(3) in a thrilling contest that was watched in front of packed Fiera Milano crowd. “It was a really, really tough match,” Rublev said. “I'm really happy that in the end I made it.” Rublev became the third semi-finalist of the inaugural tournament, and the second from Group A, after group winner Hyeon Chung. Out of Group B, Borna Coric has already qualified and the other representative will be decided when Coric faces Karen Khachanov in the final round-robin match on Thursday evening. Khachanov...

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Federer Honoured With Three Awards

Roger Federer’s 2017 season has been recognised with three ATP World Tour Awards presented by Moët & Chandon. The 36-year-old takes his record tally to 36 awards since 2003.  Visit ATP World Tour Awards Section Federer has been selected by fans as ATPWorldTour.com Fans’ Favourite presented by Moët & Chandon for a 15th straight year, and voted by fellow players as the winner of the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award and Comeback Player of the Year.  This marks the 13th time and seventh year in a row that he has been recognised with the Sportsmanship Award – he also won it six straight years from 2004-09 – and the first time he has won the Comeback Award. Federer started 2017 at...

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Godwin Named 2017 Coach Of The Year

Neville Godwin, Kevin Anderson’s coach for four years, has been chosen by his peers as the winner of Coach of the Year in the 2017 ATP World Tour Awards presented by Moët & Chandon. The award, which was introduced in 2016, honours the coach who helped guide their player to a higher level of performance during the season. Visit ATP World Tour Awards Section “I’m honoured to receive this award, especially since it was voted for by only my fellow coaches,” Godwin said in an acceptance speech shown Thursday night at the Nitto ATP Finals Official Launch on Thursday evening at the Tower of London. “There were so many amazing stories on the tour this year, and I’m privileged to...

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Bryans Named Fans’ Favourite for 13th Time

Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan have been voted by fans as the ATPWorldTour.com Fans’ Favourite presented by Moët & Chandon for a 13th year in a row. They received their trophies Thursday evening at the Nitto ATP Finals Official Launch, presented by Moët & Chandon, at the Tower of London. The 39-year-old Americans extend their record reign in the doubles category, with Spaniards Feliciano Lopez and Marc Lopez finishing second in the voting, followed by Jamie Murray/Bruno Soares, Pierre-Hugues Herbert/Nicolas Mahut and Rohan Bopanna/Pablo Cuevas. The Bryans are bidding for their fifth season finale title this coming week at The O2 in London. They have won two titles this season in Atlanta and Eastbourne, and have reached the Australian Open final...

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