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Three Former World No. 1s Lead 1990s Finals Club Celebrations In London

Former players from the 1990s involved in the season-ending Nitto ATP Finals were welcomed to The O2, venue of the season finale in London, this week. Boris Becker, the 1988, 1992 and 1995 champion, 1998 titlist Alex Corretja, and former World No. 1s Stefan Edberg (1989 winner) and Yevgeny Kafelnikov took part in this week’s celebrations, while those working on-site - 1994 doubles titlist Jonas Bjorkman (w/Apell) and Carlos Moya - were also honoured. More than 30 players, who featured in the year-end singles and doubles championships from the 1990s, travelled to the English capital as part of The Finals Club, an initiative established in 2015 that welcomes some of the game’s former greats from the past 47 years to...

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Corretja To Monfils, Thiem: ‘Be Brave The Very First Day’

Only five men have done it, and it's been almost 20 years since the last player making his debut at the ATP World Tour season finale won the tournament at the first attempt. But Alex Corretja, who triumphed at the season finale in 1998, says fans shouldn't count out Gael Monfils and Dominic Thiem when they make their debuts at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London next week. Sure, other players – namely, Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic – have more experience at The O2 and will likely be favoured to reach the semi-finals and final. But Monfils and Thiem have proven all year that they belong among the Top 8, winning ATP World Tour titles and advancing...

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