Missed a moment of the action from Wednesday at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals? Here’s your executive summary 1) Murray Prevails In Record-Breaking Match In a grueling battle that lasted three hours and 21 minutes, World No. 1 Andy Murray improved to 2-0 in Group John McEnroe with a 6-7(9), 6-4, 6-4 win over fifth seed Kei Nishikori. It was the longest best-of-three sets match at the year-end championships (since 1991, when records were first kept). Read Match Report Murray’s win also means his battle with Novak Djokovic to finish the year at the top of the Emirates ATP Rankings continues to heat up. Both Murray and Djokovic can leave London as World No. 1 by winning the title....
Stan Wawrinka out fought Marin Cilic on Wednesday night to keep alive his chances of qualifying for the semi-finals at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. Third seed Wawrinka, who saved one set point in the first set, earned a confidence boosting 7-6(3), 7-6(3) victory over seventh seed Cilic in one hour and 58 minutes in Group John McEnroe. "It was a great match," said Wawrinka. "I'm really happy with the way I played in general. It was a tough match, for sure - two tie-breaks. I think the level was really high… I think I was moving great. It was a great victory for me." Wawrinka will next face top seed Andy Murray, who is 2-0 in the round-robin...
Don’t be seduced by the long rallies. Our eyes are naturally drawn to the drama of matches, the running, the sliding and the spectacular. Andy Murray defeated Kei Nishikori 6-7(9), 6-4, 6-4 in a grueling three hour and twenty minute slug-fest. There were plenty of twists and turns before the World No. 1 finally held serve to love to put the result to bed. An examination of typical match metrics would have you firmly believing that it was Nishikori who took the honours. Here’s 13 areas where the Japanese star fared better, although some are linked more to stroke performance than match outcome. Nishikori’s Advantage 1. Hit more overall winners (37-31). 2. Won more points at net (21-15). 3. Made...
Maui Jim and Peugeot ambassador David Goffin visits the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Fan Zone at The O2 to try his luck at the Treasure Hunt in MyATP for a chance a trip to Hawaii.
Fourth seeds Feliciano Lopez/Marc Lopez produced an inspired performance on Wednesday at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, scoring their first win in Group Fleming/McEnroe in a marathon match over top seeds Pierre-Hugues Herbert/Nicolas Mahut, 7-5, 5-7, 10-8. The victory by Lopez/Lopez means that fifth seeds Henri Kontinen/John Peers have qualified for the semi-finals. The Finnish-Australian pair were winners earlier in the day over seventh seeds Raven Klaasen/Rajeev Ram. Herbert/Mahut have also been eliminated from contention to qualify for the semi-finals. This means that second seeds Jamie Murray/Bruno Soares are in total control over whether they can finish 2016 as the year-end No. 1 doubles team. Herbert/Mahut and Lopez/Lopez traded comfortable service holds throughout most of the opening set. The...