Before arriving in London on Wednesday evening, I had heard about how nice the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals was and how well the players were treated at the season finale. But this nice? I walked into my hotel room at the London Marriott Hotel County Hall, close to Big Ben and the London Eye, and couldn't believe what I was seeing: Barclays ATP World Tour Finals T-shirts and hats with the tournament logo emblazoned on the apparel; a new Ted Baker suit, which I wore to the Official Launch; a new electric toothbrush, which is always nice; and maybe the most impressive gift, a new set of Ping golf clubs with my name on the bag and the clubs....
Watch highlights of Andy Murray winning his 20th match in a row by beating Marin Cilic and moving to 1-0 at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Getty Images photo.
Moments after making his debut at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, Dominic Thiem meets his sporting hero, Jose Mourinho, and receives a very special gift.
With the Finals Club celebrating the heritage of the 1980s at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, we see just how much the current stars of the ATP World Tour know about the 80s.
By John Peers Our 2016 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals has certainly gotten off to a good start. We've already beaten new World No. 1 Andy Murray in the all-important “Gong Challenge”. Standing on centre court, Murray tossed the ball up six times but couldn't hit the 14-inch gong, which sat about 20 metres away in the stands. (For the record, he was using someone else's racquet). My doubles partner, Henri Kontinen, had also tried to peg the gong six times but he, too, couldn't connect. But I grabbed my Prince racquet, tossed the ball up and hit the gong on my first attempt. I'll admit, it was luck, but I won't be testing that theory. I've never done it since...