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Nishikori Aims For Strong Finish In London

Kei Nishikori is looking forward to competing at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals and is hoping to see his Japanese compatriots turn out in force at The O2 in London. “It’s always nice to have Japanese fans in the stadium,” said Nishikori. “I love seeing the Japanese flags. It brings a great atmosphere, in such a great arena. It’s fantastic.” With a 57-18 match record – tied-third with Dominic Thiem for most match wins on the ATP World Tour in 2016 – Nishikori is aiming to close out the year in style, on his third season finale appearance. Nishikori has been drawn in Group John McEnroe alongside Andy Murray (2-7 FedEx ATP Head2Head), Marin Cilic (7-5) and Wawrinka (2-4)....

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Top 8 Take On The Mannequin Challenge

Aligning the Top 8 players outside their private locker rooms might have been the easiest part of pulling off the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals mannequin challenge on Thursday night. The hardest part: Getting them to stand still and stop telling jokes. The always entertaining Gael Monfils was his usual self, sharing laughs in French with Stan Wawrinka. The Swiss was improvising as well, playing director and changing how he'd hold his racquet. [ALSO LIKE] New World No. 1 Andy Murray might have had the toughest job. The Scot had to hold his arm steady for about a minute, long enough for the mannequin challenge and the Top 8 selfie. “Can't. Stop. Shaking,” he said. All told, it took about...

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