Marin Cilic beats Kei Nishikori for his first win at The O2 and to reach a career-high ranking of No. 6 in the Emirates ATP Rankings. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Photo: Peter Staples / ATP World Tour
Marin Cilic stays calm as Kei Nishikori tracks down a lob and goes for a tweener during their Barclays ATP World Tour Finals group stage match in London. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Getty Images photo.
Kei Nishikori will meet Novak Djokovic, bidding to capture a sixth title at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, on Saturday in the semi-finals. It will be the pair’s sixth meeting in 2016 and their 13th FedEx ATP Head2Head clash overall (Djokovic leads 10-2). Nishikori completed Group John McEnroe with a 1-2 record, having lost to Marin Cilic, who finishes the season at a year-end No. 6 in the Emirates ATP Rankings. The 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 victory was Cilic’s first win in his sixth match at the season finale (also 2014), at The O2 in London. “I just tried to focus today's match,” said Nishikori. “Unfortunately, it was a tough loss. But hope I can play better tomorrow. I will...
Andy Murray meets Stan Wawrinka in Group John McEnroe at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, with both hoping to qualify for tomorrow's semi-finals. Just down the Thames from the security services' riverside headquarters, Murray is showing all the mental fortitude and resilience of an MI5 operative. In the last days of the tennis year, Murray's willpower isn't in doubt. Anyone who watched Murray's victory over Nishikori on Wednesday - all three hours and 20 minutes of it - can't possibly have any concerns about the Briton's mind. He can be excused a few sarcastic reactions to his errors as his mind never wandered off from what he needed to be doing. But what isn't clear is how Murray's body...