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Novak & Kei Square Off In Epic SF

Andy Murray and Milos Raonic - who met in the final at The Queen's Club and Wimbledon this year - will resume their London rivalry today when they play in the semi-finals of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals.  In New York City in the 1980s - a time and a place captured by the fictional Gordon Gekko's declaration that "greed is good" - no one lived a life of excess quite like Ivan Lendl did. Nine years in succession, Lendl reached the final of this tournament, during an age when it was played in the city's Madison Square Garden. From those appearances, Lendl took five titles. And now Lendl could be involved in a 10th title-match at the season...

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Murray, Wawrinka Square Off For Semi-Final Spot In London

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...

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