Nicknames stick with Stan Wawrinka. He answers to the catchy “Stan The Man” and Roger Federer aptly coined him “Stanimal”, while watching Wawrinka roll through the 2014 Australian Open. But perhaps the most accurate nickname for Wawrinka, who heads to the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals for the fourth consecutive year, is a hybrid of his two popular monikers: “Stan The Big Match Man”. Few players on the ATP World Tour have been more clutch than Wawrinka in big matches, and the World No. 3 will try to tap into that prowess at The O2 in London from 13-20 November, where he's searching for his first championship at the season finale. [ALSO LIKE] He will play only the best players in...
Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic will resume their battle later this week for year-end No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, following the draw ceremony for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, to be held at The O2 in London from 13-20 November. The quest to be crowned year-end No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Doubles Team Rankings will also reach fever pitch as Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut and Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares square-off for the title. Buy Tickets Now Watch Draw On Demand Singles - Group John McEnroe [1] Andy Murray (GBR) [3] Stan Wawrinka (SUI) [5] Kei Nishikori (JPN) [7] Marin Cilic (CRO) Singles - Group Ivan Lendl [2] Novak Djokovic (SRB) [4] Milos Raonic (CAN) [6]...
Watch Paris singles final live on TennisTV.com (2pm GMT, 9am ET) FINAL PREVIEW: The BNP Paribas Masters championship on Sunday features the hottest player on the ATP World Tour and the new No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, Andy Murray, against unseeded John Isner, who is trying to capture the biggest ATP World Tour title of his career. Murray has won the seven previous meetings (18-3 in sets), including just over a week ago in the quarter-finals of Vienna where the British superstar won 61 63 en route to the title. They also met on May 29 at Roland Garros with Murray winning the 4R encounter 76 64 63. Murray is the 26th player in the history of the...
SEMI-FINAL PREVIEW: There is a lot at stake in the semi-finals on Saturday at the BNP Paribas Masters as all four players are trying to win their first title in Bercy. The foursome of Andy Murray, Milos Raonic, Marin Cilic and John Isner also have an opportunity to improve their Emirates ATP Ranking. While the eight-player singles field for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals is set, three of the semi-finalists coming to London are looking to leave Paris with their career-best Emirates ATP Ranking. Murray brings an 8-3 career record against Raonic (winning last seven meetings) and if extends his winning streak to 19 consecutive matches, he'll become No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Rankings for the first time...
QUARTER-FINAL PREVIEW: Two men’s battle to be World No. 1 and two others’ quest to qualify for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals are among the intriguing storylines at the BNP Paribas Masters quarter-finals on Friday. Play begins with Top 2 Americans Jack Sock and John Isner squaring off on Court Central. The countrymen captured the ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai doubles title together on October 16 -- one of four finals in four weeks to feature the 24-year-old Sock. Later Friday, Sock will partner Nicholas Monroe in the doubles quarter-finals, marking the Nebraska native’s 33rd match in the past 33 days. Sock is 12-4 in singles and 14-1 in doubles since October 3, with six off-days and now six days...