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Finishing 2011 With a Smile (Federer vs Tsonga)
Roger Federer completed his perfect November with a 6-3, 6-7, 6-3 win over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at the Final of the ATP World Tour Finals. It was his sixth trophy at the year-end championship and his 70th career singles title in his 100th final, moving him back to #3 in the ATP raknings.
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ATP World Tour Finals – Nadal Dropped by Tsonga, Federer Perfect
Rafael Nadal’s 2011 season on the ATP tour ended on a sour note, losing to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-6, 4-6, 6-3, eliminating him from the World Tour Finals. Roger Federer finished the group stage with a perfect record, beating win less Mardy Fish 6-1, 3-6, 6-3.
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2011 ATP World Tour – Federer Finally Beats Nadal
Roger Federer couldn’t have played any better this evening in London, beating Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-0 in what was his best performance of 2011 while a less than 100% Nadal was pretty much helpless all through the 60 minutes.
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2011 ATP World Tour Finals – Djokovic and Murray Handle Injuries in Different Ways
Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray both played with injuries on Day 2 of the ATP World Tour Finals, but the world no.1 withstood Tomas Berdych and won 3-6, 6-3, 7-6. Murray, despite enjoying home advantage, couldn’t handle David Ferrer, as the Spaniard won 6-4, 7-5.
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2011 ATP World Tour Finals – Federer and Nadal Enjoy Day 1
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal both opened their 2011 ATP World Tour Finals matches with three set wins, as Federer beat Jo -Wilfried Tsonga 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 while Nadal beat Mardy Fish 6-2, 3-6, 7-6.
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Roger Federer Ready For Late Season Push
Roger Federer won his 68th singles title on Sunday, which puts him fourth on the all-time list behind McEnroe, Lendl and Connors, who has a seemingly unbeatable 109. Still, the fact that the win in Basel, his fifth in six years, came after a 10 month drought, teaches us more about Federer’s place in the Tennis World at 30 years old.
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Andy Roddick and a Future for a Tennis Players’ Union?
After Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray and Roger Federer voicing their opinion on the matter, Andy Roddick is the next of the World’s top players to speak about the need of a Tennis Players’ Union, the Scheduling problem and the chances of a strike.
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Rafael Nadal to Lead Tennis Players Strike?
Rafael Nadal isn’t happy, despite his win and Spain grabbing a 2-0 lead over France in the Davis Cup Semi Final. He isn’t happy about losing the US Open final, and even more upset about the (too) long tennis season each year, something that must change or the players will take action, according to him.
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Aftermath of Djokovic – Nadal US Open Final
Novak Djokovic won his first US Open and his third Grand Slam title in 2011 after beating Rafael Nadal 6-2, 6-4, 6-7, 6-1 in the final. An incredible, nearly perfect year from Novak – can he keep it up, Where’s Nadal in all this and how will next year look like?