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UPDATE 1-Tennis-ATP World Tour Finals result

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:12:40 GMT

Nov 23 (Reuters) - ATP World Tour Finals men's singles results from London on Monday (prefix denotes seeding). Group B 3-Novak Djokovic (Serbia) beat 6-Nikolay Davydenko (Russia) 3-6 6-4 7-5 8-Robin Soderling (Sweden) beat 2-Rafa Nadal (Spain) 6-4 6-4 Standings Group A P W L F A Pts 1. Roger Federer 1 1 0 2 1 1 2. Andy Murray 1 1 0 2 1 1 3. Juan Martin Del Potro 1 0 1 1 2 0 4. Fernando Verdasco 1 0 1 1

UPDATE 3-Tennis-Soderling haunts Nadal again

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:05:39 GMT

LONDON, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Swede Robin Soderling returned to haunt Rafael Nadal on Monday with a 6-4 6-4 victory as battle commenced in Group B at the ATP World Tour finals.

Tennis-Bryans' hopes of claiming top spot hit by defeat

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:21:22 GMT

LONDON, Nov 23 (Reuters) - American duo Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan saw their hopes of ending the year as the world's best doubles team fading away as they lost their opener 6-4 6-4 to Max Mirnyi and Andy Ram at the ATP World Tour Finals on Monday.

Tennis-Soderling torments Nadal yet again

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:58:55 GMT

LONDON, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Robin Soderling is unlikely to be on Rafael Nadal's Christmas card list this year after once again getting under the Spaniard's skin at the ATP World Tour Finals.

UPDATE 2-Tennis-Soderling beats Nadal again at Tour Finals

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:12:46 GMT

LONDON, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Swede Robin Soderling returned to haunt Rafael Nadal on Monday with a 6-4 6-4 victory in their opening Group B round-robin clash at the ATP World Tour finals.

CORRECTED - Tennis-Soderling beats Nadal again at Tour Finals

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:28:46 GMT

LONDON, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Sweden's Robin Soderling returned to haunt Rafael Nadal at the ATP World Tour Finals on Monday, beating him 6-4 6-4 in their opening Group B round-robin clash.

Tennis-ATP World Tour Finals result

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:18:24 GMT

Nov 23 (Reuters) - ATP World Tour Finals men's singles result from London on Monday (prefix denotes seeding). Group B 8-Robin Soederling (Sweden) beat 2-Rafael Nadal (Spain) 6-4 6-4

Tennis-Women's world rankings

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:27:43 GMT

Nov 23 (Reuters) - Women's tennis world rankings on Monday (previous week's rankings in brackets):

Tennis-Men's world rankings

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:26:57 GMT

Nov 23 (Reuters) - Men's tennis world rankings on Monday (previous week's rankings in brackets):

UPDATE 2-Tennis-Federer, Murray win Tour Finals openers

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:54:15 GMT

LONDON, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Roger Federer blazed past Fernando Verdasco after an early stumble on Sunday while Andy Murray marked the start of London's five-year hosting of the ATP Tour Finals with a three-set victory over Juan Martin del Potro.

UPDATE 1-Tennis-ATP World Tour Finals result

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:50:02 GMT

Nov 22 (Reuters) - ATP World Tour Finals men's singles result from London on Sunday. Group A Singles Round Robin Group A matches on Sunday RESULTS Group A 1-Roger Federer (Switzerland) beat 7-Fernando Verdasco (Spain) 4-6 7-5 6-1 4-Andy Murray (Britain) beat 5-Juan Martin Del Potro (Argentina) 6-3 3-6 6-2 STANDINGS

RPT-Tennis-Federer overcomes slow start to beat Verdasco

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:14:03 GMT

LONDON, Nov 22 (Reuters) - World number one Roger Federer started slowly but finished like an express train on Sunday as he beat Fernando Verdasco 4-6 7-5 6-1 in his opening match at the ATP World Tour Finals.

Tennis-Nestor and Zimonjic suffer opening defeat at Finals

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:07:58 GMT

LONDON, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Top seeds Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic suffered a shock defeat in the ATP World Tour Finals on Sunday when they were beaten by Poles Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski in their opening Group A round-robin match.

Tennis-Victorious Murray sees the light in the darkness

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:33:07 GMT

LONDON, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Andy Murray skipped the boat ride in and would have liked to have actually been able to see the 17,500 fans that crammed into the O2 Arena on Sunday but gave the thumbs up to the new venue for the ATP World Tour Finals.

UPDATE 1-Tennis-Murray defeats Del Potro in Tour Finals opener

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:04:02 GMT

LONDON, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Andy Murray marked the start of London's five-year hosting of the ATP Tour Finals with a 6-3 3-6 6-2 win over U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro in front of 17,500 fans inside the spectacular O2 Arena on Sunday.

Tennis-Monday's order of play at ATP World Tour Finals

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:44:16 GMT

LONDON, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Order of play for Monday at the ATP World Tour Finals in London:

Tennis-Djokovic ending year as real rival to Roger and Rafa

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:07:50 GMT

LONDON, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic looked in danger of getting left behind earlier this year after a punishing claycourt season took its toll on his body and mind but the Serbian appears to be back to his best.

BRIEF-Tennis-Djokovic switches from Adidas to Sergio Tacchini

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:45:28 GMT

LONDON, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Serbian world number three Novak Djokovic announced he had signed a clothing deal with Sergio Tacchini that will start in January, ending a long association with German firm Adidas.

Tennis-Murray confident of joining grand slam club soon

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:55:07 GMT

LONDON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Andy Murray was left in the shade by Juan Martin del Potro this year as the gangly Argentine made his grand slam breakthrough although the Briton is confident his time will arrive soon.

Tennis-Federer eyes year-end top spot in London finale

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:18:35 GMT

LONDON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Roger Federer held court in a swish hotel on the banks of the River Thames on Friday and left nobody in any doubt he was determined to become only the second male player to reclaim the year-end number one spot.

Tennis-Federer says football needs to introduce video technology

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:41:09 GMT

LONDON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - World number one tennis player Roger Federer believes his friend Thierry Henry should not be villified for the handball which helped France edge past Ireland into the World Cup finals on Wednesday.

Tennis-Murray to open ATP Tour finals against Del Potro

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:05:52 GMT

LONDON, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Britain's Andy Murray will play U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro in the opening Group A round-robin match of the ATP World Tour finals on Sunday.

PREVIEW-Tennis-Federer faces choppy ride to secure top spot

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:00:28 GMT

LONDON, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will step on board the riverboat to the ATP World Tour Finals on Sunday with the world number one ranking in their sights.

Tennis-Kuznetsova to warm up in Sydney for Australian Open

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:04:14 GMT

SYDNEY, Nov 18 (Reuters) - French Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova will launch her 2010 Australian Open campaign at the Sydney International.

Tennis-Wickmayer and Malisse appeal against doping bans

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:30:08 GMT

LONDON, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Belgian tennis players Yanina Wickmayer and Xavier Malisse, who both fell foul of anti-doping regulations, appealed against their one-year bans to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Wednesday.