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January 9th, 2016

Novak Djokovic Leads My 2016 Top 10, But Will Roger Federer Stay Ahead Of Rafael Nadal?

Who’ll finish Top 10 in 2016? Sean Randall makes his picks.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 6:00 pm in 2016 Season, ATP, Year-End No. 1 | 18 Comments »

November 16th, 2015

Novak Djokovic v Roger Federer Tuesday At London ATP Finals; Big 4-0 As Nadal, Murray Winners

Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer meet Tuesday in the ATP Finals, who’s the pick?

Posted by Sean Randall @ 7:30 pm in ATP Finals | 193 Comments »

November 15th, 2015

Djokovic Dominates, Federer Beats Back Berdych At ATP Finals; Murray And Nadal-Wawrinka Monday

Former champions Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer dominated on Sunday on Day 1 of the ATP Finals.

Posted by Staff @ 6:54 pm in ATP Finals | 91 Comments »

November 14th, 2015

Is There Anyone Who Can Stop Novak Djokovic In London? ATP Finals Preview

Sean Randall previews the ATP Finals in London.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 4:30 pm in ATP Finals | 160 Comments »

November 6th, 2015

Friday Thrillers Set Up Novak Djokovic v Stan Wawrinka, Andy Murray v David Ferrer Paris Semifinals

Murray moved into the Masters Paris semifinals for the first time in his career after taming No. 10 Richard Gasquet 7-6(7), 3-6, 6-3. His 67th win on the year marks his best-ever yearly campaign.

Posted by Staff @ 7:34 pm in Paris | 210 Comments »

November 5th, 2015

Federer Stunned By Isner In Paris, Nadal Survives To Face Warwrinka; Djokovic v Berdych Friday

Roger Federer is out of the Paris Masters while Rafael Nadal had to save a matchpoint to stay alive.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 6:32 pm in Paris | 206 Comments »

October 14th, 2015

Nadal Barely Survives Karlovic; Murray v Isner Thursday at ATP Shanghai

In the deciding tiebreak Nadal came up with a huge passing shot at 3-3, and finished the match with some timely put-away volleys and on match point a passing shot that Karlovic could only get a racquet frame on.

Posted by Staff @ 11:25 am in Shanghai | 73 Comments »

October 11th, 2015

Djokovic, Wawrinka, Muguruza Claim Asian ATP/WTA Titles Over Weekend

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic won his sixth straight title at the China Open on Sunday, breezing past struggling former No. 1 Rafael Nadal 6-2, 6-2 in the final.

Posted by Staff @ 5:30 pm in Tennis | 61 Comments »

October 8th, 2015

Djokovic v Isner, Nadal v Sock Friday In Beijing; Nishikori Faces Cilic In Tokyo

A bunch of great matches are on tap Friday in Asia.

Posted by Staff @ 7:29 pm in Asia, beijing | 39 Comments »

October 6th, 2015

Djokovic Rolls In Beijing Opener, Nadal Unimpressive, Ivanovic Beats Venus; Nishikori, Wawrinka In Tokyo Action

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal returned with wins Tuesday in Beijing.

Posted by Staff @ 5:19 pm in beijing | 13 Comments »

September 29th, 2015

2015 Marquee Fall Schedules: Find Out Where Djokovic, Federer, Nadal And Murray Will Be Playing

Sean Randall previews the fall season.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 11:54 am in Fall Season | 12 Comments »

September 17th, 2015

Davis Cup SFs: Murray Leads GBR Against AUS; Federer, Nadal In Playoff Action

Davis Cup semifinals this weekend.

Posted by Staff @ 3:02 pm in Davis Cup | 121 Comments »

August 27th, 2015

US Open Draw Preview: Murray Lands In Federer’s Half, Djokovic Might See Nadal In QFs

Sean Randall breaks down the US Open draw.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 2:37 pm in US Open | 172 Comments »

August 21st, 2015

Djokovic, Murray Survive Scares In Cincinnati, Nadal Doesn’t; Federer Flies Past Anderson

Novak Djokovic, Stan Wawrinka, Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal were all pushed to the edge Thursday in Cincinnati. Meanwhile, Roger Federer had an easy day.

Posted by Staff @ 12:55 am in Cincinnati | 176 Comments »

August 20th, 2015

Nadal Closes In On Federer QF Cincinnati Showdown; Murray v Dimitrov Thursday

Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer are one day from a QF collision in Cincinnati.

Posted by Staff @ 2:18 am in Cincinnati | 303 Comments »