Grigor Dimitrov capped the best season of his career by qualifying for his first ATP Finals event, and the Bulgarian couldn’t be happier.

“I can’t hide my smile,” Dimitrov said. “I’m pretty pleased to be out here. For sure it’s a dream come true for me. In the past I’ve missed qualifying by one spot. It’s always been a goal of mine to come out here and perform. The arena is …

Rafael Nadal finished the year on top at No. 1, and that won’t change at the upcoming ATP Finals which begin tomorrow. However, Nadal is after two more goals this week in London.

Nadal has never won the year-end title, an event rival Roger Federer has taken seven times.

“Yes it’s a goal in my mind, I’ve qualified 13 years,” Nadal said. “Of course being here is an important thing but …

During a recent sponsor appearance in New York, Andre Agassi revealed why we haven’t seen Novak Djokovic back on a tennis court.

Speaking to ESPN, Agassi said the Serb’s issue back in July was a fractured elbow.

“He’s done fantastic work in making sure he’s over his injury once and for all, which was a fracture in the elbow,” Agassi said. “We’ll know in a week from now if that’s fully …

The year-end ATP awards were announced last night in London, and no surprise after his remarkable comeback year, Roger Federer took home three awards. The Swiss won Comeback Player of the Year, Fan Favorite and the Sportsmanship award.

Federer has now amassed 36 career awards, matching his age. He has now won the Edberg Sportsmanship award 13 times and has been named Fan Favorite 15 straight years!

Rising star Denis Shapovalov grabbed …

I’m pumped up to watch the ATP’s NextGen Finals this week featuring the top players in the world age 21 and under. What, it’s not being shown on Tennis Channel in the U.S., but I can pay an online streaming service to watch it?

Pfah.

Can I go online to watch that sexist strip show they called a draw party?

I read that the opening match was postponed because they were still putting …

Speaking in Glasgow after an exo match against Roger Federer last night, Andy Murray revealed he’s not 100% certain he’ll be ready to play in Brisbane to start 2018.

Murray has been out since Wimbledon due to a hip injury.

“I hope I’m there,” Murray said of playing in Australia. “Things have been going pretty well so far in the rehab but you just never know. You have setbacks and then things …

In front of some 11,000 last night in Glasgow, Roger Federer took down home favorite Andy Murray 63, 36, 10-6 in a fun-filled charity exo event.

Murray was playing his first “match” since his summer shutdown, but the event made news because Federer played in a KILT to start the second set! And he won points off Murray wearing that kilt!

Roger Federer's 1HBH, but in a kilt.

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According to press reports from the UK, Andy Murray’s wife, Kim, gave birth to a healthy baby girl in the last few weeks.

The BBC who spoke to Murray’s grandmother Shirley Erskine who said everything was well but wouldn’t reveal the name of the baby.

Kim gave birth to their first daughter, Sophia, in February of 2016.

Scotland’s first minister Nicola Sturgoen offered her congrats:

Congratulations to Kim

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After a brief delay due to Boris Becker being stuck in traffic, the ATP Finals groupings were unveiled during the Chris Evans Breakfast radio show in the UK.

No. 1 and 2 Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer were placed in separate groups, then players were placed randomly in sets of 2 thereafter.

Federer, the lone former champion in the field, landed with former US Open champion Marin Cilic and two tournament …

Following the controversial draw ceremony Sunday, the 21-and-under ATP NextGen finals begin Tuesday in Milan.

Group B: 2 Karen Khachanov v 7 Daniil Medvedev; 4 Borna Coric v 5 Jared Donaldson
Group A: 8 Gianluigi Quinzi v 1 Andrey Rublev; 3 Denis Shapovalov v 6 Hyeon Chung

Players will not be competing for ranking points, however as much as $390,000 is available to the winner!.

Among the innovations at this week’s event:
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The ATP had to issue an apology for the questionable draw ceremony for the NextGen finals which was held yesterday in Milan.

The draw featured models interacting with the players during the draw, some of which drew much criticism. The players even picked between models to determine groupings then walked together down the catwalk.

In these sensitive times, it didn’t go over well on social media.

The ATP NextGen

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The ATP Finals begin on Sunday featuring the Top 8 players in the world…by ranking. Jack Sock clinched won the Paris Masters event on Sunday to close out the field which is led by year-end No. 1 Rafael Nadal and 6-time champion Roger Federer, the lone former winner in the field.

Nadal, who has never won the ATP Finals, comes in with a questionable knee while Federer is healthy and rested, …

Under 21s, players ranked No. 20, everyone gets to play a year-end championship nowadays in professional tennis.

The latest also-ran champion is Germany’s Julia Goerges, who on Sunday beat American CoCo Vandeweghe 7-5, 6-1 for the year-end title at the WTA Elite Trophy, a tournament for players who finish No. 9-20 on the WTA rankings.

Goerges won 11 of the last 12 games to clinch her second straight title after Moscow. In …

There was so much on the line for Jack Sock on Sunday at the Paris Masters. A first Masters 1000 title. Qualifying for his first year-end ATP Finals. Finishing the year as American No. 1 for the first time.

Sock lost the first set Sunday, then rebounded to complete his career-best regular season, defeating qualifier Filip Krajinovic 5-7, 6-4, 6-1.

“There have been a lot of firsts,” Sock said on court afterwards. …

The final spot in the ATP Finals will be decided on the final day of the regular season. Jack Sock will clinch his first berth in the London ATP Finals and win his first Masters title Sunday as he takes on the surprising qualifier Filip Krajinovic.

Should Sock lose, then the 8th spot goes to Pablo Carreno Busta.

Krajinovic ended hopes of an all-American final and John Isner’s chances for London by …