Rafael Nadal scored one of his best wins of the season dismantling World No. 2 Andy Murray 6-4, 6-1 in round robin play at the ATP Finals Wednesday.

Because Stan Warwinka later won a set in his comeback 7-5, 6-2 win over David Ferrer, Nadal qualifies for a spot in the semifinals.

“I have had a big day against a great player on a tough surface,” said Nadal. “I’m just happy the …

Andy Murray did something maybe no pro has done before on a tennis court: Get his hair court during the match!

Maybe a strand was in the way, maybe he just forgot to get it cut before the match, but on a changeover early in his match against rival Rafael Nadal at the London ATP Finals, Murray got a pair of scissors and began cutting off chunks of hair. With the …

I’ve been asked to report on this. Since it’s the internet and these kinds of stories make news, here’s what happened before the match when Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic walked out on court.

Federer came out first, took the first chair, the same chair he selected when he beat Tomas Berdych. Djokovic was left with the second chair which remarkably had a Roger Federer labeled towel on his chair, as …

The first marquee match of the ATP Finals turned out to be a one-sided affair with, surprise!, the elder statesman Roger Federer getting the better of World No. 1 Novak Djokovic 7-5, 6-2.

I thought both guys started out well but late in the first Djokovic inexplicably just fell apart, giving Federer a break to take the first then falling behind early again in the second. He got a break …

Roger Federer proved once again that age is just a number. Today the 34-year-old scored his third win this year over Novak Djokovic breaking the top player in the world four times to cruise 7-5, 6-2 in the round robin of the year-end ATP Finals.

“You have those days as well when you are not feeling your best, not even close to the best,” Djokovic said after the 77-minute match. “Credit …

Teams were announced for next weekend’s Davis Cup final between Belgium and Great Britain in Ghent. The host Belgians will turn to David Goffin and Steve Darcis in singles while the Brits will counter with Andy Murray and 19-year-old Kyle Edmund who will make his Davis Cup debut with everything on the line.

Edmund is ranked No. 99 well behind Aljaz Bedene at No. 45. But the ITF announced today that …

The USTA responded to Eugenie Bouchard’s claim the organization and the US Open were negligent in the fall and subsequent concussion sustained by the Canadian star at the event in September.

In a 16-page filing, the USTA argued that Bouchard should have known how things work in the locker, and she entered without any authorized personnel present. Hence, she assumed the risk.

They also said the locker rooms are …

After two rounds there were zero 3-set matches at the ATP Finals. Last year, in 14 matches just two went the distance. So what’s the reason behind the lack of dramatic matches in London? Roger Federer says it might have to do with the court speed.

“Maybe it’s the end of the season, maybe it’s the surface, we saw the faster results here last year,” Federer said Sunday about the one-sided …

More things change the more they stay the same. Through two days of the 2015 ATP Finals, guess who the winners are? The Big 4! That’s right, we are still living in 2010 as Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray joined their Big 4 brethren Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer not only as winners this week, but straight set winners.

Murray stepped up his game after going down an early break in …

Speaking yesterday after a win over Tomas Berdych in his ATP Finals opener, Roger Federer talked about his next opponent Novak Djokovic. And he commented he didn’t think he was far off from Djokovic in terms of ranking points which has the Serb with over a 7,000 point lead.

“That depends on who looks at the gap,” Federer told Reuters. “I don’t think I’m that far off.”

Federer will face Djokovic on …

Novak Djokovic officially received the award the players play for, the year-end No. 1 trophy. Djokovic, who wrapped up the honor two months ago after winning the US Open, was presented with the honor after his blowout win over Kei Nishikori in his first round-robin match at the ATP Finals in London Sunday.

Djokovic has now finished No. 1 four times in the last five years and second straight. He has …

Maria Sharapova fulfilled her ITF Olympics commitment, and played Fed Cup for Russia, in the final against the lately-long-dominant Czech Republic this past weekend.

The Russian turned pro in 2001, and her country since then has played 42 Fed Cup ties. Sharapova has represented Russia in five of those 42 ties.

This weekend she won both her singles matches, defeating Karolina Pliskova 6-3, 6-4, and Petra Kvitova 3-6, 6-4, 6-2, yet sat …

The ATP Finals opened play Sunday with two the lone two former champions in action, and both enjoyed easy wins.

Novak Djokovic began the day demolishing Kei Nishikori 6-1, 6-1 to improve his with streak to 23 straight, 38 in a row indoors and run his record at the ATP Finals to 15 straight.

“I think I was at my best,” said Djokovic. “Undoubtedly it’s been an incredible performance that I was …

The big question this upcoming week in London is, is anyone capable of denying Novak Djokovic a fourth straight ATP Finals title? My short answer is: No!

Right now Djokovic is playing just too good. He’s won his last 22 matches and 37 straight indoors (that’s right!). He’s too motivated and he’s won the London ATP Finals title the last three years. That’s 15 straight match wins at the event which …

Two-time runner-up Rafael Nadal still has his hopes set on his first ATP Finals title. After a tough start to the 2015 season, Nadal has showed some signs of improvement the last month or so of the season lifting his confidence going into the Finals.

“At the end of the day it’s good news to be here as No. 5 in the world. After a tough year, if you’re able to …