Following surgery Monday to remove his appendix, Rafael Nadal was discharged from a Barcelona hospital as scheduled on Wednesday. The Spaniard who’s reportedly in good health, will continue to rest and recover in Mallorca for 3-4 more weeks with the goal of returning to the tennis courts at the end of the month.

“Everything went well. It was simple, ordinary surgery,” said Nadal who gave no official timetable for a …

In a video the released last week, the ATP got talented Grigor Dimitrov to look back at some of his favorite shots of his season. And Showtime’s had several from which to choose.

Dimitrov barely missed earning a berth into London and a spot in the Top 10, but odds are promising he’ll be in there in the future.

#458219308 / gettyimages.comTOMAS BERDYCH
Age: 29

Current ATP Rank: 7

2014 Highlights: 2 titles – Stockholm, Rotterdam; Finals in Beijing, Oeiras, Dubai; SFs at Australian Open, Miami, Paris and QFs at French and US Opens

ATP Finals History: 5th appearance, made SFs in 2011; has just five wins in …

#458226758 / gettyimages.comMILOS RAONIC
Age: 23

Current ATP Rank: 8

2014 Highlights: 1 title – Washington; Wimbledon SFs; Paris F, Cincinnati and Rome SFs

ATP Finals History: None, but he can thank Rafael Nadal for this invite

Notable Stat: Averages almost 17 aces per match

Finals Outlook: If he doesn’t already …

As part of his duty to his home country of Austria, Dominic Thiem has enlisted in the military. Trading his racquets for guns (?), Thiem will undergo basic training for the next three weeks as part of a six month service. He’ll still be able to play on the pro circuit once the season begins in 2015, but during off time he’ll resume his military training.

One of the rising young …

#457490230 / gettyimages.comMARIN CILIC
Age: 26

Current ATP Rank: 9

2014 Highlights: 4 titles – US Open, Zagreb, Moscow, Delray Beach; Wimbledon QFs

ATP Finals History: None

Notable Stat: Almost half – 6 of 13 – career titles have come indoors (16-1 W-L this year indoors)

Finals Outlook: One of the …

On a day when the ATP released the groupings for the Barclays Finals, Rafael Nadal was scheduled to undergo surgery to remove his inflamed appendix today.

Before the operation, Nadal even posted this photo on facebook:
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Post by Rafa …

The ATP Finals just unveiled the grouping for the year-end event which begins next week. Here they are:

GROUP A
Novak Djokovic – 2-time reigning champion with three overall ATP Finals
Stan Wawrinka – Second qualification, made the SFs last year
Tomas Berdych – 5th time for the former SF
Marin Cilic – US Open champion making debut

GROUP B
Roger Federer – 6-time champ, still has a longshot chance at #1
Kei Nishikori – making debut
Andy Murray …

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic recorded his 600th tour-level win on Sunday, defeating Milos Raonic 6-2, 6-3 in the final of the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris.

“I played the best match of the entire week today when it was most needed,” Djokovic said. “I got a lot of returns back and just overall I’m extremely happy with the performance.”

Djokovic joined Roger Federer (991), Rafael Nadal (706), Lleyton Hewitt (611) and …

Six months ago this was the weekend Caroline Wozniacki was to have married golf superstar Rory McIlroy. After a devastating breakup, Wozniacki regrouped and enjoyed a terrific second half of the 2014 tennis to finish back in the Top 10 at No. 8. And she capped it off today by completing her first ever marathon.

The 24-year-old Dane finished the 26.2 mile NYC Marathon in a very respectable 3 …

Caroline Wozniacki is currently close to completing her first NYC Marathon this afternoon. But in preparation, Wozniacki joined her BFF and the woman she lost to a week ago in the Singapore semifinals, Serena Williams, for a NY Rangers hockey game last night….

Novak Djokovic’s third Paris Indoors title earned him not only his 20th career Masters 1000 crown but also his 600th career win.

Djokovic, who dominated Milos Raonic 62, 63 in the Paris final today, joins Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Lleyton Hewitt and David Ferrer as active players to make the 600 plateau.

Active Members Of The ATP 600 Wins Club
1) Roger Federer 991
2) Rafael Nadal 706
3) Lleyton Hewitt 611
4) David Ferrer 602
5) …

Tomas Berdych tossed in two double faults at the end of the match to all but hand Milos Raonic a 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 win in the Paris semifinals earlier today. The Canadian moves on to the Sunday final to face 2014 champion Novak Djokovic who eased past Kei Nishikori 6-2, 6-3.

“I got a little fortunate there at the end of the match,” said Raonic. “I was focusing on my service …

The field for the 2014 ATP Finals in London is set, and it features a nice mix of new vs. old. Back again are the familiar faces of Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Andy Murray and Tomas Berdych along with first timers Milos Raonic, Kei Nishikori and US Open winner Marin Cilic.

The round robin event begins on Sunday, November 9 and concludes the following Sunday on the 16th.

Groupings will be announced …

Roger Federer 2014 year-end No. 1 hopes crashed on Friday when the Swiss lost to Milos Raonic 7-6, 7-5 in the quarterfinals at the Paris Indoors.

Federer’s loss and Novak Djokovic’s win over Andy Murray meant the Serb will extend his 490 ranking point lead.

“I’m going to stay on indoors now,” he added. “Obviously two days more is big. So I’m looking forward to some days off right now, really resting …