Things went pretty smoothly for the top players today at the Paris Indoors Masters. The final Thursday of the ATP regular season saw veterans Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, David Ferrer, Tomas Berdych and Andy Murray who blasted Grigor Dimitrov all win rather decisively.

Australian Open Stan Wawrinka, however, fell to Kevin Anderson in a final set breaker. Not a terrible loss – losing to a big man like Anderson indoors – …

Year-end championship hopefuls Milos Raonic and Grigor Dimitrov kept their campaigns alive on Wednesday at the Paris Masters, advancing into the third round.

The No. 7-seeded Raonic barely edged American qualifier Jack Sock in a big-serving contest 6-3, 5-7, 7-6(4), while the No. 9-seeded Dimitrov rolled over Pablo Cuevas 6-0, 6-3.

Raonic was “relieved” to get through the encounter after an eight-minute mid-match bathroom break where he struggled to find a suitable …

Playing his first match as a father, Novak Djokovic had no trouble dispatching Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3, 6-4 in the opening round of the Paris Indoors Masters. The defending champion Djokovic is seeking a third Paris title this week, and was pleased with his start.

“It feels great! It’s different, obviously,” Djokovic told Sky Sports. “I’m trying to take as much positive energy as I can from what’s happened in the past …

Defending champion Novak Djokovic met the press for the first time in Paris today since he and wife Jelena Ristic welcomed their first child, baby boy Stefan, into the world last week. The top ranked Djokovic is in a fight for the No. 1 ranking this week in Paris, but he’s already on top of the world.

“Honestly, the way I feel right now, I feel like I’m already No. …

Despite not having won a Slam, Roger Federer has a very real chance of finishing the season No. 1. In fact, Federer could be the top seed and the No. 1 ranked player at the London ATP Finals next month if he does well in Paris.

Specifically, Federer, who trails by 490 points, would pass Djokovic this week in Paris if the Swiss wins the title over a player not named …

With just a few more weeks left in the 2014 season, the No. 1 ranking is still undecided between fathers Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer.

Djokovic, who just welcomed the arrival of his first child last week, returns this week in Paris hoping to add to his 490 point lead at No. 1.

Federer, who has won his last 12 matches since the US Open, could hold the lead in the …

A month ago Andy Murray’s London qualification was on perilous ground. However, after winning three titles in five events, including a thrilling win yesterday over Tommy Robredo in Valencia, Murray is now a solid No. 5 in the latest ATP Race standings.

“The others guys behind me will need to play extremely well in Paris to knock me out, so I’ve done everything I could,” Murray said yesterday.

With Rafael Nadal out, …

Federer Coasts to 6th Swiss Open Crown

World No. 2 Roger Federer kept alive his hopes of wrestling the year-end No. 1 ranking away from Novak Djokovic, on Sunday defeating David Goffin 6-2, 6-2 in the final of the Swiss Open at Basel.

“I didn’t expect this kind of result but clearly I’ll take it, it’s great,” Federer said. “It’s indoors tennis, sometimes you just blow a guy out of the court …

Tommy Robredo probably doesn’t want to see Andy Murray anytime soon. And who can blame him? After blowing five matchpoints in a loss to Murray a month ago in the Shenzhen final, Robredo had revenge on his mind today in the Valencia, Spain final.

But would you believe Robredo once again blew five matchpoints this time losing to Murray in a final set tiebreaker 3-6, 7-6(7), 7-6(8).

The match, one of …

What’s the saying, Revenge is a dish best served in the finals? For Serena Williams that’s how it played out during the WTA Finals in Singapore this week.

Newcomer Simona Halep slammed Serena 6-0, 6-2 on Wednesday handing the World No. 1 one of her most embarrassing losses. With Serena’s semifinal fate squarely on Halep’s racquet Friday, the Romanian chose not to go down in straights to Ivanovic, which …

Rafael Nadal is out with impending appendix surgery, Andy Murray and David Ferrer are trying to lock down the final two spots at the ATP World Tour Finals, and Milos Raonic and Grigor Dimitrov are clamoring to stay in the year-end hunt during the final week of ATP play at the BNP Paribas Masters Paris in France.

The Top 16 seeds are Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Stan Wawrinka, David Ferrer, Kei …

Top seed Serena Williams will have revenge on her mind as she takes on Simona Halep in the WTA Finals championship match on Sunday in Singapore.

Serena qualified into the semifinals thanks to Halep’s (ill-advised?) set win against Ana Ivanovic on Sunday, and now the World No. 1 bids for a third straight WTA Finals title, fifth overall after beating good friend Caroline Wozniacki today in the semifinals 2-6, 6-3, 7-6(6).

“It …

Roger Federer will bid for a sixth Basel title Sunday in Switzerland against surprise finalist David Goffin. Federer advanced to his 11th final in his hometown after dismissing Ivo Karlovic in three sets 7-6(8), 3-6, 6-3.

“I’m relieved, always in a match like this against someone who can serve as big as Ivo,” said Federer who survived a 33 ace afternoon from Karlovic. “It was a good feeling get out of …

Almost three months after putting Nick Kyrgios on the map at Wimbledon, Rafael Nadal did it again today by shining the spotlight on another teen, this time on 17-year-old Borna Coric who blitzed Nadal 6-2, 7-6 in the Basel quarters.

Coric, a mature speedster with a heady game, stormed out to a 5-0 lead in the first and then hung on for the win over Rafa who really looked like …

Rafael Nadal’s 2014 season is over. In his final match of the year Nadal lost to 17-year-old teen Borna Coric 6-2, 7-6 in the quarterfinals at Basel.

After the shock defeat Nadal confirmed that he will undergo surgery for his appendicitis on Monday, November 3. The procedure will force him the miss the Paris Indoors and the ATP Finals in London, two events he’s never won.

“I have maximum respect for …