Who knew? Roger Federer was right, after all. Before the tournament, he said that any of the top eight players had a chance to win the title. No one took this seriously. After all, only the top four players had won every Masters 1000 title. Fish was perhaps injured. Ferrer had lost all 3 round
In 2007, David Ferrer burst on the scene at the year-end championship. Then, it was held in Shanghai and still called the Tennis Masters Cup. Ferrer went undefeated in round robin play as the 6th seed beating Nadal, Djokovic, and Gasquet. He crushed Roddick in the semifinals, but lost rather tamely to Federer in the
This is one of the rare situations where a top-ten player, like Tomas Berdych, might have preferred to play an in-form Murray rather than Janko Tipsarevic. Until Paris, Berdych had never beaten Tipsarevic in four tries. Even the meeting at Paris, which had huge implications for everyone on the bubble of getting into London (Tsonga,
It was unclear, heading into London how Nadal was going to fare. Much like last year, Nadal had a somewhat indifferent fall losing to Murray in the final of Tokyo and to Mayer in Shanghai. Nadal opted, for the second year in a row, to not play Paris and prep for the year-end championship by
Shortly after his loss in Paris, Murray gave an interview suggesting his workout plans. He wanted to work on his backhand. He wanted to work on his serve. He was looking forward to a solid finish in London to end the year at number 3. Alas, as he began his training, he injured his groin
Heading into London, the big question was "How healthy is Djokovic?". Djokovic lost to Nishikori in the semis of Basel when it was clear that Djokovic was struggling with his shoulder. Djokovic then withdrew against Tsonga in the quarterfinals of Paris. It could simply have been Djokovic saving himself for London. That question was answered
Everyone says David Ferrer is a tough out. He doesn't have the weapons to blow anyone off the court. He is quick enough to chase most shows down. His forehand is good enough to pressure all but the fastest players. His serve is adequate, but he doesn't get a lot of free points. If Ferrer
Today is the first of seven days of competition to decide the best of the best. Group B played today, and it featured Federer against Tsonga in the early match. These two played just last week in the finals of Paris. Federer won that match in straight sets although he was pushed to a tiebreak
The ATP World Tour Finals is a bit unusual. Almost every tournament is a single-elimination draw with possible bye for the top seeds. The WTF (World Tour Finals) is a round-robin. The event's name has changed over the years. It started as the Masters Grand Prix or the Masters. For years, it was held at
The quick answer, in case you don't want to read further, is yes, he can, but it'll be tough. Andy Murray has laid the gauntlet down. He has made it challenging for Federer to pass him. Andy Murray has a 710 point lead heading into the year-end championship in London. Neither are in the Davis
