Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez win ATP World Tour Finals doubles title

Granollers and Lopez defeat Bhupathi and Bopanna to win the ATP World Tour Finals doubles title

Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez win the
ATP World Tour finals doubles title

Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez triumphed over Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna 7-5 3-6 10-3 to win the ATP World Tour Finals doubles title in London. Granollers and Lopez are the second Spanish duo to have won the season ending tournament, the first since 1975 when Juan Gisbert and Manuel Orantes won at Stockholm. This match went right down to the wire between the Spanish and the Indian doubles team but the two Spaniards came out the victors for their best title finish of the year.

The Spanish pairing pulled out the goods at the correct time in a tennis match which was evenly contested right to the very end. The sixth seeded Spaniards took advantage early on when they broke their opponents serve in the third game but unfortunately the Indians broke back straight away levelling the match again. The vital break came in the first set at 5-5 when the couple from Spain broke Bhupathi’s serve and took the 6-5 lead. All they needed to do was serve the rest of the set out to take the match lead and they did so with style when Granollers met a vicious Bhupathi return with a stunning volley.

The second set began and the Indians needed to win it to stay in the game but it began slowly with both sides performing evenly serving out until it was 3-3. Bhupathi and Bopanna then showed what good form they were in as they held their serve to make it 4-3, broke the Spaniards serve and then served out to win the set 6-3 as they took it to a Champions’ tie-break. The four players had a minutes rest before playing the Champions’ tie-break, a vital moment in the match. The Spanish combination used their rest well breaking the Indians serve to take a 4-0 lead and winning the tie-break convincingly 10-3.

One of the new Champions, Marcel Granollers said, “We finished here winning the title, so it's incredible for us. We try to play as best as we can always. I think we have very good relationship. So, I think, that's one of the key of our success.” He continued by commenting about the people involved, “I'd like to congratulate Mahesh and Rohan for their year. They played a great tournament. Good luck next season. Marc is one of my best friends. To win here with him is very special. Thanks to the ATP for a great tournament and to Barclays for supporting our sport.”

Author Daniel Foster.
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Novak Djokovic in the final of the ATP World Tour Finals

Novak Djokovic beats Juan Martin del Potro to reach the final of the ATP World Tour Finals

Novak Djokovic getting frustrated during
the first set he lost

Novak Djokovic defeated the Argentine Juan Martin del Potro in the semi-final of the ATP World Tour Finals yesterday to reach the final but not with ease. Del Potro was not gifting Djokovic a route to the last final of the year; he put up a good fight against the world number one which caused some questions early on about whether or not Djokovic would be in the contest at the end of the match. Djokovic reigned victorious over del Potro 4-6 6-3 6-2 but he had to fight back from behind to get there.

Novak Djokovic came through the Round Robin with a clean sheet so Juan Martin del Potro knew he had a tough match to play. However, despite him being the lower ranked and favourite to lose, he got off to a flying start against the world number one smashing shots which the Serbian struggled to return. Djokovic managed to hold his own serve up until 4-4 where del Potro deservedly broke the serve and from then comfortably served out for a first set victory.

Juan Martin del Potro continued his fine form into the second set narrowly missing the chance to break Djokovic’s serve early on. From that moment onwards Djokovic gradually improved adapting to the play of the Argentine and knowing how to return effectively in order to win points. Djokovic came back to defeat del Potro in a 3 set thriller and book his place in the final of the ATP World Tour Finals against the Swiss maestro Roger Federer.

Djokovic commented on the tennis match saying, “I believed that I could come back. I believed that I could turn this match around in my favour and I've done so. I've played, from that moment on when I got the break back, very flawless tennis. That makes me very happy and also confident before the final.”

Author Daniel Foster.
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Jonny Marray and Freddie Nielsen reach World Tour Finals semi-final

Doubles team Jonny Marray and Freddie Nielsen reach the semi-final of the ATP World Tour Finals

Jonny Marray and Freddie Nielsen reach the semi-final
of the ATP World Tour Finals

Jonny Marray and Freddie Nielsen are the lowest ranked doubles tennis team in the ATP World Tour Finals being the eighth seeds but they are the first duo in the tournament to reach the semi-final. The British-Danish pairing defeated reigning Champions Max Mirnyi of Belarus and Canadian Daniel Nestor 7-6 (7-2) 4-6 12-10 in a time of 1 hour 41 minutes. With two wins, Marray and Nielsen have ensured they will be one of the pairs to progress from Group B. They are playing their final group match against fourth seeds Robert Lindstedt and Horia Tecau today.

Jonny Marray commented on the situation saying, “We’re pretty surprised we're through after two matches. It wasn't something we really talked about. We were just coming here to try to enjoy and try to perform to the best of our abilities really. We can enjoy the next match really. There's no pressure on us again really. It's really a great situation, I think.” Regardless of results, Marray and Nielsen will win Group B. The second qualifying place will be taken by the winner of Mirnyi and Nestor vs Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna on Friday.

Marray had a chance early on to break but missed it when he couldn’t convert a couple of volleys and the set carried on with either side unable to break taking it to a tie-break. Marray and Nielsen dominated the tie-break allowing their opponents to capture only 2 points taking the first set and the lead. However, Nielsen double-faulted twice to give up a break at the start of the second set, and Mirnyi and Nestor saw out the set comfortably to force a match tie-break. Marray and Nielsen missed their first match point at 9-8 before saving themselves at 9-10, they then counted on a Nector long hit volley off the court to seal their win at 12-10 as they advance into the semi-final of the ATP World Tour Finals.

Author Daniel Foster.
You can see Roger Federer play at Wimbledon 2013, Boodles 2013, Aegon Championships 2013 and the US Open 2013 and you can get hospitality and tickets through our sister company Eventality. Call us on 0844 293 2350 or +44 (0)208 166 5102 or request a call back via e-mail.

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Berdych wins in the ATP World Tour Finals

Berdych beats Tsonga to give himself hope of reaching the semi-final in the ATP World Tour Finals

Tomas Berdych defeats Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the
ATP World Tour Finals

Tomas Berdych played against Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and ensured that Group A of the ATP World Tour Finals will be decided on Friday. Berdych beat Tsonga 7-5 3-6 6-1 in one hour and 52 minutes during Wednesday’s evening session at the O2 Arena, London. Berdych will play world number one Novak Djokovic on Friday and he will need to defeat him if he has any chance of reaching the semi-final. British number one Andy Murray plays Tsonga and will secure a semi-final position if he is able to triumph over him in straight sets.

During the opening set the tennis players didn't break each other’s serves or go all out for the win until the 11th game when Tsonga struck two lose forehands wide to gift Berdych the game. All Berdych had to do from then on was serve the next game out and win the set, which he did. Tsonga took control in the second set, breaking Berdych for a 3-1 lead when the Czech hit a forehand long. At 5-3 Tsonga was struggling going 30 love down, but he regained his focus and hit back to 40-30 where he pulled off an ace to win the second set. Berdych saved two break points in the first game of the decider, then he turned up the power level to win five straight games as Tsonga started to show signs of tiredness. Berdych needs to win his next match against Djokovic otherwise he cannot advance into the semi-final.

Tomas Berdych after the match said, “I don't like mathematics at all. I will try to play tennis, and that's it. I will try my best. But Novak just has shown how great he's playing right now and that he deserves to be number 1 player in the world. It's a huge challenge for me. But on the other hand, he already has two wins, so let's see what's going to be in that last match.” Berdych has his sights set on beating Novak Djokovic to qualify for the semi-final of the ATP World Tour Finals and he also must rely on Murray to give at least one set away to Tsonga.

Author Daniel Foster.
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ATP World Tour Finals 2012: Djokovic beats Tsonga

Novak Djokovic wins his first ATP World Tour Finals match for 2012 against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

Novak Djokovic defeats Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at
the ATP World Tour Finals

Novak Djokovic was coming into this tennis tournament, the ATP World Tour Finals as the new world number one after Roger Federer backed out of the Paris Masters and he wanted to show that he fully deserved that title. Last year, Djokovic didnt make it through the Round-Robin stage but yesterday he made his first move towards the semi-final by defeating Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-6 (7-4) 6-3. These 2 players have met 5 times this year with Djokovic winning every match and his most recent win over Tsonga meant that Djokovic is now top of Group A.

Novak Djokovic overcame Tsonga but struggled for most of the first set on the back foot. Djokovic just about managed to save 3 break points before winning the tie-break and capturing the first set. The second set Djokovic won in a much more dominating style only losing 2 points on his serve and showing the tennis community that, despite his father unfortunately being ill, he can still perform on the top of his game.

Tsonga has now lost his last 7 meetings against Djokovic and had this to say about the match yesterday, “I had many chances in the first set, I think the difference was there. It's more he's taking his chance all the time and me, I miss on big points. That was difficult for me because then he's playing free in the second set.”

Djokovic is now top of Group A and he will meet the man that stopped him winning the US Open title, Andy Murray at midday on Wednesday. Murray also won his match against Berdych yesterday which means that both Murray and Djokovic are currently in semi-final qualifying places and have to face each other tomorrow. Group B are playing today with Roger Federer taking on Janko Tipsarevic and Juan Martin del Potro facing David Ferrer.

Author Daniel Foster.
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Novak Djokovic out of Paris Masters

Novak Djokovic gets eliminated from the Paris Masters in the second round

Novak Djokovic enters the arena wearing a
Darth Vader mask for Halloween

Novak Djokovic is set to finish the tennis season as world number one but his performance in the Paris Masters second round against Sam Querrey wasn’t a performance that the best in the world should produce. Djokovic lost to the American 0-6 7-6 (7-5) 6-4 after he strode onto the court in full festive spirit wearing a Darth Vader mask for Halloween. However, the force was not with him in this match as he got thrashed by Querrey.

Novak Djokovic was looking to finish the year on a high by winning the final 2 tournaments of the season, the Paris Masters and the ATP World Tour Finals but Querrey was there to stop him on his journey at an early stage. To begin with, Djokovic was dominating the match winning the first set without dropping a game 6-0 and he continued his fine form into the second set going 2-0 up. It looked as though it was going to be an embarrassing defeat for the American but he came out of nowhere to put Djokovic’s performance to shame.

Sam Querrey used his powerful serve to his advantage hitting 10 aces in the second set leading him to a tie-break. During the tie-break, Djokovic played too many loose shots which Querrey took advantage of and levelled the match at a set each. The match then turned into Querrey’s favour in the fifth game of the deciding set, when he broke for a 3-2 lead and held his serve for 4-2 after another sloppy forehand from Djokovic landed in the net. Djokovic fought his way back to 4-4 but Querrey had the spirit to continue, winning the final 2 games to advance into the third round to face Milos Raonic.

Djokovic said after the match, “physically I'm not feeling very good in last couple of days. During the second set I already felt that physically I'm down, and I struggle every game. It's unfortunate, but on the brighter side, I have a little bit more time to rest because I had really difficult period in the last couple of weeks. Some things happened and (there are) a lot of things on my mind.” Rumour has it that Djokovic’s father has been in hospital in Belgrade, so it is understandable if he doesn’t play up to scratch as his thoughts are naturally with his family.

Author Daniel Foster.
You can see Novak Djokovic play his final tournament of the year when he plays against seven of the world’s best tennis players at the Barclay's ATP World Tour Tennis Finals at the O2 Arena in London. He will also play at Wimbledon 2013, Boodles 2013, Aegon Championships 2013 and the US Open 2013 and you can get hospitality and tickets through our sister company Eventality. Call us on 0844 293 2350 or +44 (0)208 166 5102 or request a call back via e-mail.

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