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Organisers and players pledge donations to help bushfire crisis at ATP Cup

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Every ace served at the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Cup, which begins tomorrow, will raise money to support people and communities across Australia affected by the devastating bushfires.

at the tournament ©Getty ImagesSpain's world number one Rafael Nadal and Serbia's world number two Novak

Djokovic headline a high-quality field for the event.The ATP Cup will see 24 nations competing at RAC

Switzerland were removed from the tournament and replaced by Bulgaria.Reigning Australian Open champion Djokovic


The conundrum of political neutrality in sport

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Monte Carlo towers above the Mediterranean, its steep and winding roads full of flashy cars and lined with casinos and designer clothes shops.  

ambassadors, or Champions for Peace, including Ivorian former football Didier Drogba, Serbian tennis star Novak

Djokovic and British Olympian Paula Radcliffe.This year, discussions on human rights, urban sports,




Russia clinch semi-final place after dramatic Davis Cup win over Serbia

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Russia booked their place in the last four of the Davis Cup Finals by edging Serbia in a dramatic third set tie-break to win the crucial doubles rubber in Madrid.

cruised to a 6-1, 6-2 win over Filip Krajinović to heap pressure on the Serbian team.World number two Novak

Djokovic showed no sign of nerves, as the Serbian star guided his team back on level terms by winning

team with Viktor Troicki, but was unable to prevent Rublev and Khachanov winning the opening set 6-4.Djokovic


Canada clinch place in last four at Davis Cup Finals

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Canada secured their place in the last four of the Davis Cup Finals after beating Australia 2-1 in Madrid tonight.

winner-takes-all tie against France today to progress through to the quarter-finals from Group A.World number two Novak

Djokovic booked Serbia's place in the last eight after easing to a 6-3, 6-3 victory over France's Benoît


Croatia's Davis Cup reign ended by hosts Spain

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Spain ended Croatia’s reign as Davis Cup holders as the host nation booked their place in the quarter-finals in Madrid.

rubber being played, while Nadal’s Davis Cup record improved to 26 wins and a solitary defeat.Novak Djokovic

Davis Cup winners started impressively against Japan as Filip Krajinović beat Yūichi Sugita 6-2, 6-4.Djokovic

Group A prior to their meeting with France tomorrow, who had begun the tournament by beating Japan 2-1.Novak

Djokovic helped Serbia to a comfortable win over Japan ©Getty ImagesBritain’s Andy Murray played his


Defending champions Croatia defeated as Rublev and Khachanov rule at Davis Cup Finals

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Croatia fell to a humbling loss against Russia as they began their defence of the Davis Cup with defeat at the new-look finals in Madrid.

Denis Shapovalov sealed the tie for Canada, winning 7-6, 6-7, 7-6 against Matteo Berrettini.Tomorrow Novak

Djokovic will seek to get Serbia's Davis Cup campaign off to a winning start when they take on France


Hosts Spain look to Nadal to lead charge at new Davis Cup finals

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Hosts Spain are favourites in the first of the controversial, new-style Davis Cup finals in Madrid this week.

Saturday (November 23), with the Davis Cup Final following on Sunday (November 24).World number one Nadal, Novak

Djokovic and Andy Murray are expected to feature for Spain, Serbia and Great Britain, respectively.Belgium

reigning champions after beating France in the 2018 final.Serbia are waiting on the fitness of star player Novak

Djokovic ©Getty ImagesAssuming Nadal can maintain his recent form, having come through the Association

favourites.World number nine Roberto Bautista Agut is also on the Spanish team.Serbia will assess the condition of Djokovic


Michael Pavitt: Davis Cup faces key week as revamped format put to the test

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The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Finals are usually the full stop on the tennis season. But not this time.

the sport’s biggest names will be in attendance for the competition.World number one Rafael Nadal, Novak

Djokovic and Murray are among those set to represent their nations in the coming week.It definitely


Tsitsipas ousts Federer to set up Thiem battle for ATP Finals crown

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Stefanos Tsitsipas will meet Dominic Thiem in tomorrow's Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Finals after defeating six-time champion Roger Federer in straight sets in London.

, however, with Austrian Thiem in the form of his life.Wins against Federer and ATP Finals top seed Novak

Djokovic from Serbia gave him the confidence boost needed for the last four and he dug deep to see off

, Zverev and Tsitsipas are very much seen as the replacements for tennis' big three - Rafael Nadal, Djokovic


Zverev defeats Medvedev to knock Nadal out of ATP Finals

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Rafael Nadal crashed out of the Association of Tennis Professionals Finals at the group stage despite defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas in his final Björn Borg group match in London.

The Spaniard, who will still end the year as world number one after Serbia's Novak Djokovic lost to Swiss

Daniil Medvedev to progress to the last four at the 02 Arena.Zverev won the 2018 ATP Finals by stunning Djokovic


Near-flawless Federer beats Djokovic to reach last four at ATP Finals

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the last four of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Finals for the 16th time after beating Novak

Djokovic in straight sets to advance out of the Björn Borg group in London.

Arena, eliminating his illustrious opponent from the season-ending tournament in the process.Defeat for Djokovic

the Spaniard is guaranteed his fifth year-end number one finish, moving him with level with Federer, Djokovic

Finals and has reached the penultimate round on every occasion, with the exception of 2008.He defeated Djokovic

I played incredible, and I knew I had to because that’s what Novak does and I was able to produce.

I’m really proud of myself, but more for my team, my family, my friends," Berrettini, who lost to Djokovic


Twenty-four country line-up confirmed for inaugural ATP Cup

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The 24-country line-up for January's ATP Cup has been finalised after six nations completed the field for the inaugural team tennis event.

committed to appear.This includes Spain's world number one Rafael Nadal and Serbia's world number two Novak

Djokovic, who share 35 Grand Slam titles between them.Swiss icon Roger Federer, the world number three


Nadal saves match point on way to beating Medvedev at ATP Finals

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Rafael Nadal fought back from match point down to complete an incredible come-from-behind win over Russia's Daniil Medvedev at the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Finals in London today.

to the last four.He also needs Medvedev to defeat Zverev in their match.Nadal's win also means that Novak

Djokovic must take the ATP Finals title if he wishes to have a chance of finishing as year-end number

 Djokovic plays Swiss legend Roger Federer tomorrow in the Björn Borg group, with the winner progressing