https://www.scmp.com/rss/323601/feed The ATP Finals is a men's indoor hard-court season-ending tournament for the best singles players and doubles teams on the ATP World Tour. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Jannik Sinner said his positive drugs test gave him sleepless nights, as the world No 1 opened up on the effects the case has been having on his personal well-being. The Italian beat Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-4 on Sunday to win the ATP Finals trophy in front of his home fans in a repeat of the US Open final, which Sinner also claimed in straight sets. But, despite shining on the court, off it, his world was rocked when he tested positive in two separate drugs tests in March and a decision to clear him... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3287040/jannik-sinner-says-positive-drugs-tests-gave-him-sleepless-nights-after-atp-finals-victory?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3287040/jannik-sinner-says-positive-drugs-tests-gave-him-sleepless-nights-after-atp-finals-victory?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 18 Nov 2024 08:00:27 +0000 Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz made light of feeling under the weather as he beat Russia’s Andrey Rublev in impressive fashion to revive his ATP Finals hopes on Wednesday. The Spanish four-time grand slam champion has been suffering respiratory issues in Turin and wore pink nasal tape against Rublev in a resounding 6-3, 7-6 victory. In the late match in the John Newcombe group, two-time former champion Alexander Zverev, the world No 2, underlined his superb late-season form to beat Norway’s Casper Ruud... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3286529/atp-finals-ailing-carlos-alcaraz-outclasses-andrey-rublev-alexander-zverev-wins-again?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3286529/atp-finals-ailing-carlos-alcaraz-outclasses-andrey-rublev-alexander-zverev-wins-again?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 14 Nov 2024 07:00:09 +0000 Carlos Alcaraz struggled with a stomach issue and looked far from the player who won two grand slams this year while losing to Casper Ruud 6-1, 7-5 at the ATP Finals on Monday. It marked Ruud’s first victory over Alcaraz in five career meetings, and the result could make it difficult for Alcaraz to advance from the round-robin stage at the season-ending event for the top eight players. “I didn’t feel well on court,” Alcaraz said. “A few days before coming here, I got sick at home. … This... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3286171/atp-finals-carlos-alcaraz-struggles-stomach-issue-shock-loss-casper-ruud?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3286171/atp-finals-carlos-alcaraz-struggles-stomach-issue-shock-loss-casper-ruud?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 12 Nov 2024 06:12:07 +0000 US Open finalist Taylor Fritz frustrated Daniil Medvedev to the point that the Russian smashed his racquet and was docked a point in a 6-4, 6-3 victory for the American in the opening match of the ATP Finals in Turin on Sunday. Champion in 2020 and finalist the following year, world No 4 Medvedev destroyed his racquet after going a set down and things went from bad to worse when Fritz broke serve to take a 4-2 lead in the second set. “I have this every day, day in, day out, since like two, three... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3286035/atp-finals-daniil-medvedev-gets-zero-pleasure-court-says-every-match-struggle?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3286035/atp-finals-daniil-medvedev-gets-zero-pleasure-court-says-every-match-struggle?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 11 Nov 2024 08:00:14 +0000 World No 1 Jannik Sinner says the ATP Finals will be more special for him this time around as it gives him the chance to play on home soil in Italy, months after missing this year’s Italian Open in Rome because of a hip injury. The ATP Finals, which feature the world’s best eight singles players and doubles teams, are being staged at the Inalpi Arena in Turin from November 10 to 17. “Many things make [this tournament] special,” Sinner said on Thursday. “First of all, being an Italian and playing... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3285789/atp-finals-home-hero-jannik-sinner-keen-show-his-best-special-season-ending-event?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3285789/atp-finals-home-hero-jannik-sinner-keen-show-his-best-special-season-ending-event?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 08 Nov 2024 12:00:08 +0000 For almost a century, Rolex has partnered with the world’s most prestigious sporting events. From golf to Formula One, the Geneva-headquartered watchmaker has long been associated with sporting achievement, part of a wider strategy to make Rolex synonymous with the pursuit of excellence. But while it doesn’t openly pick favourites, it seems to enjoy a special affinity with one especially stylish sport in particular. Over the years, Rolex has regularly added tennis players to its roster of... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3271131/former-tennis-world-no-1-jim-courier-talks-winning-grand-slams-and-working-rolex?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3271131/former-tennis-world-no-1-jim-courier-talks-winning-grand-slams-and-working-rolex?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 20 Jul 2024 06:00:15 +0000 Novak Djokovic claimed yet another record on Sunday with his seventh ATP Finals title, sweeping aside local hero Jannik Sinner 6-3, 6-3 in Turin and leaving tennis fans wondering when he will relinquish his tennis dominance. Djokovic came into the Finals at the end of an age-defying year which has brought three grand slams, taking his total to an all-time best of 24, and a 40th Masters 1000 title. He will clock a 400th week at world No 1 after crowning an incredible season, in which he also... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3242128/atp-finals-novak-djokovic-caps-one-best-seasons-his-life-seventh-atp-finals-title?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3242128/atp-finals-novak-djokovic-caps-one-best-seasons-his-life-seventh-atp-finals-title?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 20 Nov 2023 03:45:27 +0000 Jannik Sinner edged towards becoming the first ever Italian to reach the last four of the ATP Finals on Tuesday after a thrilling 7-5, 6-7, 7-6 win over Novak Djokovic. World No 4 Sinner needed a straight-sets victory in front of enthusiastic home support in Turin over tennis icon Djokovic to guarantee passage from the Green Group with a match to spare. And while the 22-year-old could not quite make that happen, a superb performance gave him his first win in four attempts over Djokovic, who is... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3241597/atp-finals-jannik-sinner-closes-atp-finals-last-four-after-defeating-top-ranked-novak-djokovic?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3241597/atp-finals-jannik-sinner-closes-atp-finals-last-four-after-defeating-top-ranked-novak-djokovic?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 15 Nov 2023 05:30:29 +0000 Rafa Nadal’s dream of a first ATP Finals title and Novak Djokovic’s quest for a record-equalling sixth vanished in defeats by Daniil Medvedev and Dominic Thiem in two seismic semi-finals on Saturday. As the curtain comes down on London’s 12 years as host of the ATP Tour’s prestigious season-ender, it would have been fitting for Nadal and Djokovic to face off for the 57th time in their glittering careers. But times are a changing, or so it seems, and Medvedev and Thiem had not read the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3110863/atp-finals-djokovic-and-nadal-fall-thiem-and-medvedev-advance-london?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3110863/atp-finals-djokovic-and-nadal-fall-thiem-and-medvedev-advance-london?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 22 Nov 2020 03:20:30 +0000 Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer breezed into the quarter-finals of the Shanghai Masters on Thursday and Juan Martin del Potro defeated racquet-smashing Alexander Zverev. World number one Nadal blew away Fabio Fognini in 63 minutes and plays sixth seed Grigor Dimitrov as he pursues one of the few tournaments to have eluded him. Timeless rival Federer was even faster, dismissing Ukrainian qualifier Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-4, 6-2 in 61 minutes. The 31-year-old Spaniard Nadal, fresh off the back of... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/2115151/nadal-and-federer-collision-course-shanghai?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/2115151/nadal-and-federer-collision-course-shanghai?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 12 Oct 2017 14:34:10 +0000 Andy Murray has warned Novak Djokovic he is ready to embark on a sustained period of dominance after the Scot crowned a golden season by finishing on top of the world. Murray produced an imperious display to defeat Djokovic 6-3, 6-4 and win the ATP Tour Finals at London’s O2 Arena on Sunday. The 29-year-old’s first Tour Finals title came with the bonus of ensuring that he remained above Djokovic in the year-end rankings after he knocked the Serb from pole position two weeks ago. Having spent the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/2047824/imperious-andy-murray-ensures-he-finishes-season-world-no1-then-warns?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/2047824/imperious-andy-murray-ensures-he-finishes-season-world-no1-then-warns?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 21 Nov 2016 01:56:55 +0000 Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic, the dominant forces of men’s tennis, will collide head-on in a fitting climax to the season at the ATP World Tour Finals on Sunday after taking vastly different paths to the title match. Murray, who should trademark the ‘tennis epic’, spent three hours 38 minutes – a tournament record – quelling the ferocious firepower of Milos Raonic, dragging himself to a 5-7, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (9) victory in a fever-pitch atmosphere at the O2 Arena. The Scot, aiming to win a maiden... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/2047665/andy-murray-and-novak-djokovic-set-sunday-showdown-scot-survives-epic?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/2047665/andy-murray-and-novak-djokovic-set-sunday-showdown-scot-survives-epic?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 20 Nov 2016 03:46:09 +0000 Britain’s Andy Murray qualified for the semi-finals of the ATP Tour Finals on Friday by beating Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka 6-4, 6-2. Murray, who needs to do better than Novak Djokovic this weekend to finish the season as the top-ranked tennis player, broke Wawrinka late in the first set and twice at the start of the second. “The first set was tight. There weren’t many chances,” said Murray. “I managed to get the break late in the set. In the second set I’d already qualified for the semis so... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/2047405/andy-murray-advances-semi-finals-atp-tour-finals?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/2047405/andy-murray-advances-semi-finals-atp-tour-finals?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 18 Nov 2016 15:54:52 +0000 Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic are careering towards a Sunday showdown to decide their year-long battle for supremacy. The two 29-year-olds, rivals since their junior days, have matched each other stride for stride so far at the ATP World Tour Finals with Murray recording his second group win on Wednesday after a three-hour battle with Kei Nishikori. Djokovic, usurped as world number one last week by Murray after 122 weeks at the summit, has already won his group after defeating Dominic Thiem... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/2046911/andy-murray-and-novak-djokovic-track-sunday-showdown-tour-finals?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/2046911/andy-murray-and-novak-djokovic-track-sunday-showdown-tour-finals?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 17 Nov 2016 06:52:39 +0000 Andy Murray moved a step closer to the semi-finals of the ATP Tour Finals as the world number one wore down Kei Nishikori in a gruelling 6-7 (9/11), 6-4, 6-4 victory that took over three hours on Wednesday. Murray was pushed to his limits by Nishikori in the longest Tour Finals match played in the event’s seven years at London’s O2 Arena. The 29-year-old finally subdued the Japanese star in three hours and 20 minutes, but he was made to wait for confirmation of a last-four berth after Stan... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/2046821/andy-murray-grinds-down-kei-nishikori-epic-tour-finals-clash?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/2046821/andy-murray-grinds-down-kei-nishikori-epic-tour-finals-clash?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 17 Nov 2016 02:36:21 +0000 Novak Djokovic booked his place in the semi-finals of the ATP Tour Finals with an emotional 7-6 (8/6), 7-6 (7/5) victory over Milos Raonic on Tuesday. Despite having a spiritual guru in his camp these days, Djokovic has been anything but serene lately and once again the defending champion cut an angst-ridden figure for long periods of a tense clash in the prestigious season-ending event at London’s O2 Arena. Djokovic had reacted furiously after being grilled by the media about a potentially... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/2046456/emotional-djokovic-beats-raonic-book-last-four-spot-tour-finals?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/2046456/emotional-djokovic-beats-raonic-book-last-four-spot-tour-finals?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 16 Nov 2016 01:44:41 +0000 Andy Murray celebrated his rise to the top of the world rankings with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Marin Cilic on Monday as the Scot made a strong start to his bid to win the ATP Tour Finals. Murray was officially confirmed as the first Briton to reach number one last Monday and he marked his first match since that historic moment by dispatching Cilic at the prestigious season-ending event at London’s O2 Arena. The 29-year-old took only 90 minutes to extend his remarkable winning streak to 20 matches... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/2046033/andy-murray-marks-rise-top-atp-tour-finals-romp-against-marin-cilic?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/2046033/andy-murray-marks-rise-top-atp-tour-finals-romp-against-marin-cilic?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 15 Nov 2016 01:45:00 +0000 Novak Djokovic survived a scare at the start of his bid to regain the world number one ranking as the Serb battled back for a 6-7 (10-12), 6-0, 6-2 victory over Austria’s Dominic Thiem at the ATP Tour Finals on Sunday. Djokovic’s 122-week reign at the top was ended by Andy Murray last weekend. However, he can climb back into pole position by the end of the tournament if he lifts the Tour Finals title for a fifth successive year while winning at least two of his group stage matches. The... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/2045697/gritty-novak-djokovic-avoids-dominic-thiem-upset-tour-finals-london?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/2045697/gritty-novak-djokovic-avoids-dominic-thiem-upset-tour-finals-london?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 14 Nov 2016 02:30:00 +0000