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ATP success for Rafael Nadal could see Roger Federer's No 1 status under threat

Despite an injury-plagued year Rafael Nadal could still claim the world No 1 spot after ATP World Tour Finals in London. On the lookout: Roger Federer will be taking a keen interest in Rafael Nadal's progress at the Barclays...

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After a year of pain, happiness is the No 1 objective for Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal is reading Flashman, by George MacDonald Fraser, the novel of which P. G. Wodehouse wrote: “If ever there was a time when I felt that watcher-of-the-skies-when-a-new-planet stuff, it was when I first read Flashman.”

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Djokovic the man to beat

ATP World Tour Finals Venue: O2 Arena, London Date: 22-29 November Murray v Del Potro - In Houston it was cowboy hats, in Shanghai it was traditional Chinese dress, so in London it must be sharp suits, umbrellas and a red...

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ATP World Tour Finals set to become London's mini 'grand slam'

The finest male tennis players in the world (apart from the injured Andy Roddick) will be resident in the east end of London over the next week, contesting the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. City slickers: eight of the world's...

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Veteran broadcaster dies aged 94

Robertson joined the BBC in 1946 after serving in WWII The former BBC broadcaster Max Robertson, 94, has died in his home island of Guernsey. He presented the television antiques programme Going for a Song for 13 years, but he...

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U.S. Open champ to play at Queen's

LONDON - U.S. Open champion Juan Martin Del Potro will play at next year's Queen's Club tournament in an effort to improve his grasscourt game for Wimbledon. The fifth-ranked Argentine beat Roger Federer in the U.S. Open final...

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Cash predicts Novak will be in the money

By DANNY GRIFFITHS - Friday, November 20, 2009 Pat Cash believes Novak Djokovic can build on his recent return to top form by winning the World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena in London. The former Wimbledon champion feels there is...

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The Spanish intuition

MOMENTARILY, Felix Mantilla lapses into his native tongue when talking about the power of clay to heal what ails Australian tennis. Mantilla started just over a year ago as Tennis Australia's first specialist claycourt coach,...

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It's a long way from Barrow

Barrow is the economic, transportation, and administrative centre for the North Slope Borough. Located on the Chukchi Sea coast, Barrow is the northernmost community in the United States. That's a helluva long way for a poxy...

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TAYLOR POWERS INTO LAST EIGHT

Phil Taylor reeled off seven successive legs to come from 4-3 down and book his place in the last eight of the PartyPoker.com Grand Slam of Darts with a 10-4 win over Colin Lloyd. Taylor, the defending champion, lost his final...

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