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#NextGenATP Denis Shapovalov clinched an opening-day victory for Canada on Monday at the Davis Cup Finals in Madrid. The 20-year-old left-hander, who reached the Rolex Paris Masters final earlier this month (l. to Djokovic), edged Nitto ATP Finals qualifier Matteo Berrettini of Italy 7-6(5), 6-7(3), 7-6(5) to put Canada up 2-0 and guarantee them the win against Italy in Group F. Canadas Vasek Pospisil beat Fabio Fognini, No. 12 in the ATP Rankings, 7-6(5), 7-5 earlier Monday. “ I&rs...

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No. 4 (Career-High) Dominic Thiem, +1 In his first three appearances at the Nitto ATP Finals, Dominic Thiem won just one match apiece, and was unable to advance to the semi-finals. But the Austrian star got off to a fast start this year, defeating Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic in back-to-back matches, before defeating defending champion Alexander Zverev in straight sets to make his first championship match at the season finale. The 26-year-old, who also won his first ATP Masters 1000 ...

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A LOOK BACK KPIT Challenger (Pune, India): Quick, name the player with the most match wins and titles this year. No one enjoyed more success on the ATP Challenger Tour in 2019 than James Duckworth. One year after Jordan Thompson led the tour in victories and trophies, it was his countryman who achieved the feat to conclude the season. Duckworth rallied from a set down on Sunday to earn his 49th match win and fourth title of the year, overcoming Jay Clarke 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 in Pune. After under...

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One week ago, the tennis world was introduced to Jannik Sinner. The 18-year-old Italian sprinted to the title at the Next Gen ATP Finals, celebrating his biggest victory in front of a global audience. On Sunday, the youngest player in the Top 100 concluded his breakthrough season with yet another crowning achievement. Sinner dominated from first ball to last at the ATP Challenger Tour event in nearby Ortisei, not dropping a set en route to the title on home soil. Watch Final Highlights ...

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Imagine playing more than a set of tennis in the biggest match of your life and not missing a single backhand groundstroke. Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated Dominic Thiem 6-7(6), 6-2, 7-6(4) to win the Nitto ATP Finals on Sunday, with his swashbuckling one-handed backhand providing the rock he needed to lean on after losing the opening set. In the first set, Tsitsipas hit 34 backhand groundstrokes (excluding returns and volleys), collecting one winner, while making eight errors. At 6/6 in the firs...

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Two years ago, Stefanos Tsitsipas was on the outside looking in on the inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals, only making Milan as an alternate. Last year, the Greek captured the title at that event. But while he was excited to lift the trophy, he wanted to improve even more. “[I want to] refresh and come to enter into 2019 stronger and better, just a better Stefanos than 2018,” Tsitsipas said. ‘Better’ understates how the 21-year-old performed this season. Tsitsipas capped of...

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For Dominic Thiem, the title clash at this year’s Nitto ATP Finals could be a preview of what’s in store for next season. The Austrian narrowly fell to Tsitsipas in a third-set tie-break, with the Greek completing his transformation from Thiem’s London hitting partner three years ago to his conqueror on Sunday. Both men delivered a gripping match in what has quickly emerged as one of the most compelling rivalries on the ATP Tour. Thiem now leads their FedEx ATP Head2Head ser...

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