6:06 PM ET LONDON — After a year of self-discovery, Novak Djokovic paused to reflect on the most remarkable of comebacks, even as he pondered his straight-sets loss at the ATP World Tour Finals against Alexander Zverev. The setback hurt, he was processing that. But amid the disappointment were these half smiles as memories of
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3:24 PM ET Alexander Zverev shocked Novak Djokovic to win his maiden ATP Finals title in dominant fashion at London’s O2 Arena. The German, the youngest finalist in nine years at just 21, showed immense confidence in a high-quality final as he dispatched the 14-time Grand Slam champion 6-4, 6-3. The victory marks a big
9:07 AM ET Thailand’s Luksika Kumkhum powered past former Wimbledon finalist Sabine Lisicki 6-1, 6-3 to clinch the Taipei Open title on Sunday. Second seed Kumkhum, who had not dropped a set in the previous rounds, maintained that clinical record against the German wildcard. Lisicki was on the back foot early in the contest as
5:30 PM ET Simon Cambers LONDON — Is this the breakthrough we’ve been waiting for? On the eve of the ATP Finals, Alexander Zverev was asked what it would mean if he could win the season-ending title. “It would be great,” he said. “Great for me and great for the next generation of tennis as
4:52 PM ET Associated Press After pulling off one of the biggest wins of his career, Alexander Zverev was left apologizing for an unforced error he didn’t make. Zverev denied Roger Federer a shot at a 100th career title by beating the Swiss great 7-5, 7-6 (5) at the ATP Finals on Saturday to advance
2:15 PM ET Roger Federer sprang to Alexander Zverev‘s defence after some of the Swiss great’s diehard fans booed the young German after his superb victory in the last four of the ATP Finals on Saturday. Zverev, 21, won fair and square 7-5 7-6(5) to claim a third victory in six meetings with Federer, but
11:02 AM ET Alexander Zverev denied Roger Federer a shot at a 100th career title with a 7-5, 7-6 (5) victory on Saturday to advance to the championship match at the ATP Finals. Zverev, 21, is the youngest player to reach the final of the season-ending event since 2009 and the first from Germany since
12:06 PM ET LONDON — Alexander Zverev became the first German to reach the last four at the ATP Finals for 15 years as he beat American John Isner 7-6 (5), 6-3 at the O2 Arena on Friday. The 21-year-old edged a tight opening set before breaking in the eighth game of the second to
12:06 PM ET LONDON — Alexander Zverev became the first German to reach the last four at the ATP Finals for 15 years as he beat American John Isner 7-6 (5), 6-3 at the O2 Arena on Friday. The 21-year-old edged a tight opening set before breaking in the eighth game of the second to
3:21 PM ET Simon Cambers LONDON — This past July, during a grueling run to the Wimbledon final, Kevin Anderson lost four toenails. A round after a stunning two-sets-to-love comeback against Roger Federer in the quarterfinals, Anderson needed 6½ hours to finally stop John Isner. When Anderson finally reached the final, he was spent. Worse