Federer Wins World Tour Finals Title

It was a special night for a forgettable year for Roger Federer.  Winning the Barclays ATP World Tour finals not only proved that his days are from over, but he also beat longtime nemesis Rafael Nadal convincingly 6-3 3-6 6-1 to end the season in strong fashion.

The Greatest Rivalry in Tennis lives on

It's what everyone is waiting for after the Madrid finals this year.  The top 2 players in men's tennis have made it into the season ending tournament finals Saturday night as Roger and Rafa will clash again for the 22nd time with Nadal leading the head-to-head matchup 14-7 coming in tonights game.

Top 4 into Semis

No one could have expected anything better than the top 4 in men's tennis securing their spots in the semi finals clash in the 2010 edition of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals.

Barclays ATP World Tour underway

Federer, Djokovic, and Murray have dominated their corresponding opponents in their first outing in the season ender tournament for 2010.  World no. 1 Rafael Nadal though have to grind it out againsts former world no.1 Andy Roddick in a come from behind victory 3-6 7-6 6-4.

Red "Hot" Swede

No one is more dangerous and to watch out for in the coming ATP World Tour Finals than the Swede, Robin Soderling.  Robin has shown tremendous improvement from last year where he is widely known as the first player to ever beaten Nadal in the French Open in almost 5 years.

Frenchmen Monfils into BNP Masters Finals

The athletic and acrobatic Gael Monfils overcome adversity and pull out a dramatic 3 set tie break win 7-6 6-7 7-6 on Roger Federer making his 2nd consecutive appearance in the finals of the last masters tournament of the year.

Federer fresh off his truimph from his hometown in Basel got a dosed of his own medicine being beaten by a hometown opponent.  After levelling the match at 1 set a piece, Roger seem in control of the match breaking Monfils early on in the last set.  However, unforced errors started to pile up from the swiss champ as the Frenchmen broke back and started to put more pressure into Roger's game.

Swiss champ regain Swiss crown

It was a roller coaster ride and never an easy match, but Roger Federer did not disappoint his home crowd by dismantling Novak in three sets 6-4 3-6 6-1 in last night's rematch of the Swiss Indoors Finals.

Basel Finals Rematch

As predicted, the world no. 2 will face the world no. 3 in tonight's edition of Swiss Indoors in Basel.  Federer sweep past Andy Roddick 6-2 6-4 while Djokovic outlasted fellow countrymen Victor Troicki 7-6 6-4 to setup a rematch of last year's final.

If Federer can recapture the title he won from 2006-2008, he will stretch the gap between him and Novak by 400 (Federer +200, Novak -200) ranking points securing his no. 2 spot in the rankings for the year.

The last time they met was in the US Open where Federer was defeated holding on to 2 match points in five sets in the semi-final match.

Federer sweep past Stepanek in Basel

Roger has been showing his old self for the past week in Basel brushing aside each challenger that come his way with ease.  The latest casualty was the flambuoyant Radek Stepanek which he easily dispatched 6-3 6-2 to barged into a mega showdown in the semi-finals with Andy Roddick.

Basel quarters showdown

We've got quite a great quarters lineup in Basel as the most of the top seedings still remain in the tournament.  Some unfortunate ones include Marion Cilic who was ousted by David Nalbandian and John Isner upset by little known Robin Haase.

Federer easy win in Basel first round

Federer started his campaign yesterday in Basel by easing past Aleksandr Dolgopolov 6-4 5-2 (ret).  This is considered to be the most special tournament for Roger since this is his hometown and he was actually a ball boy for some of the tennis greats here before.