Andy Murray has avoided world number one Novak Djokovic in the group stages of the ATP World Tour Finals at London’s O2 Arena next week.

Rafael Nadal has pulled out of next week’s BNP Paribas Masters in Paris.

Novak Djokovic has stated his intention to play at the Paris Masters after the birth of his son.

Novak Djokovic kept alive his slim hopes of finishing the year as world number one with victory over David Ferrer in the final of the Paris Masters.

Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the Paris Masters and the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London because of his left knee problem.

Henri Leconte believes Andy Murray should look at the example set by Roger Federer as he bids to break his grand slam duck in 2012.

Roger Federer won a record sixth title at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals this evening with an enthralling 6-3 6-7 (6/8) 6-3 victory over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at the O2 Arena in London.

An ailing Rafael Nadal admitted he was fortunate to begin his Barclays ATP World Tour Finals campaign with a victory after coming through a near three-hour tussle against Mardy Fish in London on Sunday night.

Roger Federer ended Jo-Wilfried Tsonga’s hopes of claiming the Paris Masters on home turf with a clinical performance that saw him take a 69th career title with a 6-1 7-6 (7/3) win.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will face Roger Federer in the final of the Paris Masters after he came from a set down to beat John Isner 3-6 7-6 (7/1) 7-6 (7/3).

Roger Federer reached the semi-finals of the Paris Masters and joined a select band of players who have won 800 matches in the open era.

World number one Novak Djokovic has pulled out of the Paris Masters due to his injured shoulder.

Top seed Novak Djokovic battled past compatriot Viktor Troicki to book a quarter-final with local favourite Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at the Paris Masters this evening.

ANDY MURRAY says top players are “serious” about their call for changes to the tennis calendar — and won’t rule out strike action.

ANDY MURRAY insists he will take to the court at the O2 Arena in London tomorrow a better player than the one who competed at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals last year.

World number two Roger Federer was scarcely troubled as he progressed into the third round of the Paris Masters with a comfortable win over home favourite Richard Gasquet.

Novak Djokovic believes this year’s race for the Australian Open crown is as unpredictable as it has been in years.

Robin Soderling's hopes of qualifying for the season-ending Barclays ATP World Tour Finals ended this afternoon with a quarter-final defeat to Novak Djokovic at the Paris Masters.

Republic of Ireland defender Richard Dunne has launched a blistering attack on France coach Raymond Domenech ahead of their crunch World Cup qualification play-off match.

IN what amounts to a full-blooded verbal tackle, Richard Dunne has pinpointed under-fire manager Raymond Domenech as a weak link in the French set up.

Nikolay Davydenko and Fernando Verdasco closed in on spots at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in contrasting fashion at the Paris Masters today.

Marat Safin has challenged Andre Agassi to give back his titles and prize money as a sign of his remorse following the recent revelations about his drug taking.

Andy Murray eliminated defending champion Roger Federer from the season-ending Masters Cup today after recording a thrilling 4-6 7-6 (7/3) 7-5 win in Shanghai.

Andy Murray’s bid to eliminate Roger Federer from the season-ending Masters Cup in Shanghai got off to a disappointing start as the defending champion claimed a scintillating first set 6-4.

World number three Novak Djokovic qualified for the semi-finals of the Masters Cup after maintaining his 100% record with a below-par 7-6 (7-3) 0-6 7-5 victory over Russia’s Nikolay Davydenko in Shanghai today.

Gilles Simon caused a major upset in the Tennis Masters Cup today with victory over four-time champion Roger Federer.

Andy Murray will face a familiar and possibly vulnerable foe in the Tennis Masters Cup, which gets under way in Shanghai tomorrow.

Andy Murray was left to reflect on a sensational two months after his long winning streak finally came to an end at the Paris Masters.

SO ALL the Hollywood scriptwriters are on strike, eh?

Roger Federer’s stranglehold over Tim Henman continued as the Swiss secured a 6-3 6-3 victory to take the Japan Open title in Tokyo on Sunday.

GREG RUSEDSKI yesterday hailed rising British star Andy Murray after booking his place in the second round of the Paris Masters.

Tim Henman was knocked out in the Swiss Indoor quarter-finals in Basle last night 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 by Jiri Novak.

American tennis ace Andy Roddick is to be the star of a reality television series which will follow him across Europe and the US as he competes to hold his ranking as the world’s number one player.

The top seeds sat out the opening day of the Paris Masters at Bercy, but some of the better performed hopefuls from the lower ranks wasted their chance to grab the headlines.