Tomas Berdych

Tennis-Djokovic beats Berdych to set up final with Federer

DUBAI - World number one Novak Djokovic reached the final of the ATP tennis tournament in Dubai, after defeating Czech Tomas Berdych 6-0, 5-7, 6-4 on Friday.

Djokovic will try to win his fifth Dubai trophy, and to do that, he will have to overcome Swiss Roger Federer, who beat Croatia's Borna Coric 6-2, 6-1.

Nadal crushed as Sharapova slaps down Bouchard

Rafael Nadal's Australian Open dream lay in tatters Jan. 27 with the third seed crushed by Tomas Berdych in the quarter-finals, but Maria Sharapova showed who's boss by slapping down Eugenie Bouchard.
      
The out-of-sorts Spaniard, a 14-time Grand Slam champion, was never in contention against a player he had beaten the last 17 times they met stretching back to 2006.

Troicki loses to Berdych

MELBOURNE - Serbian tennis player Viktor Troicki ended his run at the Australian Open in Melbourne, after losing to Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic in a third-round match 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 on Friday morning (CET).

Troicki extends his winning streak in Melbourne

MELBOURNE - Serbia's Viktor Troicki advanced to the third round of the Australian Open tennis after defeating Argentina's Leonardo Mayer 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 in Melbourne early Wednesday morning CET.

The Serb, who extended his winning streak to 10 matches, will next play Czech Tomas Berdych, who beat Jurgen Melzer of Austria 7-6 (7-0), 6-2, 6-2.

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Djokovic takes ATP World Tour Finals, Federer withdraws

LONDON - World number one Novak Djokovic has won the ATP World Tour Finals in London, since his opponent in the final, Switzerland's Roger Federer, withdrew before the match, citing injury.

The final was scheduled for 7 p.m. CET at the O2 Arena, but Federer, who has won the final tournament of the season multiple times, had to withdraw due to a back injury.

Djokovic dismantles Wawrinka

LONDON - World number one Novak Djokovic defeated Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka 6-3 6-0 at the ATP Finals in London on Wednesday to get within reach of the semifinals of the tournament.

This puts Djokovic a step away from securing the top spot in the ATP rankings at the end of the season, since he needs one more victory to do this.

Djokovic preserves top position on ATP list

LONDON - The world's best tennis player Novak Djokovic managed to preserve the first place on the latest ATP list, leaving behind Switzerland's Roger Federer.

This week, Djokovic has a total of 10,010 points, since the points from the final tournament in London have been subtracted, while Federer has a total of 8,700 points.

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