Tennis Bytes: World Tour Finals, Friendship and Chennai

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Published: November 30, 2010

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Roger Federer had a plan and stuck to it. Come hell or high water!

Poor Rafael Nadal! If only he had known! Federer may have just a solitary Slam to his credit this year but he sure knows how to throw a year-end party.

He conquered the World Tour Finals for the fifth time, one of a select few to do so.

Nadal shouldn’t be too unhappy. He’s had a fabulous year: three slams, a career slam and reaching the WTF finals after an injury layoff is not anything to sneeze at.

The top five rankings for 2010 are now writ in stone. Rafael Nadal at No. 1, Federer at two, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and Robin Soderling at three, four and five. These rankings are a pretty good indicator of how the top five have performed this year. For once, statistics don’t lie.

Mahesh Bhupathi and Max Mirnyi ended their partnership with a season-ending finale loss at the World Tour Finals to Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic 6-7 (6), 4-6. It’s time for the Indian Express duo of Bhupathi and Leander Paes to fly again next year.

The Serbs have a secret weapon going into their Davis Cup clash against France in Belgrade. It’s the camaraderie between the players.

"The friendship within the team is surely the second element that makes it strong (...) I think the good atmosphere, the energy and the eagerness within the team will lead us to victory in the final." coach Bogdan Obradovic said.

The season-beginning Chennai Open will see Somdev Devvarman in action, this time as a direct entry instead of a wild card. The cut-off was applied at 114. The Indian is 106.

Other players expected to participate include Tomas Berdych, Marin Cilic, a two-time champion, Richard Gasquet, Kei Nishikori (99), Alejandro Falla (104) and Grigor Dimitrov (112).

Besides excelling on the courts, Indo-Pak pair Aisam Qureishi and Rohan Bopanna have been gathering accola...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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