Davydenko Boosts Finals Contention With Shanghai Title

Nikolay Davydenko will take some stopping in his bid to qualify for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals after dismissing World No. 2 Rafael Nadal 7-6(3), 6-3 Sunday to capture the Shanghai ATP Masters 1000 Presented by Rolex.

As victor of the penultimate ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament of the year, Davydenko earned 1000 South African Airways 2009 ATP Ranking points, moving him up one place to No. 7 in the battle for London – 420 points clear of his closest rival Fernando Verdasco.

The Russian is looking to clinch one of the three remaining spots at the circuit finale, to be held this season at The O2 in London from 22-29 November. He has qualified for the prestigious eight-man event the past four years and reached the final last year in Shanghai, finishing runner-up to Novak Djokovic.

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Del Potro Stuns Federer To Win US Open

Argentine Juan Martin del Potro ended World No. 1 Roger Federer’s reign at the US Open, stunning the five-time defending champion 3-6, 7-6(5), 4-6, 7-6(4), 6-2 on Monday at Flushing Meadows to capture his first Grand Slam title. It was the Swiss’ first loss at the US Open since 2003, when he fell to Argentine David Nalbandian in the fourth round.

World No. 6 Del Potro, who celebrates his 21st birthday next Wednesday, became the fifth youngest man to win the US Open title in the Open Era and became the tallest Grand Slam winner at 6’6”. He also joined countryman Guillermo Vilas as the only South American champions at the US Open; Vilas, who was in Arthur Ashe Stadium for the final Monday, won the title in 1977 when the event was contested on clay.

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Federer Wins 16th ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Title; Third Crown In Cincinnati

Top-seeded Swiss Roger Federer captured his fourth ATP World Tour title of the year and his third trophy at Western & Southern Financial Group Masters in Cincinnati on Sunday, after defeating fourth seed Novak Djokovic 6-1, 7-5 in one hour and 31 minutes. It was Federer’s eighth win in 12 meetings against Djokovic, but his first win against the Serbian since the 2008 US Open.

Federer, who has already qualified for the prestigious Barclays ATP World Tour Finals at London in November, collected $443,500 and 1000 South African Airways 2009 ATP Rankings points. World No. 4 Djokovic further strengthened his chances of qualifying for the season climax, earning $222,000 and 600 rankings points at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 hard-court tennis tournament.

The 28-year-old Federer is the fourth player to win at least three titles at the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters in the Open Era (since 1968). He has now won 16 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles (16-9 overall), second only to Andre Agassi’s 17, and 61 tour-level titles during his career (61-22 lifetime).

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Murray Overcomes Del Potro To Win Masters 1000 Title

Andy Murray had ended Juan Martin del Potro’s exceptional summer run last year at the US Open, and stemmed the start of a similar streak this season. The No. 3 seed battled past last week’s Washington champion 6-7(4), 7-6(3), 6-1 on Sunday at the Rogers Cup in Montreal to capture his fourth ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title, also becoming the first British winner in tournament history.

Murray, who will replace Rafael Nadal as the World No. 2 following his effort in Montreal, earned $443,500 and 1000 South African Airways 2009 ATP Rankings points – further boosting his chances of qualifying for the elite Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, to be held in November at the O2 in London. He also moved up to No. 3 in the US Open Series Bonus Challenge standings, trailing del Potro at No. 1 by 40 points.

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Federer Makes History With 15th Grand Slam Title

History was made on Sunday 5th July on the hallowed turf of Wimbledon’s Centre Court as arguably the greatest player ever to grace the game, Roger Federer, won an all-time record 15th Grand Slam singles title.

The Swiss superstar, who was contesting a record seventh successive Wimbledon men’s singles final, served a personal-best 50 aces as he prevailed in a marathon five-set final against long-time rival Andy Roddick 5-7, 7-6(6), 7-6(5), 3-6, 16-14 after four hours and 16 minutes to claim his sixth crown at The Championships. Roddick's serve was impenetrable until the final game of the match, when Federer clinched victory on his first match point and seventh break point. Until then, Roddick had held 37 straight service games.

In a fitting touch, seven-time Wimbledon champion Pete Sampras was there to see his record broken – the American finished his illustrious career with 14 major singles titles. Sampras was joined on the front row of the Royal Box by tennis greats Manolo Santana, Rod Laver and Bjorn Borg.

While it took Sampras 12 years to amass his 14 Grand Slam titles (1990 – 2002 US Open), Federer has remarkably taken half that time to reach 15. Since winning his first Wimbledon title in 2003 (d. Philippoussis), the right-hander has gone on to win five more Wimbledon trophies, five US Open trophies, three Australian Open trophies and enjoyed one victory at Roland Garros.

The victory also holds significance in the South African Airways 2009 ATP Rankings as Federer will now reclaim the No. 1 ranking after surrendering the top spot to Rafael Nadal for 46 weeks on 18 August, 2008. The Swiss had previously sat atop the Rankings for a record 237 weeks, since 2nd February, 2004 – the day after he claimed his first Australian Open crown (d. Safin).

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