Yes, we're handing out more 2009 tennis awards

...man to complete a career Grand Slam. Runner-up: Juan Martin del Potro, who leapfrogged over Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray to win the U.S. Open and turn the battle for the top...

Doling out our 2009 ATP awards

With supreme competition and daunting up-and-comers, only one name returned to the summit of men's tennis. Care to guess who?

End of Roger-Rafa as we know it?

...events. And the way Rafael Nadal disappeared, Roger Federer struggled every step of the way and Novak Djokovic ran out of gas -- while Juan Martin del Potro more or less duck-walked into the...

...NOVEMBER 27: Rafael Nadal of Spain reacts during the men's singles round robin match against Novak Djokovic of Serbia during the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena on November 27...

Czech Republic's Radek Stepanek thanks the fans after losing his semifinal match against Serbia's Novak Djokovic at the Davidoff Swiss Indoors tennis tournament in Basle, Switzerland, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009

Write off Rafa now? No chance

...2009, but most of those wins came in the early part of the season. Since beating Novak Djokovic in the semifinals of the Madrid Masters in May, Nadal is an abysmal 1-9 against...

ESPN 100: Nos. 30-47

...Open title. How many others have beaten Rafa and Roger in the same Slam? None. But Novak Djokovic did beat them both when he won the 2007 Rogers Cup in Montreal. 40. Oklahoma's...

Federer facing ever-growing challenges

After an emotional 2009 season full of unprecedented highs and gut-wrenching lows, 28-year-old Roger Federer is back on top. But he'll find that the going only gets tougher from here.

Best of the World Tour Finals

It's all about winning big ones, and Nikolay Davydenko knows that. So he wasn't too surprised when his fellow Russians steadfastly rooted for the tw...

Davydenko takes ATP Finals title

Nikolay Davydenko has won the first big tournament of his career, beating U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro 6-3, 6-4 to win the ATP World Tour Finals.

Federer out of ATP Finals

Roger Federer has been eliminated from the ATP World Tour Finals after losing to Nikolay Davydenko 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 in the semifinals.

Davydenko win knocks Djokovic out

Nikolay Davydenko grabbed the last semifinal spot at the ATP World Tour Finals by beating Robin Soderling 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-3, knocking defending champion Novak Djokovic out of the tournament.

Waxing and waning in the World Tour Finals

...Rafael Nadal was eliminated early -- without taking a set -- and the hottest player on the tour, Novak Djokovic, is also the most pooped. Robin Soderling might be an alternate, but the Swede is continuing...

Del Potro squeaks into semifinals

Andy Murray wasted 12 of 13 break points before overcoming Fernando Verdasco 6-4, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (3) Thursday to close in on a semifinal spot at the ATP World Tour Finals.

Davydenko beats Nadal; Soderling wins

Rafael Nadal fell out of contention for a spot in the semifinals at the ATP World Tour Finals with a second straight defeat, losing 6-1, 7-6 (4) against Nikolay Davydenko.