James Waterson reports the weekend’s tennis news. Roger Federer beat Kei Nishikori 6-1, 6-3 to win the Swiss Indoors in his hometown, Basel, on Sunday. The win gave Federer his first title since 10 months ago, when he won in Doha. Spain’s Marcel Granollers won his first hard court title in Valencia, and Ana Ivanovic defended her title at the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions in Bali, Indonesia. Meanwhile, Petra Kvitova lead the Czech Republic to their first Fed Cup title since 1988 when they beat Russia 3-2 in Moscow. Читать дальше...
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