LONDON, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Novak Djokovic's victory at the season-ending Tennis Masters Cup pulled him within 10 ratings points of the No. 2 ranking in the world.
SHANGHAI, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Second-seeded Novak Djokovic of Serbia beat Nikolay Davydenko in straight sets Sunday to win the season-ending Masters Cup final at Shanghai.
BARCELONA, Spain, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Spaniard Rafael Nadal, the world's top-ranked player, said Monday his sore right knee will keep him out of the Davis Cup final this month.
SHANGHAI, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Several players defended the decision of World No. 1 Rafael Nadal not to play in the men's season-ending Masters Cup tennis tournament.
SHANGHAI, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Serbian Novak Djokovic and Russian Nikolay Davydenko won their opening matches Sunday in the eight-player Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai.
SHANGHAI, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- The ATP Tour wraps up its 2008 season with the eight-player Tennis Masters Cup beginning Sunday at Shanghai's Qi Zhong Stadium.
PARIS, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, the top two seeds, won their third-round matches Thursday at the Paris (Paribas) Masters tennis tournament in Paris.
MADRID, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- Scotland's Andy Murray claimed the Madrid Masters championship Sunday with a straight-set win over Gilles Simon of France.
MADRID, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- World No. 1 Rafael Nadal has agreed to play for Spain in the upcoming Davis Cup semifinal matches against the United States.
MASON, Ohio, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Rafael Nadal moved closer to claiming the world No. 1 ranking Friday by downing Nicolas Lapentti in the quarterfinals of the Western & Southern Masters.
MASON, Ohio, July 31 (UPI) -- Rafael Nadal won his 31st straight match Thursday and moved closer to the world No. 1 ranking thanks to another setback suffered by Roger Federer.
MASON, Ohio, July 30 (UPI) -- Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, ranked second and third in the world, reached the third round Wednesday at the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters.
TORONTO, July 27 (UPI) -- Spaniard Rafael Nadal won the Rogers Masters in Toronto Sunday, his 30th title on the ATP Tour.
TORONTO, July 26 (UPI) -- Second-seeded Rafael Nadal and unseeded German Nicolas Kiefer won their semifinal matches Saturday and will meet Sunday for the $2,615,000 Rogers Masters title.
MAJORCA, Spain, July 15 (UPI) -- Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal has had an asteroid named after him following his recent winning streak on the court.
