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In the future the ATP should make sure that an alternate is on hand for the Masters Cup. When Andy Roddick pulled out of the eight-man field last week, 27th-ranked Radek Stepanek was hastily summoned as a stand-in....

Novak Djokovic and Venus Williams finished strong, but a nearly ceaseless schedule took its toll on the top players

Novak Djokovic and Venus Williams finished on high notes, but injuries sullied otherwise fine seasons for the tours • Was the Russian Revolution a one-generation phenomenon?

He won 95% of his matches and opened an oceanic gap on the No. 2 player. This year Roger Federer became the MJ of tennis

From the beginning, the life of China's biggest sports star was shaped by two powerful, often competing forces: his mother and the Communist government