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Rafael Nadal plans long-awaited return in Brisbane
Rafael Nadal will return to play at the Brisbane International, an Australian Open warmup, he said Friday....

Arthur Fils, Hamad Medjedovic among 4 into Next Gen semis
Frenchmen Arthur Fils and Luca Van Assche, Switzerland's Dominic Stricker and Serbia's Hamad Medjedovic advanced to the semifinal round of the Next Gen ATP Finals following Thursday's action in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia....

Hamad Medjedovic stays perfect at Next Gen ATP Finals
Serbia's Hamad Medjedovic earned his second consecutive win to grab first place in the Red Group at the Next Gen ATP Finals on Wednesday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia....

France's Arthur Fils, Luca van Assche win openers at Next Gen
Frenchman Arthur Fils topped Italian Luca Nardi in their round-robin opener at the Next Gen ATP Finals on Tuesday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia....

Jannik Sinner shines as Italy beats Australia to win Davis Cup
Jannik Sinner was dominant once again in guiding Italy to the Davis Cup title, as Italy swept Australia 2-0 in Sunday's final in Malaga, Spain....

Jannik Sinner beats Novak Djokovic twice; Italy lands in Davis Cup final
Fresh off losing to Novak Djokovic in the ATP Finals title match last Sunday, Jannik Sinner of Italy defeated the Serbian star 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 on Saturday, then beat Djokovic in a doubles match to send Italy to its first Davis Cup final in 25 years....

Australia sweeps Finland to return to Davis Cup final
Australia is back in the Davis Cup final after the nation defeated Finland 2-0 in Friday's semifinal showdown in Malaga, Spain....

Novak Djokovic stars as Serbia, Italy advance at Davis Cup
Novak Djokovic took down Cameron Norrie 6-4, 6-4 to help his native Serbia sweep Great Britain 2-0 in their Davis Cup quarterfinal showdown Thursday in Malaga, Spain....

Australia beats Czech Republic, advances to Davis Cup semifinals
Alex de Minaur rallied from a first-set loss to beat Jiri Lehecka 4-6, 7-6 (2), 7-5 in a singles match, helping Australia past the Czech Republic, 2-1, in the Davis Cup quarterfinals on Wednesday in Malaga, Spain....

Finland ousts defending champ Canada in Davis Cup quarters
Otto Virtanen helped his native Finland rally to defeat Canada 2-1 in the Davis Cup quarterfinals on Tuesday in Malaga, Spain, knocking the defending champion out of the tournament....

Novak Djokovic bests Jannik Sinner to win ATP Finals
Top-seeded Novak Djokovic of Serbia won his record seventh title at the Nitto ATP Finals by defeating fourth-seeded Italian Jannik Sinner 6-3, 6-3 Sunday in Turin, Italy....

Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner punch tickets to ATP Finals title match
Top-seeded Serbian Novak Djokovic swept No. 2 seed Carlos Alcaraz of Spain 6-3, 6-2 on Saturday to advance to the title match of the ATP Finals in Turin, Italy....

Carlos Alcaraz sets up Novak Djokovic showdown at Nitto ATP Finals
Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic will clash in one semifinal match while Jannik Sinner and Daniil Medvedev face off in the other at the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin, Italy....

Jannik Sinner, Novak Djokovic advance at Nitto ATP Finals
Italian No. 4 seed Jannik Sinner beat Danish eighth seed Holger Rune — and helped Novak Djokovic in the process — to secure a round-robin sweep in the Green Group of the Nitto ATP Finals on Thursday in Turin, Italy....

Daniil Medvedev secures spot in semis at ATP Finals
Third-seeded Russian Daniil Medvedev punched his ticket to the semifinals of the Nitto ATP Finals by cruising to a 7-6 (7), 6-4 sweep of No. 7 seed Alexander Zverev of Germany on Wednesday in Turin, Italy....

Jannik Sinner outlasts Novak Djokovic in Nitto ATP Finals thriller
No. 4 seed Jannik Sinner of Italy improved to 2-0 in round-robin play at the Nitto ATP Finals by taking down No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia in a 7-5, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (2) marathon on Tuesday in Turin, Italy....

Alexander Zverev beats Carlos Alcaraz to open Nitto ATP Finals
No. 7 seed Alexander Zverev of Germany toppled No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz of Spain 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-4 in round-robin play at the Nitto ATP Finals on Monday in Turin, Italy....

Canada wins first Billie Jean King Cup title
Marina Stakusic and Leylah Fernandez won their respective singles matches on Sunday to lift Canada to a 2-0 victory over Italy in the Billie Jean King Cup final....

Novak Djokovic clinches year-end No. 1 ranking at ATP Finals
Top-seeded Serbian Novak Djokovic opened group play with a 7-6 (4), 6-7 (1), 6-3 victory over No. 8 seed Holger Rune of Denmark at the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin, Italy, on Sunday to clinch the year-end No. 1 spot in the ATP rankings....

Canada, Italy advance to Billie Jean King Cup final
Gabriela Dabrowski and Leylah Fernandez won the decisive doubles match that allowed Canada to punch its ticket to the Billie Jean King Cup final with a 2-1 victory over the Czech Republic on Saturday....