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Finals: Federer beats Nadal to win title” plus 1 moreATP Tour Finals: Federer beats Nadal to win title Posted: 28 Nov 2010 02:02 PM PST Roger Federer had the final say on the 2010 tennis season by defeating Rafael Nadal 6-3 3-6 6-1 at the ATP World Tour Finals in London on Sunday. The world No2 was in sublime form inside the O2 Arena to sweep the Spaniard aside and claim his fifth end-of-season crown. Federer was able to efficiently contain a fatigued Nadal, who appeared to be suffering from his marathon victory over Andy Murray on Saturday, but the Spaniard refused to blame his weariness for the loss. “I’m not going to say I lost that match because I was tired,” he said. Federer, who has been working with new coach Paul Annacone this season, has become more aggressive in his play and more reliable at the net. The Swiss star won 17 out of 22 points at the net on Sunday, peppering Nadal's backhand. “I'm really thrilled the way I played all week and finish the season in style, playing some of my best tennis, really saving the best for last,” said Federer. “I really enjoyed playing here again. Of course a big congratulations to Rafa. I haven't ruined his vacation, he's had an amazing year, a year any player dreams of such a special year.” Nadal, 24, added: “Congratulations to Roger, he has played unbelievable all week. Thanks again for all my support, it's been the most emotional year of my career. It's been amazing to come back to this court finally and play better.” “Roger in the first set was unplayable. He played great. His serve was good, with good percentage outside in the important moments. The forehand was unbelievable. “He was trying to play inside and play very aggressive and he did it well. Roger is probably the more complete player of the world.” The opening exchanges were intriguing as both players looked to seal the first break. And it was Federer who managed to take the initiative in game eight to lead 5-3. The 29-year-old has been stepping inside the court and taking the ball early all week – and he managed to penetrate Nadal's defence with some sumptuous angled backhands on Sunday. The 16-time grand slam champion then consolidated his break to take the opening set. His serve out wide was used to great effect, frequently presenting himself with opportunities. The momentum swung Nadal’s way in the second set as the Spaniard began to force the aggressive Federer into errors. In game four Federer missed the lines one too many times to hand the world No1 the break to lead 3-1. His serve then began to let him down with his first serve rate falling to 42 per cent as Nadal hit a series of lethal groundstrokes to take the set 6-3 and level the match. The gripping encounter had the likes of Thierry Henry, Kevin Spacey, Diego Maradona and Boris Johnson on the edge of their seats in the sell-out crowd of 17,500. Federer frequently pounced on Nadal's kick second serve to keep the Spaniard on the back foot in the final set. The world No2 mirrored the second set to break and lead 3-1, and from here on in he never looked back, firing a series of winners past the perplexed Nadal and sealing the season-ending title in style. This closely-fought encounter sets up 2011 as another special year with Federer once again ending the season as king of the court. All players now have until the new year to rest and prepare for the new season. Ashes: Strauss and Cook hit centuries as England fight back Posted: 28 Nov 2010 04:03 AM PST Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook both hit centuries as England fought back on day four of the first Test in Brisbane. England began the day on 19-0 facing a real fight to avoid defeat. Yet 86 overs later the scorecard made for very different reading after a dominating day for the England batsmen. Australia started in complete control but a superb partnership of 188 from Strauss (110) and Cook (132*) loosened their stranglehold. Jonathan Trott (58*) and Cook also shared a century partnership to take England into an 88-run lead at the close. Faced with a monumental task Strauss and Cook played aggressively from the start. Strauss continually found the boundary with his favoured cut shot that had led to his dismissal in the opening over on day one as the pair took the score past the 50 mark. Mitchell Johnson did not improve his overall match performance leaking runs to Cook who dominated on the back foot. And the England captain reached his 22nd Test 50 shortly before he and Cook's partnership passed 100. After his stunning first innings efforts Peter Siddle was reintroduced and immediately caused problems for the England batsmen. When the partnership reached 115, Strauss and Cook took the accolade of the highest opening partnership for England at Brisbane. Johnson then compounded his miserable morning by dropping a simple catch at mid off to the despair of Xavier Doherty. Cook then joined his captain in notching up his 50 – the 24th of his Test career as England reached lunch on 135-0. The confident run continued after lunch with Strauss sending Doherty down the ground. He then began to appear unsettled against Johnson as he spliced a pull shot and was then turned around in consecutive balls. But Strauss and Cook broke yet another record when their partnership reached 160, surpassing Graeme Hick and Graeme Thorpe to earn the highest ever partnership for England in Brisbane. The England captain honed in on his ton and brought up his 19th Test match 100 by carving another cut shot through backward point. The introduction of Marcus North slowed the scoring before Strauss’s dismissal. North teased the England centurion out of his crease and Brad Haddin made no mistake in whipping off the bails. Jonathan Trott took to the field as the pair pushed towards a lead and Cook then played his way to his 12th Test century. The pair dominated the rest of the day and Trott was soon enjoying the Gabba applause as he scored his fifth Test 50 before bad light brought the day to a premature end. The tourists will aim to increase their lead quickly and leave themselves time to put Australia under pressure on a worn day five wicket. You are subscribed to email updates from The Sport Review To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Email delivery powered by Google Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610 -- Posted By Mas Item Arekjowo to The Sport Review at 11/28/2010 11:05:00 PM -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Gugukluhayat" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. 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