Buzz on the Courts - Week Ending 11-16-08

- Novak Djokovic crushed Nikolay Daveydenko 6-1,
7-5 to take Masters Cup singles title.

- Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic defeat the
Bryan Brothers to capture the Masters Cup doubles title and claim the year end #1 ranking.

- Jonas Bjorkman calls it quits after 17 years on tour. Story here.

- Serbia to host ATP event in 2009. Read more.

The Fed raises his game



























Roger Federer dominated Gilles Muller today with a 7-6, 6-4, 7-6 win, advancing him to his 18th consecutive Grand Slam semi-final.

Let's see how it all went down:

1st Set - Federer wins tiebreak when Muller nets backhand. Crowd goes wild!
2nd Set - Fed breaks at 4-4 and then serves out the set. Crowd goes wild!
3rd Set - Another breaker. Muller nets it. Federer goes wild!

Does Federer still have it in him? Tune in to find out.

(AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Eight is Enough

The final eight matches are set for this year's US Open.
They are: (winners highlighted)

Raphael Nadal vs. Sam Querry
Andy Murray vs. Stan Wawrinka
Juan Martin del Potro vs. Kei Nishikori
Gael Monfils vs. Mardy Fish

(Tuesday matches)

Roger Federer vs. Igor Andreev
Andy Roddick vs. Fernando Gonzalez
Tommy Robredo vs. Novak Djokovic
Nikolay Davydenko vs. Gilles Muller

No Djoke!



























Novak Djokovic survived a strong challenge from 19 yr. old Marin Cilic of Croatia to advance to the round of 16. Novak won 6-7, 7-5, 6-4, 7-6.

Cilic's got mad skills and is one of the new crop of young guns emerging on the men's tour. Seriously, this guys's good.

(AP Photo/Ed Betz)