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LONDON (AP) — Stefanos Tsitsipas kept his nerve in the key moments to beat six-time champion Roger Federer 6-3, 6-4 on Saturday and reach the final of the season-ending ATP Finals. Tsitsipas saved 11 of 12 break points and took advantage of an error-filled performance from Federer, who continually put his opponent under pressure only to come up short when it mattered. The Greek player next faces defending champion Alexander Zverev or Dominic Thiem. Tsitsipas, who is making his first appearance at the event, saved all six break points he faced i...
LONDON (AP) — After more than 50 hours of play over nearly three weeks, the chess world championship title will be decided by speedy tiebreaker games on Wednesday. A 12-game battle of brains between American challenger Fabiano Caruana and reigning champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway has resulted in 12 straight draws — the first time that has happened in a chess world championship match. That means the match — which is taking place behind soundproof glass on a stage in London — now comes down to a series of rapid games that could even conclud...
