<div><p>LONDON (Reuters) - Robin Soderling celebrated the New Year by claiming his first victory over Roger Federer at the 13th attempt, finally seeing off the world number one 6-7 7-6 6-2 at an exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi on Friday.</p><p>The Swede had lost all 12 of his previous ...

<div><p>MADRID (Reuters) - World number two Rafael Nadal believes he is in better shape for the start of the 2010 tennis season than he was this year despite having a relatively short time to prepare.</p><p>Nadal, who was plagued by knee and stomach injuries during 2009, helped Spain to ...

<div><p>Roger Federer has been named International Tennis Federation (ITF) champion for the fifth time with Serena Williams taking the women's award for the second time.</p><p>They will receive their awards at the annual ITF World Champions Dinner on June 1 in Paris, during the French Open.&lt ...

<div><p>LONDON (Reuters) - Roger Federer and Serena Williams were named 2009 ITF World Champions on Tuesday after capturing four grand slam singles titles between them in 2009.</p><p>It is the fifth time Switzerland's world number one Federer has won the ITF award, based on performances at grand slam ...