The 35-year-old Federer has booked his spot at the tournament this year on the heels of Spains Rafael Nadal, who won his record-extending 10th title at the French Open.Madrid, July 17 (IANS) Swiss Roger Federer achieved a new record as he qualified for the Nitto ATP Finals for the 15th time, the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) announced on Monday.One day after he won a record eighth Wimbledon title after beating China Badminton racket Manufacturers Croatian Marin Cilic, ATP said that the 19-time Grand Slam champion has already booked a place at the season-ending tournament, held in London from November 12-19, after missing the last edition, reports Efe.I was sad not to be able to compete last year as I love playing there and had not missed the event since 2002, Federer told the ATP website.IANStri/bgPost Source: Ians feed.

That will be the 15th appearance for Federer, who also holds the record, 14 straight appearances in the elite eight-player event, which he has won six times.

The 22-year-old Canberra native, who is in his fifth season as a pro but whose career has been marked by assorted injuries, put everything he had into the match-up against his Swiss rival.Finally, Federer was able to break Kyrgios service, in the Badminton Rackets Manufacturers fourth game of the second set, but the Australian recovered soon thereafter. Kyrgios was very focused during the match and managed to break Federers service in the fifth game, which he effusively celebrated, almost as much as if he had won the set.

The eighth game of the set taken by the Australian was the one that sparked the most emotion among the crowd with long and precise volleys and alternating sudden attacks and great defensive shots.Federer and Kyrgios played to a heart-attack finish in the O2 Arena before 17,000 fans on Sunday, reports Efe news agency.

The Laver Cup, named after the Australian tennis icon and to be hosted by Chicago in 2018, features a unique format in which three singles and one doubles match are played on each of the tourneys three days and the points received per match victory increase every day.The tie was maintained through the second set until the final game was decided in an adjusted tie-break in favour of Federer.IANSsam/bgPost Source: Ians feed.Along with Federer, Rafael Nadal, Alexander Zverev, Marin Cilic, Dominic Thiem and Tomas Berdych made up the European team while Kyrgios, Sam Querrey, John Isner, Jack Sock, Denis Shapovalov and Frances Tiafoe played for the world.The first-ever Laver Cup tourney featured a six-man team of the best European players going up against the top six from the rest of the world. 2 in the world, defeated Australias Nick Kyrgios 4-6, 7-6(6) and match tie-break (11-9) to take home the first-ever Laver Cup, named in honour of the legendary Rod Laver.Kyrgios asked to be attended to by a physical therapist after managing to even the set 3-3.The first team to reach 13 points won the inaugural Laver Cup.Kyrgios put his broad repertoire of shots on display, including acrobatic blasts and two-handed return shows, while Federer tried to execute his game with Swiss precision deep on his side of the court.Prague, Sep 25 (IANS) Swiss tennis great Roger Federer, ranked No.That forced the sixth match tie-break of the tournament, and it went Federers way.

The Argentine on Thursday will take on the Netherlands Robin Haase, who upset fourth-seeded German Alexander Zverev 3-6, 6-2, 6-2.The former world No.Frenchman Julien Benneteau, meanwhile, pulled off a 2-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-2 upset of 11th-seeded compatriot and 2008 champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, whose game went south after he lost the second set.Benneteau will square off in Thursdays round of 16 against either compatriot Adrian Mannarino or seventh-seeded Belgian David Goffin.Paris, Nov 2 (IANS) Argentine Juan Martin del Potro has routed Portugals Joao Sousa 6-2, 6-2 to book a place in the Paris Masters round of 16.4 handily won the first set after racing out to a 4-0 lead and then continued that momentum into the second set, earning a routine victory that boosts his hopes of qualifying for this months ATP Finals in London, tennis elite year-end event.Sousa was broken four times throughout the contest and struggled in particular when missing his first serve, winning just three of 18 second-serve points.IANStri/mrPost Source: Ians feed.The 13th-seeded Del Potro needed just an hour and two minutes on Wednesday evening China Badminton racket to earn his third career win over Sousa in as many matches, reports Efe news agency.