Rafael Nadal

World number three Alexander Zverev believes 2017 was the year Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer played the best tennis of their careers ahead of the ATP Finals in London.

Goffin has met Nadal on two occasions in 2017, both on clay in Spain and Monte Carlo.

Rafael Nadal remains a doubt for the ATP World Tour Finals after admitting he is yet to decide whether to compete at the season-ending tour finals.

Hip and elbow injuries kept both players out of top form for a major part of the year.

ATP are trialing a number of new rules and innovations at the Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan with a view to introduce it on the regular tour in the future.

Djokovic started the year as the number two ranked player in the world but he has currently fallen to number seven after what has been a poor, injury-ridden year.

The 36-year-old has won seven titles this year, including the Australian Open and a record eighth Wimbledon title to overtake Sampras' seven championship wins.

Nadal has faced Federer in the finals of the Australian Open, the Miami Open and the Shanghai Masters, as well as in the fourth round at Indian Wells.

Roger Federer skipped the entire clay court swing of the season in 2017 in order to remain fit for the grass and hard court events later in the year.

Toni Nadal will step down from Rafael Nadal's coaching team when the season concludes after the ATP Finals in London next week.

Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer's extraordinary year was unpredictable but it is also proof that great athletes shouldn't be questioned according to the latter's ex-coach.

Nadal is keen to win the season-ending ATP Finals clash for the first time in his career but is aware that he could come up against Federer in the finals.

Rafael Nadal is confident he will be fit in time to play in the ATP World Tour Finals, despite a recurrence of his long-standing knee issues.

Former world number one Mats Wilander believes Rafael Nadal is the only player 'hungrier' than Roger Federer as he details the changes the Spaniard has made in 2017.

Rafael Nadal has been given a clean bill of health going into the ATP Finals by coach Carlos Moya, who has backed him to challenge for the win.

Novak Djokovic called time on his 2017 season after retiring in the quarter-finals at Wimbledon and will return to action in 2018.

Former British number one Greg Rusedski believes Roger Federer's change in racket helped him compete with the likes of Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray.

Draw for the season-ending 2017 ATP World Tour finals in London was delayed after Boris Becker was caught in traffic.

Nadal has had a fantastic year thus far, winning two Grand Slams after a long hiatus and was aiming to feature in the ATP Grand Tour finals in London.

Sampras was hoping that his record of 14 Grand Slam titles would last longer than the seven years it took Federer to eclipse his score.

Former British number one Annabel Croft believes Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal's decisions to take time off in 2016 is now being emulated by other tennis players.

Federer went on to state that once he was done with tennis, he would make time to attend more FC Basel games.

Hamilton believes mental strength is key for athletes to fulfill their full potential and has cited Federer and Nadal as examples of players having strong mental power.

The Swiss revealed that he initially picked up a Wilson racket because of its looks and has persisted with them ever since.

Former British number one Greg Rusedski believes Roger Federer will not have any regrets about skipping the Rolex Paris Masters despite Rafael Nadal's recent withdrawal.

The 16-time Grand Slam winner had to withdraw from the Paris Masters after feeling a recurrence of the injury which put his participation in massive doubt.

Djokovic last featured competitively in his Wimbledon quarter-final clash with Tomas Berdych. The Serbian ace retired midway through the match due to an elbow injury.

Federer and Nadal took their tally to 19 and 16 men's singles Grand Slam titles in 2017 and are expected to add more in 2018.

Nadal has withdrawn from the Paris Masters before his quarter-final match against Filip Krajinovic due to a knee injury.

Roger Federer decided the gap was too big to continue to fight Nadal for the world number one ranking before deciding to skip Paris to focus on the ATP Finals in London.