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London, Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, UK

The ATP World Tour Finals (also known as the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals for sponsorship reasons) is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hardcourts, and is held annually in November at the O2 Arena in London, United Kingdom. The ATP World Tour Finals are the season-ending championships of the ATP World Tour, featuring the top eight singles players and doubles teams of the ATP Rankings. The men sinlge takes place for the 47th time in 2016 and doubles for the 42nd time. 

Unlike most of the other events on the men's tour, the ATP World Tour Finals is not a straightforward knock-out tournament. Eight players are divided into two groups of four, and play three round-robin matches each against the other three players in their group. From there, the two players with the best records in each group progress to the semifinals, with the winners meeting in the final to determine the champion. Winners are awarded up to 1500 rankings points. 



Les ATP World Tour Finals sont la 47e édition des Masters de tennis masculin, qui réunissent les huit meilleurs joueurs disponibles en fin de saison ATP en simple. Les huit meilleures équipes de double sont également réunies pour la 42e fois.

La compétition se déroule à l'O2 Arena de Londres
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Die ATP World Tour Finals gelten neben den vier Grand-Slam-Turnieren als das wichtigste Tennisturnier der Herrentour.
Das letzte bedeutende Turnier des Jahres findet seit 2009 in London in der o2 Arena statt. Das Saisonfinale löste den seit 2000 von ATP und ITF veranstalteten Tennis Masters Cup ab.

Das achtköpfige Starterfeld im Einzel setzt sich zusammen aus den acht bestplatzierten Spielern der ATP-Weltrangliste. Im Doppel dementsprechend den acht bestplatzierten Teams der Doppelrangliste. Sollte ein Spieler oder ein Team im Laufe der Saison ein Grand-Slam-Turnier gewonnen haben und sich am Jahresende noch innerhalb der Top 20 befinden, so ist er bzw. sind sie statt des achtplatzierten Spielers bzw. Doppels qualifiziert.

Die Vorrunde wird in zwei Vierergruppen nach dem Round-Robin-Prinzip (jeder gegen jeden) ausgetragen. Die Gruppenzuteilung erfolgt entsprechend der Weltrangliste, wobei die Spieler paarweise auf die 3. und 4., 5 und 6. wie auch die 7. und 8. Position für die Gruppen A und B ausgelost werden. Die beiden Gruppenersten treffen dann im Halbfinale jeweils auf den Zweitplatzierten der anderen Gruppe. Die Sieger bestreiten das Finale.

 

 

London

London is a huge city with several district articles containing sightseeing, restaurant, nightlife and accommodation listings. Noisy, vibrant and truly multicultural, London is a megalopolis of people, ideas and energy. The capital and largest city of both the United Kingdom and of England, it is also the largest city in Western Europe and the European Union. Situated on the River Thames in South-East England, Greater London has an official population of nearly 8 million people — although the figure of over 14 million for the city's total metropolitan area more accurately reflects London's size and importance. London is one of the great "world cities," and remains a global capital of culture, fashion, finance, politics and trade. The name London originally referred only to the once-walled "Square Mile" of the original Roman (and later medieval) city (confusingly called the "City of London" or just "The City"). Today, London has taken on a much larger meaning to include all of the vast central parts of the modern metropolis, with the city having absorbed numerous surrounding towns and villages over the centuries, including large portions of the surrounding "home counties", one of which - Middlesex - being completely consumed by the growing metropolis. The term Greater London embraces Central London together with all the outlying suburbs that lie in one continuous urban sprawl within the lower Thames valley. Though densely populated by New World standards, London retains large swathes of green parkland and open space, even within the city centre.
The city has one of the most comprehensive public transport systems in the world. Despite residents' constant, and sometimes justified, grumbling about unreliability, public transport is often the best option for getting anywhere for visitors and residents alike. In central London use a combination of the transport options. In many cases you can easily walk from one place to another or use the buses. Be a Londoner and only use the tube as a way of travelling longer distances - you're here to see London - you can't see it underground!

London hosts an outstanding collection of world-class museums. Even better, it is the only one of the traditional "alpha world cities" (London, Tokyo, New York City and Paris) in which the majority of the museums have no entrance charges, thus allowing visitors to make multiple visits with ease. Although London can be expensive, many of the best museums and galleries are free. Aside from these world famous establishments, there is an almost unbelievable number of minor museums in London covering a very diverse range of subjects. The British government lists over 240 genuine museums in the city.

The 'green lungs' of London are the many parks, great and small, scattered throughout the city including Hyde Park, St James Park and Regent's Park. Most of the larger parks have their origins in royal estates and hunting grounds and are still owned by the Crown, despite their public access.

London is also one of the world's most fashion conscious cities, which explains the abundance of clothing shops from the flagship shops of Oxford Street to the tiny boutiques of Brick Lane. Though not particularly known for bargain shopping, nearly anything you could possibly want to buy is available in London. In Central London, the main shopping district is the West End (Bond St, Covent Garden, Oxford St and Regent St). On Thursdays many West End stores close later than normal (19:00-20:00).
It is a huge task for a visitor to find the 'right place' to eat in London - with the 'right atmosphere', at the 'right price' - largely because, as in any big city, there are literally thousands of venues from which to choose, ranging from fast food joints, pubs, and mainstream chains all the way up to some of the most exclusive restaurants in the world which attract the kind of clientele that don't need to ask the price. Sorting the good from the bad isn't easy, but London has something to accommodate all budgets and tastes.

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