Nikolay Davydenko won the first big tournament of his career Sunday, running down just about every ball and using a consistent serve to beat U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro 6-3, 6-4 and win the ATP World Tour Finals.
"Maybe I had good concentration. I was surprised," Davydenko said.
Del Potro had three chances to break Davydenko, but the Russian saved them all, completing a sweep of all three of this year's Grand Slam champions at the season-ending tournament. He beat Roger Federer (Wimbledon, French Open) in the semifinals and Rafael Nadal (Australian Open) in the round-robin phase.
"He's very fast," Del Potro said. "He plays like PlayStation."
• In the doubles final, Bob and Mike Bryan beat Max Mirnyi and Andy Ram 7-6 (3), 6-3 and claimed the year-end No. 1 ranking for the fifth time.
PRO FOOTBALL
Alouettes win Grey Cup with rally Damon Duval kicked a 33-yard field goal with no time left -- after getting a second chance because of a Saskatchewan penalty -- in the Grey Cup to give the Montreal Alouettes a 28-27 victory over the Roughriders in Calgary, Alberta.
Duval missed moments earlier from 43 yards, but the Roughriders were penalized for having 13 men on the field.
Montreal, coached by St. Louis Park native and former Vikings assistant Marc Trestman, overcame a 16-point deficit with two touchdowns in the final 7:05.